1995 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament explained

Year:1995
Conference:Metro Conference
Division:I
Gender:Men's
Lasttournamentever:yes
Teams:7
Arena:Freedom Hall
Champions:Louisville
Titlecount:11th
Coach:Denny Crum
Coachcount:11th
Mvp:DeJuan Wheat
Mvpteam:Louisville

The 1995 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 10–12 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky.[1]

Louisville defeated in the championship game, 78–64, to win their 11th Metro men's basketball tournament. The Cardinals received an automatic bid to the 1995 NCAA tournament.

This was the final Metro Conference men's basketball tournament, as five members of the Metro Conference and six members of the Great Midwest Conference joined to form Conference USA. The inaugural Conference USA men's basketball tournament was played March 7–9, 1996.

Format

All seven of the conference's members participated. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top team earning a bye into the semifinal round. The other six teams entered into the preliminary first round.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1994-95 Metro Conference Season Summary. sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. March 7, 2020.