1980 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 1980 Southern Conference Men's 8 Roanoke Civic Center Roanoke, VA Furman 6th Eddie Holbrook 1st The 1980 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from February 23–March 1, 1980. The quarterfinal round was hosted at campus sites, while the semifinals and finals were hosted at the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Virginia. The Furman Paladins, led by head coach Eddie Holbrook, won their sixth Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1980 NCAA tournament.Southern Conference tournament Results. p. 26. https://web.archive.org/web/20181003093117/http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/files/bktny/all_time_mbk_tny_results.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=4000 October 3, 2018 Retrieved August 13, 2014. Format The top eight finishers of the conference's nine members were eligible for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of three rounds. Bracket QuarterfinalsFebruary 23 SemifinalsFebruary 29 FinalsMarch 1 1 Furman 87 8 VMI 75 4 East Tennessee St. 71 5 Chattanooga 67 2 Marshall 100 7 The Citadel 66 3 Western Carolina 66 6 Appalachian State 67* 1 Furman 93 4 East Tennessee St. 81 2 Marshall 91 6 Appalachian State 76 1 Furman 80 2 Marshall 62 * 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:Sports competitions in Roanoke, Virginia Category:College basketball tournaments in Virginia