1983 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

Sport competition August 2023 1983 Sun Belt Conference I Men's 200px 8 BJCC Coliseum Birmingham, AL UAB 2nd Gene Bartow 2nd Cliff Pruitt UAB The 1983 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 5–7 at the BJCC Coliseum in Birmingham, Alabama.1982–83 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/sun-belt/1983.html April 12, 2016 UAB topped 1982 men South Florida Bulls South Florida in the championship game, 64–47, to win their second overall, as well as second consecutive, Sun Belt men's basketball tournament. The Blazers, in turn, received an automatic bid for the 1983 NCAA tournament, where they lost to Oklahoma in the First Round. They were joined in the tournament field by VCU, who received an at-large bid. Format With the additions of Old Dominion and Western Kentucky prior to the season, the Sun Belt's membership returned to eight teams. As such, it reverted to its old format of placing all eight teams in the initial quarterfinal round, with each team being seeded based on its regular season conference record. All byes were eliminated. Bracket QuarterfinalsFriday, March 4 SemifinalsSaturday, March 5 ChampionshipSunday, March 6 1 1982 men Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion 59 8 1982 men Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville 63 5 1982 men South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama 59 4 1982 men South Florida Bulls South Florida 66 3 UAB 65 6 1982 men Charlotte 49ers UNC Charlotte 63 7 1982 men Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Western Kentucky 55 2 VCU 57 8 Jacksonville 58 4 South Florida 71 3 UAB 61 2 VCU 59 4 South Florida 47 3 UAB 64 References Category:Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Tournament Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament