1993 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament explained

Year:1993
Conference:Sun Belt Conference
Division:I
Gender:Men's
Teams:9
Arena:Mississippi Coast Coliseum
City:Biloxi, MS
Titlecount:1st
Coach:Ralph Willard
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Darnell Mee

The 1993 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 6–9 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi.[1]

Western Kentucky defeated top-seeded New Orleans in the championship game, 72–63, to win their first Sun Belt men's basketball tournament.

The Hilltoppers, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1993 NCAA tournament. Fellow Sun Belt member New Orleans joined them in the tournament, earning an at-large bid.

Format

Central Florida departed for the TAAC after a one-year stay in the Sun Belt, leaving the conference with only ten teams.

As such, the tournament again saw some changes. Firstly, the tournament field decreased from eleven to nine teams (UTPA, the last-placed team in the Sun Belt standings, did not participate). With all teams seeded based on regular-season conference records, the top seven teams were all placed into the quarterfinal round while the two lowest-seeded teams (besides last-placed UTPA) were placed into the preliminary first round.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1992–93 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary. sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. April 24, 2016.