1979 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1979 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 1–3 at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee.[2]

1979 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season197879
Teams7
SiteMid-South Coliseum
Memphis, TN
ChampionsVirginia Tech (1st title)
Winning coachCharles Moir (1st title)
MVPDale Solomon (Virginia Tech)
1978–79 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 13 Louisville91 .900  248  .750
Florida State73 .700  1910  .655
Memphis State55 .500  1315  .464
Virginia Tech46 .400  229  .710
Cincinnati46 .400  1314  .481
Saint Louis37 .300  1017  .370
Tulane28 .200  819  .296
1979 Metro Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Conference newcomers Virginia Tech defeated Florida State in the championship game, 68–60, to win their first Metro men's basketball tournament.

The Hokies, in turn, received a bid to the 1979 NCAA Tournament. They would be joined in the NCAA field by regular season champions Louisville, who lost to Virginia Tech in the tournament's semifinal round.

Format

All seven of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. 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.

This was the first tournament for Virginia Tech, who joined the Metro Conference after playing as an Independent. They replaced Georgia Tech, who departed for the Atlantic Coast Conference prior to the season.

Bracket

  First Round
Thursday, March 1
Semifinals
Friday, March 2
Championship
Saturday, March 3
                           
       
  1 Louisville 68  
    4 Virginia Tech 72  
5 Cincinnati 74
  4 Virginia Tech 80  
    4 Virginia Tech 68
  2 Florida State 60
  3 Memphis State 62  
6 Saint Louis 58  
3 Memphis State 34
    2 Florida State 35  
7 Tulane 92
  2 Florida State 101  

References

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