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2016 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

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2016 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2015–16
Teams10
SiteU.S. Cellular Center
Asheville, North Carolina
ChampionsChattanooga (11th title)
Winning coachMatt McCall (1st title)
MVPGreg Pryor (Chattanooga)
TelevisionESPN3, ESPN2
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2015–16 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Chattanooga 15 3   .833 29 6   .829
East Tennessee State 14 4   .778 24 12   .667
Furman 11 7   .611 19 16   .543
Wofford 11 7   .611 15 17   .469
Western Carolina 10 8   .556 16 18   .471
UNC Greensboro 10 8   .556 15 19   .441
Mercer 8 10   .444 19 15   .559
Samford 4 14   .222 14 19   .424
VMI 4 14   .222 9 21   .300
The Citadel 3 15   .167 10 22   .313
2016 SoCon Tournament winner

The 2016 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place Friday, March 4 through Monday, March 7 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 ESPN2 at 9pm EST. The champion, Chattanooga, received an automatic bid into the 2016 NCAA tournament.

Seeds

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Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1 Chattanooga †# 15–3 26–5
2 East Tennessee State # 14–4 21–10
3 Furman # 11–7 17–14 1–1 vs Chattanooga
4 Wofford # 11–7 15–16 0–2 vs Chattanooga
5 Western Carolina # 10–8 15–16 2–0 vs Mercer
6 UNC Greensboro # 10–8 14–17 1–1 vs Mercer
7 Mercer 8–10 18–13
8 Samford 4–14 13–18 1–1 vs. Western Carolina
9 VMI 4–14 9–20 0–2 vs. Western Carolina
10 The Citadel 3–15 10–21
† – Southern Conference regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.
# – Received a first round bye in the conference tournament.

Bracket

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First round
Friday, March 4
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 5
Semifinals
Sunday, March 6
Championship
Monday, March 7
            
1 Chattanooga 59
8 Samford 54
8 Samford 92OT
9 VMI 85
1 Chattanooga 73
5 Western Carolina 69
4 Wofford 83
5 Western Carolina 882OT
1 Chattanooga 73
2 East Tennessee State 67
2 East Tennessee State 81
7 Mercer 65
7 Mercer 71
10 The Citadel 69
2 East Tennessee State 84
3 Furman 76
3 Furman 80
6 UNC Greensboro 64

All-tournament team

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First Team

  • T.J. Cromer, ETSU
  • Ge’Lawn Guyn, ETSU
  • Tre’ McLean, Chattanooga
  • Greg Pryor, Chattanooga
  • Mike Brown, Western Carolina

Second Team

  • Desonta Bradford, ETSU
  • Devin Sibley, Furman
  • QJ Peterson, VMI
  • Torrion Brummitt, Western Carolina
  • Fletcher Magee, Wofford

References

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  1. ^ "2016 Southern Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Championships". Southern Conference. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  2. ^ "2016 SoCon Men's tournament bracket" (PDF). Southern Conference. Retrieved October 7, 2015.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Chattanooga downs ETSU for SoCon title". March 8, 2016.