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2014 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2013–14
Teams11
SiteU.S. Cellular Center
Asheville, North Carolina
ChampionsWofford (3rd title)
Winning coachMike Young (3rd title)
MVPKarl Cochran[1] (Wofford)
Attendance5,799 (Championship game)
TelevisionESPN3, ESPN2
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2013–14 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Davidson 15 1   .938 20 13   .606
Chattanooga 12 4   .750 18 15   .545
Wofford 11 5   .688 20 13   .606
Elon 11 5   .688 18 14   .563
Western Carolina 10 6   .625 19 15   .559
UNC Greensboro 7 9   .438 14 18   .438
Georgia Southern 6 10   .375 15 19   .441
Samford 6 10   .375 13 20   .394
Appalachian State 5 11   .313 9 21   .300
Furman 3 13   .188 9 21   .300
The Citadel 2 14   .125 7 26   .212
2014 SoCon Tournament winner

The 2014 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place between Friday, March 7 and Monday, March 10 in Asheville, North Carolina, at the U.S. Cellular Center.[2] The entire tournament was streamed on ESPN3, with the Southern Conference Championship Game televised by ESPN2. The champion received an automatic bid into the 2014 NCAA Tournament.

It was the last Southern Conference tournament for four teams that will officially leave the conference on July 1, 2014. Appalachian State and Georgia Southern, which are upgrading their football programs to the top-level Division I FBS, will join the FBS Sun Belt Conference. Davidson will become a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. Elon will join the Colonial Athletic Association.

Despite all of these departures, the championship game was contested between two teams who will remain in the Southern Conference. Western Carolina reached the championship by coming back from double-digit deficits, including a 15-point second-half deficit to regular season champion Davidson in the semifinals. In the championship game, it looked like history might repeat itself, as the Catamounts came back from an 11-point deficit to as close as 1. However, Trey Sumler missed a last-second three-point shot to tie the game, and Wofford won their 3rd conference championship.

Seeds

Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1 Davidson†# 15–1 20–12
2 Chattanooga# 12–4 18–14
3 Wofford# 11–5 20–12 1–0 vs Elon
4 Elon# 11–5 18–14 0–1 vs Wofford
5 Western Carolina# 10–6 19–15
6 UNC Greensboro 7–9 14–18
7 Georgia Southern 6–10 15–19 1–0 vs Samford
8 Samford 6–10 13–20 0–1 vs Georgia Southern
9 Appalachian State 5–11 9–21
10 Furman 3–13 9–21
11 The Citadel 2–14 7–26
† – Southern Conference regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.
# – Received a first round bye in the conference tournament.

Bracket

[3]

First round
Friday, March 7
 
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 8
ESPN3
Semifinals
Sunday, March 9
ESPN3
Championship
Monday, March 10
ESPN2
            
1 Davidson 77
8 Samford 54
8 Samford 70
9 Appalachian State 56
1 Davidson 97
5 Western Carolina 99OT
4 Elon 64
5 Western Carolina 66
5 Western Carolina 53
3 Wofford 56
2 Chattanooga 55
7 Georgia Southern 62
7 Georgia Southern 65
10 Furman 50
7 Georgia Southern 57
3 Wofford 71
3 Wofford 68
11 The Citadel 51
6 UNC Greensboro 76
11 The Citadel 86

All-tournament team

First Team

  • De'Mon Brooks, Davidson
  • Brandon Boggs, Western Carolina
  • James Sinclair, Western Carolina
  • Karl Cochran, Wofford
  • Lee Skinner, Wofford

Second Team

  • Ashton Moore, The Citadel
  • Z. Mason, Chattanooga
  • Tawaski King, Western Carolina
  • Trey Sumler, Western Carolina
  • Eric Garcia, Wofford

References

  1. ^ http://www.soconsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=209431163&DB_OEM_ID=4000
  2. ^ "2014 Southern Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Championships". Southern Conference. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  3. ^ "2014 SoCon Men's tournament bracket" (PDF). Southern Conference. Retrieved March 1, 2014.