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2003 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

2003 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 2002–03
Teams 12
Site North Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, SC
Champions East Tennessee State (5th title)
Winning coach Ed DeChellis (1st title)
MVP Tim Smith (East Tennessee State)
Top scorer Radee Skipworth (VMI)
(75 points)
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2004 →
2002–03 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
North
Davidson 11 5   .688     17 10   .630
East Tennessee State 11 5   .688     20 11   .645
Appalachian State 11 5   .688     19 10   .655
Western Carolina 6 10   .375     9 19   .321
VMI 3 13   .188     10 20   .333
UNC Greensboro 3 13   .188     7 22   .241
South
College of Charleston 13 3   .813     25 8   .758
Chattanooga 11 5   .688     21 9   .700
Georgia Southern 8 8   .500     16 13   .552
Wofford 8 8   .500     14 15   .483
Furman 8 8   .500     14 17   .452
The Citadel 3 13   .188     8 20   .286
SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 2003; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 5–8, 2003 at the North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, South Carolina. The East Tennessee State Buccaneers defeated their in-state rival Chattanooga in the championship game to win their fifth title in school history and receive the automatic berth to the 2003 NCAA Tournament. Tim Smith of ETSU was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.

All twelve teams were eligible for the tournament. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of four rounds, the first of which featured four games, with the winners moving on to the quarterfinal round. The top two finishers in each division received first round byes.

* Overtime game


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