1971 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

American men's basketball tournament August 2023 1971 Southern Conference Men's 7 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC Furman 1st Joe Williams 1st The 1971 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 4–6, 1971 at the original Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Furman Paladins, led by head coach Joe Williams, won their first Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1971 NCAA tournament.Southern Conference tournament Results. p. 22. 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 25, 2014. Format All of the conference's seven members were eligible for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of three rounds, with the top finisher receiving a first-round bye. Bracket QuarterfinalsMarch 4 SemifinalsMarch 5 FinalsMarch 6 2 William & Mary 69 7 VMI 65 3 East Carolina 67 6 Richmond 69 4 The Citadel 82 5 Furman 95 1 Davidson 79 5 Furman 83 2 William & Mary 64 6 Richmond 66 5 Furman 68 6 Richmond 61 * 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:College basketball tournaments in Charlotte, North Carolina Category:20th century in Charlotte, North Carolina