2011 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2011 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place between Friday, March 4 and Monday, March 7 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, at McKenzie Arena. The semifinals were televised by SportSouth, with the Southern Conference Championship Game televised by ESPN2. The championship matched the two teams with the best conference records, College of Charleston and Wofford. Although College of Charleston had won both regular season meetings against Wofford, the Terriers defeated the Cougars in the championship game, 77–67, to secure their bid to the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Wofford's second straight appearance.

2011 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2010–11
Teams12
SiteMcKenzie Arena
Chattanooga, Tennessee
ChampionsWofford (2nd title)
Winning coachMike Young (2nd title)
MVPNoah Dahlman[1] (Wofford)
Attendance3,374 (Championship game)
TelevisionSportSouth, ESPN2
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2010–11 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Western Carolina 12 6   .667 18 15   .545
Chattanooga 12 6   .667 16 16   .500
Appalachian State 10 8   .556 16 15   .516
Elon 7 11   .389 14 17   .452
UNC Greensboro 6 12   .333 7 24   .226
Samford 4 14   .222 12 19   .387
South
College of Charleston 14 4   .778 25 10   .714
Wofford 14 4   .778 21 13   .618
Furman 12 6   .667 22 11   .667
Davidson 10 8   .556 18 15   .545
The Citadel 6 12   .333 10 22   .313
Georgia Southern 1 17   .056 5 27   .156
SoCon Tournament winner
As of March 31, 2011
Rankings from AP Poll

Standings

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North
School W L
Western Carolina 12 6
Chattanooga 12 6
Appalachian State 10 8
Elon 7 11
UNC Greensboro 6 12
Samford 4 14
South
School W L
College of Charleston 14 4
Wofford 14 4
Furman 12 6
Davidson 10 8
The Citadel 6 12
Georgia Southern 1 17

Tiebreakers:

Western Carolina and Chattanooga split their season series. Western Carolina was 2–0 against third-place Appalachian State, while Chattanooga was 1–1.

College of Charleston swept the season series with Wofford, 2–0.

Bracket

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First Round[2]
Friday, March 4
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 5
Semifinals
Sunday, March 6
Championship Game
Monday, March 7
            
N1 Western Carolina 77
N5 UNC Greensboro 66
S4 Davidson 64
N5 UNC Greensboro 71
N1 Western Carolina 72
S2 Wofford 86
S2 Wofford 69
N3 Appalachian State 56
N3 Appalachian State 65
S6 Georgia Southern 57
S2 Wofford 77
S1 College of Charleston 67
N2 Chattanooga 52
S3 Furman 61
S3 Furman 61
N6 Samford 48
S3 Furman 58
S1 College of Charleston 63
S1 College of Charleston 78
N4 Elon 60
N4 Elon 85
S5 The Citadel 74

Asterisk denotes game ended in overtime.

All-Tournament Team

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First Team
Andrew Goudelock, College of Charleston
Donovan Monroe, College of Charleston
Jamar Diggs, Wofford
Cameron Rundles, Wofford
Noah Dahlman, Wofford

Second Team
Trent Wiedeman, College of Charleston
Jordan Miller, Furman
Amu Saaka, Furman
Harouna Mutombo, Western Carolina
Mike Williams, Western Carolina

References

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  1. ^ "Terriers Repeat; Wofford Heads to Big Dance Again".
  2. ^ "2011 Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Southern Conference. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
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