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1983 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

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1983 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1982–83
Teams8
SiteCharleston Civic Center
Charleston, WV
ChampionsChattanooga (3rd title)
Winning coachMurray Arnold (3rd title)
← 1982
1984 →
1982–83 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Chattanooga 15 1   .938 26 4   .867
Marshall 13 3   .813 20 8   .714
East Tennessee State 12 4   .750 22 9   .710
Western Carolina 9 7   .563 17 12   .586
Davidson 8 8   .500 13 15   .464
The Citadel 7 9   .438 12 16   .429
Furman 4 12   .250 9 20   .310
Appalachian State 3 13   .188 6 21   .222
VMI 1 15   .063 2 25   .074
1983 Southern tournament winner
As of April 30, 1983
Rankings from AP poll

The 1983 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 10–12, 1983 at the Charleston Civic Center in Charleston, West Virginia. The Chattanooga Mocs, led by head coach Murray Arnold, won their third Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1983 NCAA tournament.[1]

Format

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The top eight finishers of the conference's nine members were eligible for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of three rounds.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
March 10
Semifinals
March 11
Finals
March 12
         
1 #18 Chattanooga 71
8 Appalachian State 58
1 #18 Chattanooga 77
4 Western Carolina 75OT
4 Western Carolina 86
5 Davidson 62
1 #18 Chattanooga 70
3 East Tennessee State 62
2 Marshall 60
7 Furman 67
3 East Tennessee State 81
7 Furman 68
3 East Tennessee State 75
6 The Citadel 65

See also

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References

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