Metro Conference men's basketball tournament (defunct) | |
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Conference basketball championship | |
Sport | College basketball |
Conference | Metro Conference |
Format | Single-elimination tournament |
Played | 1976–1995 |
Current champion | Louisville |
Most championships | Louisville (11) |
Host stadiums | |
Freedom Hall (1976, 1980–81, 1985–87, 1992–93, 1995) Mid-South Coliseum (1977, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1988) Riverfront Coliseum (1978, 1983) Carolina Coliseum (1989) Mississippi Coast Coliseum (1990, 1994) Roanoke Civic Center (1991) | |
Host locations | |
Louisville, KY (1976, 1980–81, 1985–87, 1992–93, 1995) Memphis, TN (1977, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1988) Cincinnati, OH (1978, 1983) Columbia, SC (1989) Biloxi, MS (1990, 1994) Roanoke, VA (1991) |
The Metro Conference men's basketball tournament was the conference championship tournament in men's basketball for the Metro Conference. The tournament was held annually between 1976 and 1996, when the Metro Conference was absorbed into Conference USA in 1996.
The winner of the tournament was guaranteed a spot in the NCAA basketball tournament each year.
Titles | School |
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11 | Louisville |
4 | Memphis |
2 | Cincinnati |
1 | UNC Charlotte, Florida State, Virginia Tech |
Year | Network | Play-by-play | Analyst |
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1994 | Raycom | Fred White | Terry Gannon |
1990 [1] | CBS | Greg Gumbel | Quinn Buckner |
1989 | Raycom Sports ESPN | Fred White Roger Twibell | Jack Givens Larry Conley |
1988 | ESPN | Tim Brando | Bill Raftery |
1985 [2] | CBS | Brent Musburger | Billy Packer |
1984 [3] | Gary Bender | ||
1983 [4] | Frank Glieber | Steve Grote | |
1982 [5] | |||
1980 | Tanner Sports Network | Ron Jacober | Oscar Robertson |
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