1973 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 1973 Southern Conference Men's 8 Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA Furman 2nd Joe Williams 2nd The 1973 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 1–3, 1973 at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia. The Furman Paladins, led by head coach Joe Williams, won their second Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1973 NCAA tournament.Southern Conference tournament Results. p. 23. 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 14, 2014. Format All of the conference's eight 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 QuarterfinalsMarch 1 SemifinalsMarch 2 FinalsMarch 3 1 Davidson 88 8 VMI 77 4 The Citadel 72 5 William & Mary 97 2 Furman 101 7 Appalachian State 68 3 East Carolina 96 6 Richmond 62 1 Davidson 79 5 William & Mary 76 2 Furman 68 3 East Carolina 60 1 Davidson 81 2 Furman 99 * 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 Category:Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Category:Sports competitions in Richmond, Virginia Category:College basketball tournaments in Virginia