1984 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1984 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 2–4 at the Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center in Birmingham, Alabama.[1]
1984 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 1983–84 |
Teams | 8 |
Site | Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, AL |
Champions | UAB (3rd title) |
Winning coach | Gene Bartow (3rd title) |
MVP | McKinley Singleton (UAB) |
1983–84 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VCU | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 23 | – | 7 | .767 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB † | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Charlotte | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1984 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
Hosts UAB upset Old Dominion in the championship game, 62–60, to win their third overall, as well as third consecutive, Sun Belt men's basketball tournament.
The Blazers, in turn, received an automatic bid for the 1984 NCAA Tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow Sun Belt member VCU, who received an at-large bid.
Format
There were no changes made to the tournament format from the previous year. All eight conference members were placed into the initial quarterfinal round, with each team being seeded based on its regular season conference record.
Bracket
Quarterfinals Friday, March 2 | Semifinals Saturday, March 3 | Championship Sunday, March 4 | ||||||||||||
1 | VCU | 64 | ||||||||||||
8 | UNC Charlotte | 52 | ||||||||||||
1 | VCU | 52 | ||||||||||||
5 | UAB | 54 | ||||||||||||
5 | UAB | 76 | ||||||||||||
4 | South Alabama | 68 | ||||||||||||
5 | UAB | 62 | ||||||||||||
2 | Old Dominion | 60 | ||||||||||||
3 | South Florida | 53 | ||||||||||||
6 | Western Kentucky | 57 | ||||||||||||
6 | Western Kentucky | 72 | ||||||||||||
2 | Old Dominion | 78 | ||||||||||||
7 | Jacksonville | 68 | ||||||||||||
2 | Old Dominion | 79 | ||||||||||||
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References
- "1983–84 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
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