1975 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament


The 1975 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 1–6, 1975. The quarterfinal round was hosted at campus sites, while the semifinals and finals were hosted at the Greenville Memorial Auditorium in Greenville, South Carolina. The Furman Paladins, led by head coach Joe Williams, won their fourth Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1975 NCAA tournament.[1]

1975 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1974–75
Teams8
SiteGreenville Memorial Auditorium
Greenville, SC
ChampionsFurman (4th title)
Winning coachJoe Williams (4th title)
← 1974
1976 →
1974–75 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Furman 12 0   1.000 22 7   .759
East Carolina 11 3   .786 19 9   .679
William & Mary 6 5   .545 16 12   .571
Richmond 7 7   .500 10 16   .385
VMI 6 6   .500 13 13   .500
Davidson 4 6   .400 7 19   .269
The Citadel 2 11   .154 5 15   .250
Appalachian State 1 11   .083 3 23   .115
Southern Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Format

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All of the conference's eight members were eligible for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of three rounds.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
March 1
Semifinals
March 5
Finals
March 6
         
1 Furman 75
8 Appalachian State 69
1 Furman 94
5 VMI 81
4 Richmond 81
5 VMI 85
1 Furman 66
3 William & Mary 55
2 East Carolina 78
7 The Citadel 66
2 East Carolina 66
3 William & Mary 69
3 William & Mary 78
6 Davidson 64

* Overtime game

See also

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