1990 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
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{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament
| Year = 1990
| Conference = Southern Conference
| Gender = Men's
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| Teams = 8
| Arena = Asheville Civic Center
| City = Asheville, NC
| Champions = East Tennessee State
| TitleCount = 2nd
| Coach = Les Robinson
| CoachCount = 2nd
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{{1989–90 Southern Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 1990 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 2–4, 1990 at the Asheville Civic Center in Asheville, North Carolina. The East Tennessee State Buccaneers, led by head coach Les Robinson, won their second Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1990 NCAA tournament.[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/southern/1990.html 1989–90 Southern Conference Season Summary]
Format
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
{{8TeamBracket
| RD1 =Quarterfinals
March 2
| RD2 =Semifinals
March 3
| RD3 =Finals
March 4
| boldwinner=high
| RD1-seed1 =1
| RD1-team1 =East Tennessee State
| RD1-score1 =75
| RD1-seed2 =8
| RD1-team2 ={{cbb link|year=1989|team=Western Carolina Catamounts|title=Western Carolina}}
| RD1-score2 =60
| RD1-seed3 =4
| RD1-team3 =VMI
| RD1-score3 =83
| RD1-seed4 =5
| RD1-team4 ={{cbb link|year=1989|sex=none|team=Chattanooga Mocs|title=Chattanooga}}
| RD1-score4 =69
| RD1-seed5 =2
| RD1-team5 ={{cbb link|year=1989|team=Marshall Thundering Herd|title=Marshall}}
| RD1-score5 =77OT
| RD1-seed6 =7
| RD1-team6 ={{cbb link|year=1989|team=Furman Paladins|title=Furman}}
| RD1-score6 =82
| RD1-seed7 =3
| RD1-team7 ={{cbb link|year=1989|team=Appalachian State Mountaineers|title=Appalachian State}}
| RD1-score7 =86
| RD1-seed8 =6
| RD1-team8 =The Citadel
| RD1-score8 =71
| RD2-seed1 =1
| RD2-team1 =East Tennessee State
| RD2-score1 =99
| RD2-seed2 =4
| RD2-team2 =VMI
| RD2-score2 =84
| RD2-seed3 =3
| RD2-team3 =Appalachian State
| RD2-score3 =79
| RD2-seed4 =7
| RD2-team4 =Furman
| RD2-score4 =62
| RD3-seed1 =1
| RD3-team1 =East Tennessee State
| RD3-score1 =96
| RD3-seed2 =3
| RD3-team2 =Appalachian State
| RD3-score2 =75
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See also
References
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{{Southern Conference men's basketball tournament navbox}}
{{1990 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament navbox}}
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