1990 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
| 1990 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||
| Site |
Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, AL | ||||
| Champions | South Florida (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Bobby Paschal (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Radenko Dobra (South Florida) | ||||
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The 1990 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 3–5 at the Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center in Birmingham, Alabama.[1]
South Florida defeated UNC Charlotte in the championship game, 81–74, to win their first Sun Belt men's basketball tournament.
The Bulls, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA Tournament, their first appearance in the Division I tournament. They were joined in the tournament by regular season champions UAB, who received an at-large bid.
Format
There were no changes to the existing tournament format. All eight conference members were placed into the initial quarterfinal round and each team was seeded based on its regular season conference record.
Bracket
| Quarterfinals Saturday, March 3 | Semifinals Sunday, March 4 | Championship Monday, March 5 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | UAB | 83 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | VCU | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | UAB | 57 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | UNC Charlotte | 61 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | UNC Charlotte | 91 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Western Kentucky | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | UNC Charlotte | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | South Florida | 81 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Old Dominion | 88 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Jacksonville | 94 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Jacksonville | 59 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | South Florida | 86 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | South Alabama | 78 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | South Florida | 80 | ||||||||||||
See also
References
- ↑ "1989–90 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
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