Metro Conference men's basketball tournament
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The Metro Conference men's basketball tournament was the conference championship tournament in men's basketball for the Metro Conference. The tournament was held annually between 1976 and 1996, when the Metro Conference was absorbed into Conference USA in 1996.
Metro Conference men's basketball tournament (defunct) | |
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Conference basketball championship | |
Sport | College basketball |
Conference | Metro Conference |
Format | Single-elimination tournament |
Played | 1976–1995 |
Current champion | Louisville |
Most championships | Louisville (11) |
Host stadiums | |
Freedom Hall (1976, 1980–81, 1985–87, 1992–93, 1995) Mid-South Coliseum (1977, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1988) Riverfront Coliseum (1978, 1983) Carolina Coliseum (1989) Mississippi Coast Coliseum (1990, 1994) Roanoke Civic Center (1991) | |
Host locations | |
Louisville, KY (1976, 1980–81, 1985–87, 1992–93, 1995) Memphis, TN (1977, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1988) Cincinnati, OH (1978, 1983) Columbia, SC (1989) Biloxi, MS (1990, 1994) Roanoke, VA (1991) |
The winner of the tournament was guaranteed a spot in the NCAA basketball tournament each year.
Tournament champions by year
editChampionships by school
editTitles | School |
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11 | Louisville |
4 | Memphis |
2 | Cincinnati |
1 | UNC Charlotte, Florida State, Virginia Tech |
Television coverage
editYear | Network | Play-by-play | Analyst |
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1994 | Raycom | Fred White | Terry Gannon |
1993 | Raycom | Fred White | Terry Gannon |
1990[1] | CBS | Greg Gumbel | Quinn Buckner |
1989 | Raycom Sports ESPN |
Fred White Roger Twibell |
Jack Givens Larry Conley |
1988 | ESPN | Tim Brando | Bill Raftery |
1987 | Raycom | Fred White | Larry Conley |
1986 | Raycom | Fred White | Jack Givens and Steve Grote |
1985[2] | CBS | Brent Musburger | Billy Packer |
1984[3] | Gary Bender | ||
1983[4] | Frank Glieber | Steve Grote | |
1982[5] | |||
1980 | Tanner Sports Network | Ron Jacober | Oscar Robertson |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ http://the506.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1229375350[permanent dead link ]
- ^ http://the506.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1228345806[permanent dead link ]
- ^ http://the506.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1228172635[permanent dead link ]
- ^ http://the506.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1227880878[permanent dead link ]
- ^ http://the506.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1227649272[permanent dead link ]
- 1992–93 Metro Conference Men's Basketball media guide
- 2008–09 Louisville Cardinals Men's Basketball Media Guide Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine