1989 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

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1989 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1988–89
Teams5
SiteCarolina Coliseum
Columbia, SC
ChampionsLouisville (7th title)
Winning coachDenny Crum (7th title)
MVPPervis Ellison (2nd) (Louisville)
← 1988
1990 →
1988–89 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Florida State 9 – 3   .750 22 – 8   .733
No. 12 Louisville † 8 – 4   .667 24 – 9   .727
Memphis State 8 – 4   .667 21 – 11   .656
South Carolina 8 – 4   .667 19 – 11   .633
Cincinnati 5 – 7   .417 15 – 12   .556
Virginia Tech 2 – 10   .167 11 – 17   .393
Southern Miss 2 – 10   .167 10 – 17   .370
† 1989 Metro Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 9–11 at the Carolina Coliseum in Columbia, South Carolina.[1]

Louisville defeated Florida State in the championship game, 87–80, to win their seventh Metro men's basketball tournament.

The Cardinals received the conference's automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Tournament. In addition, Florida State, Memphis State, and South Carolina received at-large bids.

Format[]

Five of the conference's seven members participated, with Cincinnati and Virginia Tech left out. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top three teams (Florida State, Louisville, Memphis State) earning a bye into the semifinal round. The other two teams – South Carolina and Southern Miss – entered into the quarterfinal round.

Bracket[]

Quarterfinal
Thursday, March 9 		Semifinals
Friday, March 10 		Championship
Saturday, March 11
         
1 Florida State 80
4 South Carolina 63
4 South Carolina 63
5 Southern Miss 62
1 Florida State 80
2 Louisville 87
3 Memphis State 70
2 Louisville 71

References[]

  1. ^ "1988-89 Metro Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
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