1984 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1984 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 8–10 at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee.[2]

1984 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1983–84
Teams8
SiteMid-South Coliseum
Memphis, TN
ChampionsMemphis State (2nd title)
Winning coachDana Kirk (2nd title)
MVPKeith Lee (Memphis State)
TelevisionSports Productions, Inc. (quarterfinals and semifinals), CBS (Championship Game)
← 1983
1985 →
1983–84 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Memphis State 11 3   .786 26 7   .788
Louisville 11 3   .786 24 11   .686
Florida State 9 5   .643 20 11   .645
Virginia Tech 8 6   .571 22 13   .629
Tulane 7 7   .500 17 11   .607
South Carolina 5 9   .357 12 16   .429
Southern Miss 4 10   .286 13 15   .464
Cincinnati 0 14   .000 3 25   .107
1984 Metro Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Memphis State defeated Virginia Tech in the championship game, 78–65, to win their second Metro men's basketball tournament.

The Tigers received the conference's automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA Tournament. Additionally, Louisville received an at-large bid.

Format

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All eight members of the conference participated. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference records. This was the first tournament for South Carolina, who joined the Metro Conference after playing as an Independent.

Bracket

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Quarterfinal
Thursday, March 8, SPI
Semifinals
Friday, March 9, SPI
Championship
Saturday, March 10, CBS
         
1 #18 Louisville 62
8 Cincinnati 55
1 #18 Louisville 61
4 Virginia Tech 69
4 Virginia Tech 49
5 Tulane 47
4 Virginia Tech 65
2 #17 Memphis State 78
3 Florida State 72
6 South Carolina 65
3 Florida State 63
2 #17 Memphis State 65
7 Southern Miss 58
2 #17 Memphis State 86

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1983-84 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1983-84 Metro Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2020.