2008 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

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2008 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification Division I
Season 200708
Teams11
Site North Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, South Carolina
Champions Davidson [1] [2] (10th title)
Winning coach Bob McKillop (5th title)
MVP Stephen Curry (Davidson)
Attendance4,181 (Championship game)
Television SportSouth, ESPN2
  2007
2009  
2007–08 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North
Appalachian State 137 .6501813  .581
Chattanooga 137 .6501813  .581
UNC Greensboro 128 .6001912  .613
Elon 911 .4501419  .424
Western Carolina 614 .3001021  .323
South
No. 23 Davidson200 1.000297  .806
Georgia Southern 137 .6502012  .625
College of Charleston 911 .4501617  .485
Wofford 812 .4001616  .500
Furman 614 .300723  .233
The Citadel 119 .050624  .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.

Contents


Bracket

First round [3]
Friday, March 7
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 8
Semifinals
Sunday, March 9
Championship Game
Monday, March 10
            
8Wofford58
9 Western Carolina 49
8 Wofford 49
1#25 Davidson82
1#25 Davidson82
5 UNC Greensboro 52
4 Appalachian State 46
5UNC Greensboro63
1#23 Davidson65
7 Elon 49
7Elon52
10 Furman 37
7Elon60
2 Chattanooga 57
7Elon75
6 College of Charleston 61
3 Georgia Southern 73
6College of Charleston87
6College of Charleston66
11 The Citadel 48

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References

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  2. "No. 1 Davidson 65, No. 7 Elon 49". Southern Conference. March 10, 2007. Retrieved March 9, 2009.
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