1995 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament

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1995 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1994–95
Teams7
SiteFreedom Hall
Louisville, FY
ChampionsLouisville (11th title)
Winning coachDenny Crum (11th title)
MVPDeJuan Wheat (Louisville)
← 1994
1994–95 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Charlotte 8 4   .667 19 9   .679
Tulane 7 5   .583 23 10   .697
Louisville 7 5   .583 19 14   .576
Virginia Tech 6 6   .500 25 10   .714
Southern Miss 6 6   .500 17 13   .567
South Florida 5 7   .417 18 12   .600
VCU 3 9   .250 16 14   .533
1995 Metro Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1995 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 10–12 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky.[2]

Louisville defeated Southern Miss in the championship game, 78–64, to win their 11th Metro men's basketball tournament. The Cardinals received an automatic bid to the 1995 NCAA tournament.

This was the final Metro Conference men's basketball tournament, as five members of the Metro Conference and six members of the Great Midwest Conference joined to form Conference USA. The inaugural Conference USA men's basketball tournament was played March 7–9, 1996.

Format[edit]

All seven of the conference's members participated. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top team earning a bye into the semifinal round. The other six teams entered into the preliminary first round.

Bracket[edit]

First round
Friday, March 10
Semifinals
Saturday, March 11
Championship
Sunday, March 12
         
1 UNC Charlotte 56
5 Southern Miss 60
4 Virginia Tech 66
5 Southern Miss 82
5 Southern Miss 64
2 Louisville 78
6 South Florida 64
3 Tulane 73
3 Tulane 80
2 Louisville 81
7 VCU 61
2 Louisville 84

References[edit]

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1994-95 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1994-95 Metro Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2020.