2008 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament


The 2008 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place between Friday, March 7 and Monday, March 10 in North Charleston, South Carolina at the North Charleston Coliseum. All rounds were available on ESPN 910. The semifinals were televised by SportSouth, and the Southern Conference Championship Game was televised by ESPN2.

2008 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2007–08
Teams11
SiteNorth Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, South Carolina
ChampionsDavidson[1][2] (10th title)
Winning coachBob McKillop (5th title)
MVPStephen Curry (Davidson)
Attendance4,181 (Championship game)
TelevisionSportSouth, ESPN2
← 2007
2009 →
2007–08 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Appalachian State 13 7   .650 18 13   .581
Chattanooga 13 7   .650 18 13   .581
UNC Greensboro 12 8   .600 19 12   .613
Elon 9 11   .450 14 19   .424
Western Carolina 6 14   .300 10 21   .323
South
No. 23 Davidson 20 0   1.000 29 7   .806
Georgia Southern 13 7   .650 20 12   .625
College of Charleston 9 11   .450 16 17   .485
Wofford 8 12   .400 16 16   .500
Furman 6 14   .300 7 23   .233
The Citadel 1 19   .050 6 24   .200
SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 2008
Rankings from AP poll


Bracket edit

First round[3]
Friday, March 7
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 8
Semifinals
Sunday, March 9
Championship Game
Monday, March 10
            
8 Wofford 58
9 Western Carolina 49
8 Wofford 49
1 #25 Davidson 82
1 #25 Davidson 82
5 UNC Greensboro 52
4 Appalachian State 46
5 UNC Greensboro 63
1 #23 Davidson 65
7 Elon 49
7 Elon 52
10 Furman 37
7 Elon 60
2 Chattanooga 57
7 Elon 75
6 College of Charleston 61
3 Georgia Southern 73
6 College of Charleston 87
6 College of Charleston 66
11 The Citadel 48

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "No. 25 Davidson wins Southern Conference title behind Curry". ESPN. Associated Press. March 10, 2008. Retrieved March 9, 2009.
  2. ^ "No. 1 Davidson 65, No. 7 Elon 49". Southern Conference. March 10, 2007. Retrieved March 9, 2009.
  3. ^ "2008 Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Southern Conference. Retrieved March 9, 2008.