1984 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament


The 1984 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 2–4 at the Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center in Birmingham, Alabama.[1]

1984 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1983–84
Teams8
SiteBirmingham–Jefferson Civic Center
Birmingham, AL
ChampionsUAB (3rd title)
Winning coachGene Bartow (3rd title)
MVPMcKinley Singleton (UAB)
← 1983
1985 →
1983–84 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
VCU 11 3   .786 23 7   .767
Old Dominion 9 5   .643 19 12   .613
South Florida 9 5   .643 17 11   .607
South Alabama 9 5   .643 22 8   .733
UAB 8 6   .571 23 11   .676
Western Kentucky 5 9   .357 12 17   .414
Jacksonville 3 11   .214 12 16   .429
UNC Charlotte 2 12   .143 9 19   .321
1984 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Hosts UAB upset Old Dominion in the championship game, 62–60, to win their third overall, as well as third consecutive, Sun Belt men's basketball tournament.

The Blazers, in turn, received an automatic bid for the 1984 NCAA tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow Sun Belt member VCU, who received an at-large bid.

Format

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There were no changes made to the tournament format from the previous year. All eight conference members were placed into the initial quarterfinal round, with each team being seeded based on its regular season conference record.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Friday, March 2
Semifinals
Saturday, March 3
Championship
Sunday, March 4
         
1 VCU 64
8 UNC Charlotte 52
1 VCU 52
5 UAB 54
5 UAB 76
4 South Alabama 68
5 UAB 62
2 Old Dominion 60
3 South Florida 53
6 Western Kentucky 57
6 Western Kentucky 72
2 Old Dominion 78
7 Jacksonville 68
2 Old Dominion 79

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1983–84 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2016.