2017 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

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2017 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2016–17
Teams10
SiteU.S. Cellular Center
Asheville, North Carolina
ChampionsEast Tennessee State (7th title)
Winning coachSteve Forbes (1st title)
MVPT. J. Cromer (East Tennessee State)
Attendance24,061
TelevisionESPN3, ESPN2
← 2016
2018 →
2016–17 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East Tennessee State † 14 – 4   .778 27 – 8   .771
UNC Greensboro 14 – 4   .778 25 – 10   .714
Furman 14 – 4   .778 23 – 12   .657
Chattanooga 10 – 8   .556 19 – 12   .613
Wofford 10 – 8   .556 16 – 17   .485
Mercer 9 – 9   .500 15 – 17   .469
Samford 8 – 10   .444 20 – 16   .556
The Citadel 4 – 14   .222 12 – 21   .364
Western Carolina 4 – 14   .222 9 – 23   .281
VMI 3 – 15   .167 6 – 24   .200
† 2017 SoCon Tournament winner

The 2017 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place Friday, March 3 through Monday, March 6 in Asheville, North Carolina, at the U.S. Cellular Center.[1] The entire tournament was streamed on ESPN3, with the Southern Conference Championship Game televised on ESPN at 7pm EST. The champion, East Tennessee State, received an automatic bid into the 2017 NCAA Tournament with a 79–74 win over UNC Greensboro.

Seeds[]

Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1 UNC Greensboro 14–4 23–8 3–1 vs Furman/ETSU
2 Furman 14–4 21–10 2–2 vs UNCG/ETSU
3 East Tennessee State 14–4 24–7 1–3 vs UNCG/Furman
4 Chattanooga 10–8 19–11 2–0 vs Wofford
5 Wofford 10–8 15–16 0–2 vs Chattanooga
6 Mercer 9–9 15–16
7 Samford 8–10 17–14
8 Western Carolina 4–14 9–22 2–0 vs The Citadel
9 The Citadel 4–14 11–20 0–2 vs Western Carolina
10 VMI 3–15 6–23
† – Southern Conference regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.
# – Received a first round bye in the conference tournament.

Bracket[]

[2]

First round
Friday, March 3 		Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 4 		Semifinals
Sunday, March 5 		Championship
Monday, March 6
            
1 UNC Greensboro 76
9 The Citadel 67
8 Western Carolina 72
9 The Citadel 78
1 UNC Greensboro 77
5 Wofford 73
4 Chattanooga 67
5 Wofford 79
1 UNC Greensboro 74
3 East Tennessee State 79
2 Furman 63
7 Samford 67
7 Samford 79
10 VMI 61
7 Samford 72
3 East Tennessee State 81
3 East Tennessee State 73
6 Mercer 66

References[]

  1. ^ "2017 Men's and Women's Basketball Championships presented by General Shale". SoConSports. Southern Conference. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
  2. ^ "17BKBrackets" (PDF). Southern Conference. Southern Conference. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
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