2023 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament should not be confused with 2023 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament.
| Year: | 2023 |
| Conference: | Southern Conference |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 10 |
| Arena: | Harrah's Cherokee Center |
| City: | Asheville, North Carolina |
| Champions: | Furman |
| Titlecount: | 7th |
| Coach: | Bob Richey |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Television: | ESPN+, Nexstar, ESPNU, ESPNews, ESPN |
The 2023 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Southern Conference for the 2022–23 season. All tournament games were played at the Harrah's Cherokee Center in Asheville, North Carolina, from March 36, 2023. The winner of the tournament, Furman, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.
All ten teams in the Southern Conference will be eligible to compete in the conference tournament. Teams will be seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.[1] The top six teams will receive first-round byes.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Furman | 153 | 2-0 vs. Samford | |
| 2 | Samford | 153 | 0-2 vs. Furman | |
| 3 | UNC Greensboro | 144 | ||
| 4 | Western Carolina | 108 | ||
| 5 | East Tennessee State | 810 | 2-0 vs. Wofford | |
| 6 | Wofford | 810 | 0-2 vs. East Tennessee State | |
| 7 | Chattanooga | 711 | ||
| 8 | Mercer | 612 | ||
| 9 | The Citadel | 513 | ||
| 10 | VMI | 216 |
| Game | Time[2] | Matchup | Score | Television | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Friday, March 3 | |||||
| 1 | 5:00 pm | No. 8 Mercer vs. No. 9 The Citadel | 6641 | ESPN+ | |
| 2 | 7:30 pm | No. 7 Chattanooga vs. No. 10 VMI | 9272 | ||
| Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 4 | |||||
| 3 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 Furman vs. No. 8 Mercer | 7358 | ESPN+/Nexstar | |
| 4 | 2:30 pm | No. 4 Western Carolina vs. No. 5 East Tennessee State | 6957 | ||
| 5 | 6:00 pm | No. 2 Samford vs. No. 7 Chattanooga | 8582 | ||
| 6 | 8:30 pm | No. 3 UNC Greensboro vs. No. 6 Wofford | 6766 | ||
| Semifinals – Sunday, March 5 | |||||
| 7 | 4:00 pm | No. 1 Furman vs. No. 4 Western Carolina | 83–80OT | ESPNU | |
| 8 | 6:30 pm | No. 7 Chattanooga vs No. 6 Wofford | 74–62 | ESPNews | |
| Final – Monday, March 6 | |||||
| 9 | 7:00 pm | No. 1 Furman vs. No. 7 Chattanooga | 88–79 | ESPN | |
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