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
Season1994–95
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
Charlotte8–4 .667  19–9  .679
Tulane7–5 .583  23–10  .697
Louisville †7–5 .583  19–14  .576
Virginia Tech6–6 .500  25–10  .714
Southern Miss6–6 .500  17–13  .567
South Florida5–7 .417  18–12  .600
VCU3–9 .250  16–14  .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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References
  1. sports-reference.com 1994-95 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. "1994-95 Metro Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
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