1996 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 1996 Southern Conference Men's 9 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Western Carolina 1st Phil Hopkins 1st The 1996 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from February 29–March 3, 1996, at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. The Western Carolina Catamounts, led by head coach Phil Hopkins, won their first Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1996 NCAA tournament.1995–96 Southern Conference Season Summary Format The top nine finishers of the conference's ten members were eligible for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of four rounds, the first of which featured one game, with the winners moving on to the quarterfinal round. Bracket First roundFebruary 29 QuarterfinalsMarch 1 SemifinalsMarch 2 FinalsMarch 3 4S The Citadel 73 5N Appalachian State 75 1S Western Carolina 74 5N Appalachian State 66 2N VMI 91* 3S Furman 89 2S Chattanooga 81 3N Marshall 82 1N Davidson 67 4N East Tennessee St. 43 1S Western Carolina 97 2N VMI 93 1N Davidson 92 3N Marshall 77 1S Western Carolina 69 1N Davidson 60 * Overtime game See also List of Southern Conference men's basketball champions References Tournament Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Category:Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in Greensboro, North Carolina Category:College sports tournaments in North Carolina