1993 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1993 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 6–9 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi.[1]

1993 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1992–93
Teams9
SiteMississippi Coast Coliseum
Biloxi, MS
ChampionsWestern Kentucky (1st title)
Winning coachRalph Willard (1st title)
MVPDarnell Mee (Western Kentucky)
← 1992
1994 →
1992–93 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 17 New Orleans 18 0   1.000 26 4   .867
No. 20 Western Kentucky 14 4   .778 26 6   .813
SW Louisiana 11 7   .611 17 13   .567
Arkansas State 11 7   .611 16 12   .571
Arkansas-Little Rock 10 8   .556 15 12   .556
South Alabama 9 9   .500 15 13   .536
Lamar 9 9   .500 15 12   .556
Jacksonville 3 15   .167 5 22   .185
Louisiana Tech 3 15   .167 7 21   .250
Texas-Rio Grande Valley 2 16   .111 2 20   .091
1993 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Western Kentucky defeated top-seeded New Orleans in the championship game, 72–63, to win their first Sun Belt men's basketball tournament.

The Hilltoppers, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1993 NCAA tournament. Fellow Sun Belt member New Orleans joined them in the tournament, earning an at-large bid.

Format

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Central Florida departed for the TAAC after a one-year stay in the Sun Belt, leaving the conference with only ten teams.

As such, the tournament again saw some changes. Firstly, the tournament field decreased from eleven to nine teams (UTPA, the last-placed team in the Sun Belt standings, did not participate). With all teams seeded based on regular-season conference records, the top seven teams were all placed into the quarterfinal round while the two lowest-seeded teams (besides last-placed UTPA) were placed into the preliminary first round.

Bracket

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First round
Saturday, March 6
Quarterfinals
Sunday, March 7
Semifinals
Monday, March 8
Championship
Tuesday, March 9
            
1 #17 New Orleans 63
9 Louisiana Tech 52
9 Louisiana Tech 63
8 Jacksonville 62
1 #13 New Orleans 73
4 Arkansas State 59
5 Arkansas–Little Rock 60
4 Arkansas State 74
1 #13 New Orleans 63
2 Western Kentucky 72
3 SW Louisiana 78
6 South Alabama 87
6 South Alabama 73
2 Western Kentucky 83
7 Lamar 68
2 Western Kentucky 78

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1992–93 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.