2021 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
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2021 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 2020–21 |
Teams | 10 |
Site | Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, North Carolina |
Champions | UNC Greensboro (3rd title) |
Winning coach | Wes Miller (2nd title) |
MVP | Isaiah Miller (UNC Greensboro) |
Television | ESPN+, ESPNU, ESPN |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Greensboro † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wofford | 12 | – | 5 | .706 | 15 | – | 9 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 10 | – | 5 | .667 | 16 | – | 9 | .640 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chattanooga | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 18 | – | 8 | .692 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 8 | – | 7 | .533 | 13 | – | 12 | .520 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 13 | – | 12 | .520 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mercer | 8 | – | 9 | .471 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 13 | – | 12 | .520 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Carolina | 4 | – | 13 | .235 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samford | 2 | – | 9 | .182 | 6 | – | 13 | .316 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2021 SoCon Tournament winner |
The 2021 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Southern Conference for the 2020–21 season. All tournament games were played at the Harrah's Cherokee Center in Asheville, North Carolina, from March 5 through 8, 2021. The winner of the tournament received the conference's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
Seeds
All ten teams in the Southern Conference were eligible to compete in the conference tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top six teams received first-round byes.
Seed | School | Conference |
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1 | UNC Greensboro | 13–5 |
2 | Wofford | 12–5 |
3 | Furman | 10–5 |
4 | Chattanooga | 9–7 |
5 | ETSU | 8–7 |
6 | VMI | 7–7 |
7 | Mercer | 8–9 |
8 | The Citadel | 5–11 |
9 | Western Carolina | 4–13 |
10 | Samford | 2–9 |
Schedule and results
Game | Time[1] | Matchup | Score | Television |
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First round – Friday, March 5 | ||||
1 | 5:30 pm | No. 8 The Citadel vs. No. 9 Western Carolina | 100–86 | ESPN+ |
2 | 8:00 pm | No. 7 Mercer vs No. 10 Samford | 87–59 | |
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 6 | ||||
3 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 UNC Greensboro vs. No. 8 The Citadel | 80–72 | ESPN+ |
4 | 2:30 pm | No. 4 Chattanooga vs. No. 5 ETSU | 53–63 | |
5 | 5:30 pm | No. 2 Wofford vs. No. 7 Mercer | 61–62 | |
6 | 8:00 pm | No. 3 Furman vs. No. 6 VMI | 90–91OT | |
Semifinals – Sunday, March 7 | ||||
7 | 5:00 pm | No. 1 UNC Greensboro vs. No. 5 ETSU | 77–65 | ESPNU |
8 | 7:30 pm | No. 7 Mercer vs. No. 6 VMI | 73–59 | |
Final – Monday, March 8 | ||||
9 | 7:00 pm | No. 1 UNC Greensboro vs. No. 7 Mercer | 69–61 | ESPN |
*Game times in EST. Rankings denote tournament seed |
Bracket
First round March 5 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals March 6 ESPN+ | Semifinals March 7 ESPNU | Championship March 8 ESPN | ||||||||||||||||
1 | UNC Greensboro | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | The Citadel | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | The Citadel | 100 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Western Carolina | 86 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | UNC Greensboro | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | East Tennessee State | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Chattanooga | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | East Tennessee State | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | UNC Greensboro | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Mercer | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Wofford | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Mercer | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Mercer | 87 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Samford | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Mercer | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | VMI | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Furman | 90 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | VMI | 91* |
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