1983 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1983 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 5–7 at the Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center in Birmingham, Alabama.[1]

1983 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1982–83
Teams8
SiteBirmingham–Jefferson Civic Center
Birmingham, AL
ChampionsUAB (2nd title)
Winning coachGene Bartow (2nd title)
MVPCliff Pruitt (UAB)
1982–83 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Old Dominion12–2 .857  19–10  .655
VCU12–2 .857  24–7  .774
UAB †9–5 .643  19–14  .576
South Florida8–6 .571  22–10  .688
South Alabama6–8 .429  16–12  .571
UNC Charlotte5–9 .357  8–20  .286
Western Kentucky4–10 .286  12–16  .429
Jacksonville0–14 .000  7–22  .241
† 1983 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

UAB topped South Florida in the championship game, 64–47, to win their second overall, as well as second consecutive, Sun Belt men's basketball tournament.

The Blazers, in turn, received an automatic bid for the 1983 NCAA Tournament, where they lost to Oklahoma in the First Round. They were joined in the tournament field by VCU, who received an at-large bid.

Format

With the additions of Old Dominion and Western Kentucky prior to the season, the Sun Belt's membership returned to eight teams. As such, it reverted to its old format of placing all eight teams in the initial quarterfinal round, with each team being seeded based on its regular season conference record. All byes were eliminated.

Bracket
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 4 		Semifinals
Saturday, March 5 		Championship
Sunday, March 6
         
1 Old Dominion 59
8 Jacksonville 63
8 Jacksonville 58
4 South Florida 71
5 South Alabama 59
4 South Florida 66
4 South Florida 47
3 UAB 64
3 UAB 65
6 UNC Charlotte 63
3 UAB 61
2 VCU 59
7 Western Kentucky 55
2 VCU 57
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References
  1. "1982–83 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
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