1989 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1989 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 9–11 at the Carolina Coliseum in Columbia, South Carolina.[1]

1989 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198889
Teams5
SiteCarolina Coliseum
Columbia, SC
ChampionsLouisville (7th title)
Winning coachDenny Crum (7th title)
MVPPervis Ellison (2nd) (Louisville)
1988–89 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 16 Florida State93 .750  228  .733
No. 12 Louisville84 .667  249  .727
Memphis State84 .667  2111  .656
South Carolina84 .667  1911  .633
Cincinnati57 .417  1512  .556
Virginia Tech210 .167  1117  .393
Southern Miss210 .167  1017  .370
1989 Metro Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Louisville defeated Florida State in the championship game, 87–80, to win their seventh Metro men's basketball tournament.

The Cardinals received the conference's automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Tournament. In addition, Florida State, Memphis State, and South Carolina received at-large bids.

Format

Five of the conference's seven members participated, with Cincinnati and Virginia Tech left out. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top three teams (Florida State, Louisville, Memphis State) earning a bye into the semifinal round. The other two teams South Carolina and Southern Miss entered into the quarterfinal round.

Bracket

  Quarterfinal
Thursday, March 9
    Semifinals
Friday, March 10
    Championship
Saturday, March 11
                           
        1 Florida State 80  
  4 South Carolina 63     4 South Carolina 63    
  5 Southern Miss 62         1 Florida State 80
      2 Louisville 87
        3 Memphis State 70    
        2 Louisville 71  

References

  1. "1988-89 Metro Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
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