1983 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1983 Metro Conference I Men's 200px 7 Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH Louisville 4th Denny Crum 4th Rodney McCray Louisville The 1983 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 10–12 at Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio.1982-83 Metro Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/metro/1983.html March 8, 2020 Louisville defeated 1982 men Tulane Green Wave Tulane in the championship game, 66–51, to win their fourth Metro men's basketball tournament. The Cardinals received an automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA Tournament, and would go on to reach the Final Four. Memphis State received an at-large bid. Format All seven of the conference's members participated. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top team earning a bye into the semifinal round. The other six teams entered into the preliminary first round. This was the first tournament for Southern Miss, who joined the Metro Conference after playing as an Independent. They replaced Saint Louis, who departed for the Midwestern City Conference prior to the season. Bracket QuarterfinalsThursday, March 10 SemifinalsFriday, March 11 ChampionshipSaturday, March 12 4 Memphis State 84 5 1982 men Florida State Seminoles Florida State 74 3 1982 men Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech 79 6 1982 men Southern Miss Golden Eagles Southern Miss 68 7 1982 men Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati 65 2 1982 men Tulane Green Wave Tulane 80 1 Louisville 71 4 Memphis State 68 3 Virginia Tech 73 2 Tulane 79 1 Louisville 66 2 Tulane 51 References Category:Metro Conference (1975–1995) men's basketball tournament Tournament Metro Conference men's basketball tournament Metro Conference men's basketball tournament Category:1980s in Cincinnati