1987 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1987 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 6–8 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky.[1]

1987 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198687
Teams7
SiteFreedom Hall
Louisville, KY
ChampionsMemphis State (4th title)
Winning coachLarry Finch (1st title)
MVPMarvin Alexander (Memphis State)
1986–87 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Louisville93 .750  1814  .563
Memphis State84 .667  268  .765
Southern Miss66 .500  2311  .676
Florida State66 .500  1911  .633
South Carolina57 .417  1514  .517
Virginia Tech57 .417  1018  .357
Cincinnati39 .250  1216  .429
1987 Metro Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Memphis State defeated Louisville in the championship game, 75–52, to win their fourth Metro men's basketball tournament.

Due to sanctions, the Tigers were ineligible to participate in the NCAA Tournament. No other conference teams received at-large bids, leaving the Metro Conference out of the 1987 NCAA Tournament.

Format

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

  First Round
Thursday, March 6
Semifinals
Friday, March 7
Championship
Saturday, March 8
                           
       
  1 Louisville 78  
    4 Southern Miss 71  
4 Southern Miss 83
  5 Virginia Tech 66  
    1 Louisville 52
  2 Memphis State 75
  3 Florida State 85  
6 South Carolina 86  
6 South Carolina 64
    2 Memphis State 74  
7 Cincinnati 58
  2 Memphis State 87  

References

  1. "1986-87 Metro Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
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