2005 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

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2005 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2004–05
Teams12
SiteMcKenzie Arena
Chattanooga, Tennessee
ChampionsChattanooga (9th title)
Winning coachJohn Shulman (1st title)
MVPMindaugas Katelynas (Chattanooga)
Top scorerTim Smith (East Tennessee State)
(63 points)
← 2004
2006 →
2004–05 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Chattanooga† 10 – 6   .625 20 – 11   .645
UNC Greensboro 9 – 7   .563 18 – 12   .600
Appalachian State 9 – 7   .563 18 – 12   .600
Elon 5 – 11   .313 8 – 23   .258
East Tennessee State 4 – 12   .250 10 – 19   .345
Western Carolina 3 – 13   .188 8 – 22   .267
South
Davidson 16 – 0   1.000 23 – 9   .719
College of Charleston 10 – 6   .625 18 – 10   .643
Georgia Southern 10 – 6   .625 18 – 13   .581
Furman 9 – 7   .563 16 – 13   .552
Wofford 7 – 9   .438 14 – 14   .500
The Citadel 4 – 12   .250 12 – 16   .429
† SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 2005; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 2–5, 2005 at the McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The #2 seed Chattanooga Mocs defeated the UNC Greensboro Spartans in the championship game to win their ninth title in school history and receive the automatic berth to the 2005 NCAA Tournament.[1]

Format[]

All twelve teams were eligible for the tournament. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of four rounds, the first of which featured four games, with the winners moving on to the quarterfinal round. The top four teams in the tournament received first round byes, and the division winners were seeded first and second overall. This was the last season for East Tennessee State as a member of the conference.

Bracket[]

First Round
March 2 		Quarterfinals
March 3 		Semifinals
March 4 		Championship Game
March 5
            
8 Elon 64
9 Wofford 58
1 Davidson 67
8 Elon 53
1 Davidson 68
4 UNC Greensboro 73
4 UNC Greensboro 73
5 Georgia Southern 71
5 Georgia Southern 69
12 Western Carolina 57
2 Chattanooga 66
4 UNC Greensboro 62
7 Furman 84
10 East Tennessee State 87
2 Chattanooga 77
10 East Tennessee State 70
2 Chattanooga 57
6 Appalachian State 51
3 College of Charleston 60
6 Appalachian State 63
6 Appalachian State 68
11 The Citadel 59

* Overtime game

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ 2004-2005 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
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