2008 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2008 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place between Friday, March 7 and Monday, March 10 in North Charleston, South Carolina at the North Charleston Coliseum. All rounds were available on ESPN 910. The semifinals were televised by SportSouth, and the Southern Conference Championship Game was televised by ESPN2.

2008 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200708
Teams11
SiteNorth Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, South Carolina
ChampionsDavidson[1][2] (10th title)
Winning coachBob McKillop (5th title)
MVPStephen Curry (Davidson)
Attendance4,181 (Championship game)
TelevisionSportSouth, ESPN2
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
2007–08 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North
Appalachian State137 .650  1813  .581
Chattanooga137 .650  1813  .581
UNC Greensboro128 .600  1912  .613
Elon911 .450  1419  .424
Western Carolina614 .300  1021  .323
South
No. 23 Davidson200 1.000  297  .806
Georgia Southern137 .650  2012  .625
College of Charleston911 .450  1617  .485
Wofford812 .400  1616  .500
Furman614 .300  723  .233
The Citadel119 .050  624  .200
SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 2008; Rankings from AP Poll


Bracket

  First Round[3]
Friday, March 7
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 8
Semifinals
Sunday, March 9
Championship Game
Monday, March 10
                                     
8 Wofford 58  
9 Western Carolina 49  
  8 Wofford 49  
    1 #25 Davidson 82  
     
       
  1 #25 Davidson 82  
  5 UNC Greensboro 52  
       
       
  4 Appalachian State 46
    5 UNC Greensboro 63  
 
  1 #23 Davidson 65
  7 Elon 49
7 Elon 52  
10 Furman 37  
  7 Elon 60
    2 Chattanooga 57  
     
       
  7 Elon 75
  6 College of Charleston 61  
       
       
  3 Georgia Southern 73
    6 College of Charleston 87  
6 College of Charleston 66
11 The Citadel 48  

See also

References

  1. Associated Press (2008-03-10). "No. 25 Davidson wins Southern Conference title behind Curry". ESPN. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
  2. "No. 1 Davidson 65, No. 7 Elon 49". Southern Conference. 2007-03-10. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
  3. "2008 Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Southern Conference. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
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