1973 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

1973 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
SiteRichmond Coliseum
Richmond, VA
ChampionsFurman (2nd title)
Winning coachJoe Williams (2nd title)
← 1972
1974 →
1972–73 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Davidson 9 – 1   .900 18 – 9   .667
Furman † 11 – 2   .846 20 – 9   .690
East Carolina 7 – 7   .500 13 – 13   .500
The Citadel 6 – 7   .462 11 – 15   .423
William & Mary 5 – 6   .455 10 – 17   .370
Richmond 5 – 9   .357 8 – 16   .333
Appalachian State 3 – 8   .273 6 – 20   .231
VMI 3 – 9   .250 6 – 20   .231
† Southern Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1973 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 1–3, 1973 at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia. The Furman Paladins, led by head coach Joe Williams, won their second Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1973 NCAA tournament.[1]

Format

All of the conference's eight members were eligible for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of three rounds.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 1 		Semifinals
March 2 		Finals
March 3
         
1 Davidson 88
8 VMI 77
1 Davidson 79
5 William & Mary 76
4 The Citadel 72
5 William & Mary 97
1 Davidson 81
2 Furman 99
2 Furman 101
7 Appalachian State 68
2 Furman 68
3 East Carolina 60
3 East Carolina 96
6 Richmond 62

* Overtime game

See also

References

  1. ^ Southern Conference tournament Results. p. 23. Retrieved August 14, 2014.