1994 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1994 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 11–13 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi.[2]

1994 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1993–94
Teams7
SiteMississippi Coast Coliseum
Biloxi, MS
ChampionsLouisville (10th title)
Winning coachDenny Crum (10th title)
MVPClifford Rozier (Louisville)
← 1993
1995 →
1993–94 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Louisville 10 2   .833 28 6   .824
Tulane 7 5   .583 18 11   .621
Charlotte 7 5   .583 16 13   .552
Virginia Tech 6 6   .500 18 10   .643
VCU 5 7   .417 14 13   .519
Southern Miss 5 7   .417 15 15   .500
South Florida 2 10   .167 10 17   .370
1994 Metro Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Louisville defeated Southern Miss in the championship game, 69–61, to win their 10th Metro men's basketball tournament. The Cardinals received an automatic bid to the 1994 NCAA Tournament as the conference's lone representative.

Format

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All seven of the conference's members participated. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top team earning a bye into the semifinal round. The other six teams entered into the preliminary first round.

Bracket

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First round
Friday, March 11
Semifinals
Saturday, March 12
Championship
Sunday, March 13
         
1 Louisville 76
4 Virginia Tech 67
4 Virginia Tech 65
5 VCU 64
1 Louisville 69
6 Southern Miss 61
6 Southern Miss 79
3 Tulane 60
6 Southern Miss 68
2 UNC Charlotte 64
7 South Florida 54
2 Charlotte 64

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1993-94 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1993-94 Metro Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2020.