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2021 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

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2021 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2020–21
Teams10
SiteHarrah's Cherokee Center
Asheville, North Carolina
ChampionsUNC Greensboro (3rd title)
Winning coachWes Miller (2nd title)
MVPIsaiah Miller (UNC Greensboro)
TelevisionESPN+, ESPNU, ESPN
← 2020
2022 →
2020–21 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

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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
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

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Game Time[1] Matchup Score Television
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

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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*

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2021 Ingles SoCon Basketball Championships presented by General Shale Brick".