2008 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 2007–08 |
Teams | 11 |
Site | North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, South Carolina |
Champions | Davidson [1] [2] (10th title) |
Winning coach | Bob McKillop (5th title) |
MVP | Stephen Curry (Davidson) |
Attendance | 4,181 (Championship game) |
Television | SportSouth, ESPN2 |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Appalachian State | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chattanooga | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Greensboro | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elon | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Carolina | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 23 Davidson† | 20 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 29 | – | 7 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College of Charleston | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wofford | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 1 | – | 19 | .050 | 6 | – | 24 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† SoCon Tournament winner As of April 30, 2008 Rankings from AP poll |
The 2008 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place between Friday, March 7 and Monday, March 10 in North Charleston, South Carolina at the North Charleston Coliseum. All rounds were available on ESPN 910. The semifinals were televised by SportSouth, and the Southern Conference Championship Game was televised by ESPN2.
First round [3] Friday, March 7 | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 8 | Semifinals Sunday, March 9 | Championship Game Monday, March 10 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Wofford | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Western Carolina | 49 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Wofford | 49 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | #25 Davidson | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | #25 Davidson | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | UNC Greensboro | 52 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Appalachian State | 46 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | UNC Greensboro | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | #23 Davidson | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Elon | 49 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Elon | 52 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Furman | 37 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Elon | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Chattanooga | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Elon | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | College of Charleston | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Georgia Southern | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | College of Charleston | 87 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | College of Charleston | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | The Citadel | 48 |
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