2003 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 2003 Southern Conference Men's 12 North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC East Tennessee State 5th Ed DeChellis 1st Tim Smith East Tennessee State Radee Skipworth VMI 75 The 2003 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 5–8, 2003 at the North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, South Carolina. The East Tennessee State Buccaneers defeated their in-state rival Chattanooga in the championship game to win their fifth title in school history and receive the automatic berth to the 2003 NCAA tournament. Tim Smith of ETSU was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.2002-2003 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Format All twelve teams were eligible for the tournament. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of four rounds, the first of which featured four games, with the winners moving on to the quarterfinal round. The top two finishers in each division received first round byes. Bracket First roundMarch 5 QuarterfinalsMarch 6 SemifinalsMarch 7 Championship GameMarch 8 3N Appalachian State 73 6S The Citadel 63 4S Furman 56 5N VMI 62 3S Wofford 77 6N UNC Greensboro 73 4N Western Carolina 81 5S Georgia Southern 89 2S Chattanooga 98 3N Appalachian State 67 1N Davidson 60 5N VMI 66 2N East Tennessee St. 80 3S Wofford 75 1S Coll. of Charleston 67 5S Georgia Southern 53 2S Chattanooga 77 5N VMI 58 1S Coll. of Charleston 55 2N East Tennessee St. 64 2S Chattanooga 90 2N East Tennessee St. 97 * 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