1978 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 1978 Sun Belt Conference I Men's 200px 6 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC 1977 men New Orleans Privateers New Orleans 1st Butch van Breda Kolff 1st Nate Mills 1977 men New Orleans Privateers New Orleans The 1978 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was held February 24–26 at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina.1977-78 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/new-orleans/1978-schedule.html March 19, 2016 1977 men New Orleans Privateers New Orleans defeated 1977 men South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama in the championship game, 22–20, to win their first Sun Belt men's basketball tournament. However, no Sun Belt teams were invited to the 1978 NCAA tournament. Format All six of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records with the top two teams earning byes to the semifinal round. The tournament was played at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. Bracket QuarterfinalsFriday, February 24 SemifinalsSaturday, February 25 ChampionshipSunday, February 26 5 1977 men South Florida Bulls South Florida 75 4 1977 men South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama 80 3 1977 men Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville 82 6 1977 men Georgia State Panthers Georgia State 77 1 1977 men Charlotte 49ers UNC Charlotte 56 4 South Alabama 66 2 1977 men New Orleans Privateers New Orleans 79 3 Jacksonville 64 4 South Alabama 20 2 New Orleans 22 References Category:Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Tournament Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament