1993 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1993 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 12–14 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky.[1]

1993 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1992–93
Teams7
SiteFreedom Hall
Louisville, FY
ChampionsLouisville (9th title)
Winning coachDenny Crum (9th title)
MVPDwayne Morton (Louisville)
← 1992
1994 →
1992–93 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Louisville 11 1   .917 22 9   .710
Tulane 9 3   .750 22 9   .710
VCU 7 5   .583 20 10   .667
UNC Charlotte 6 6   .500 15 13   .536
Southern Miss 6 6   .500 10 17   .370
South Florida 2 10   .167 8 19   .296
Virginia Tech 1 11   .083 10 18   .357
1993 Metro Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Louisville defeated VCU in the championship game, 90–78, to win their ninth Metro men's basketball tournament.

The Cardinals received an automatic bid to the 1993 NCAA Tournament.

Format edit

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.

Bracket edit

First round
Friday, March 12
Semifinals
Saturday, March 13
Championship
Sunday, March 14
         
1 Louisville 71
4 Charlotte 59
4 Charlotte 68
5 Southern Miss 60
1 Louisville 90
3 VCU 78
6 South Florida 72
3 VCU 79
3 VCU 85
7 Virginia Tech 71
7 Virginia Tech 64
2 Tulane 55

References edit

  1. ^ "1992-93 Metro Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2020.