1977 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

1977 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1976–77
Teams6
SiteCharlotte Coliseum
Charlotte, NC
ChampionsUNC Charlotte (1st title)
Winning coachLee Rose (1st title)
MVPCedric Maxwell (UNC Charlotte)
1978 →
1976–77 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 17 UNC Charlotte † 5 – 1   .833 28 – 5   .848
New Orleans 4 – 2   .667 18 – 10   .643
South Alabama 3 – 3   .500 17 – 10   .630
Jacksonville 2 – 4   .333 10 – 19   .345
South Florida 2 – 4   .333 9 – 18   .333
Georgia State 2 – 4   .333 10 – 18   .357
† 1977 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1977 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was held February 27–March 11 at a combination of on-campus gymnasiums and the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina.[1] This was the first edition of the tournament.

UNC Charlotte defeated New Orleans in the championship game, 71–70, to win their first Sun Belt men's basketball tournament.

The 49ers, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1977 NCAA tournament, where they defeated Central Michigan, Syracuse, and Michigan on their way to the Final Four before falling to eventual-champions Marquette.

Format

All six of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records with the top two teams earning byes to the semifinal round. Quarter-Final games were played at the campus gym of the higher-seeded team. The Semi-Finals and Championship game, meanwhile, were played at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Sunday, February 27 		Semifinals
Tuesday, March 8 		Championship
Wednesday, March 9
         
1 #18 UNC Charlotte 74
4 Jacksonville 69
5 South Florida 49
4 Jacksonville 64
1 #18 UNC Charlotte 71
2 New Orleans 70
3 South Alabama 81
6 Georgia State 82*
6 Georgia State 66 Third place
Friday, March 11
2 New Orleans 86
4 Jacksonville 102
6 Georgia State 72

References

  1. ^ "1976-77 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2016.


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