1995 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1995 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 10–12 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky.[2]

1995 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199495
Teams7
SiteFreedom Hall
Louisville, FY
ChampionsLouisville (11th title)
Winning coachDenny Crum (11th title)
MVPDeJuan Wheat (Louisville)
1994–95 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Charlotte84 .667  199  .679
Tulane75 .583  2310  .697
Louisville75 .583  1914  .576
Virginia Tech66 .500  2510  .714
Southern Miss66 .500  1713  .567
South Florida57 .417  1812  .600
VCU39 .250  1614  .533
1995 Metro Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Louisville defeated Southern Miss 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.

Bracket

  First Round
Friday, March 10
Semifinals
Saturday, March 11
Championship
Sunday, March 12
                           
       
  1 Charlotte 56  
    5 Southern Miss 60  
4 Virginia Tech 66
  5 Southern Miss 82  
    5 Southern Miss 64
  2 Louisville 78
  6 South Florida 64  
3 Tulane 73  
3 Tulane 80
    2 Louisville 81  
7 VCU 61
  2 Louisville 84  
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