1977 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 1977 Sun Belt Conference I Men's 200px 6 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC UNC Charlotte 1st Lee Rose 1st Cedric Maxwell UNC Charlotte yes The 1977 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was held February 27–March 11 at a combination of on-campus gymnasiums and the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina.1976-77 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/charlotte/1977.html March 9, 2016 This was the first edition of the tournament. UNC Charlotte defeated 1976 men New Orleans Privateers New Orleans in the championship game, 71–70, to win their first Sun Belt men's basketball tournament. The 49ers, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1977 NCAA tournament, where they defeated Central Michigan, Syracuse, and Michigan on their way to the Final Four before falling to eventual-champions Marquette. Format All six of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records with the top two teams earning byes to the semifinal round. Quarter-Final games were played at the campus gym of the higher-seeded team. The Semi-Finals and Championship game, meanwhile, were played at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. Bracket QuarterfinalsSunday, February 27 SemifinalsTuesday, March 8 ChampionshipWednesday, March 9 Third placeFriday, March 11 5 1976 men South Florida Bulls South Florida 49 4 1976 men Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville 64 3 1976 men South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama 81 6 1976 men Georgia State Panthers Georgia State 82* 1 #18 UNC Charlotte 74 4 Jacksonville 69 6 Georgia State 66 2 1976 men New Orleans Privateers New Orleans 86 1 #18 UNC Charlotte 71 2 New Orleans 70 4 Jacksonville 102 6 Georgia State 72 References Tournament Category:Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in Charlotte, North Carolina Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Category:20th century in Charlotte, North Carolina