1990 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1990 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 8–10 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi.[1]

1990 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1989–90
Teams8
SiteMississippi Coast Coliseum
Biloxi, MS
ChampionsLouisville (8th title)
Winning coachDenny Crum (8th title)
MVPLaBradford Smith (Louisville)
← 1989
1991 →
1989–90 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Louisville 12 2   .857 27 8   .771
Southern Miss 9 5   .643 20 12   .625
Cincinnati 9 5   .643 20 14   .588
Memphis State 8 6   .571 18 12   .600
Florida State 6 8   .429 16 15   .516
South Carolina 6 8   .429 14 14   .500
Virginia Tech 5 9   .357 13 18   .419
Tulane 1 13   .071 4 24   .143
1990 Metro Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Louisville defeated Southern Miss in the championship game, 83–80, to win their eighth Metro men's basketball tournament.

The Cardinals received the conference's automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA Tournament. Southern Miss 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.

Bracket

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Quarterfinal
Thursday, March 8
Semifinals
Friday, March 9
Championship
Saturday, March 10
         
1 Louisville 79
8 Tulane 58
1 Louisville 76
4 Memphis State 73
4 Memphis State 71
5 South Carolina 56
1 Louisville 83
2 Southern Miss 80
3 Cincinnati 65
6 Florida State 64
3 Cincinnati 63
2 Southern Miss 75
7 Virginia Tech 67
2 Southern Miss 81

References

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  1. ^ "1989-90 Metro Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2020.