1990 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1990 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 8–10 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi.[1]

1990 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198990
Teams8
SiteMississippi Coast Coliseum
Biloxi, MS
ChampionsLouisville (8th title)
Winning coachDenny Crum (8th title)
MVPLaBradford Smith (Louisville)
1989–90 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 16 Louisville122 .857  278  .771
Southern Miss95 .643  2012  .625
Cincinnati95 .643  2014  .588
Memphis86 .571  1812  .600
Florida State68 .429  1615  .516
South Carolina68 .429  1414  .500
Virginia Tech59 .357  1318  .419
Tulane113 .071  424  .143
1990 Metro Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Louisville defeated Southern Miss in the championship game, 83–80, to win their eighth Metro men's basketball tournament.

The Cardinals received the conference's automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA Tournament. Southern Miss received an at-large bid.

Format

All eight members of the conference participated. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference records.

Bracket

Quarterfinal
Thursday, March 8
Semifinals
Friday, March 9
Championship
Saturday, March 10
         
1 Louisville 79
8 Tulane 58
1 Louisville 76
4 Memphis State 73
4 Memphis State 71
5 South Carolina 56
1 Louisville 83
2 Southern Miss 80
3 Cincinnati 65
6 Florida State 64
3 Cincinnati 63
7 Southern Miss 75
7 Virginia Tech 67
2 Southern Miss 81

References

  1. "1989-90 Metro Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
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