2020 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament: Matchups, players to know & more
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The 2020 Southern Conference men’s basketball tournament will determine which team gets an automatic bid to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.
The tournament is set to begin March 6 and run through March 9, taking place at Harrah’s Cherokee Center in Asheville, N.C.
Each of the conference’s 10 teams made the tournament.
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Here is the schedule for the Southern tournament.
MARCH 6 – FIRST ROUND
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No. 9 VMI vs. No. 8 Samford, 96-78.
No. 7 Wofford def. No. 10 Citadel, 93-76.
MARCH 7 – QUARTERFINALS
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No. 1 East Tennessee State def. No. 9 VMI, 70-57.
No. 5 Western Carolina def. No. 4 Mercer, 70-56
No. 7 Wofford def. No. 2 Furman, 77-68.
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No. 6 Chattanooga def. No. 3 UNC Greensboro, 78-68.
MARCH 8 – SEMIFINALS
No. 1 East Tennessee State def. No. 5 Western Carolina, 97-75.
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No. 7 Wofford def. No. 6 Chattanooga, 72-70.
MARCH 9 – FINAL
No. 1 East Tennessee State def. No. 7 Wofford, 2-58.
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5 PLAYERS TO KNOW
ISAIAH MILLER JR, UNC GREENSBORO: Isaiah Miller Jr. was named the Southern Conference’s Player of the Year for the 2019-20 season. He averaged 17.8 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3 assists.
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BO HODGES, EAST TENNESSEE STATE: Bo Hodges helped East Tennessee State to a No. 1 seed in the conference tournament. Hodges averaged 12.2 points and 5.8 rebounds for the Buccaneers.
JORDAN LYONS: FURMAN: Jordan Lyons was tops for Furman, earning All-Conference honors. Lyons averaged 16.4 points and 2.7 rebounds for the Paladins.
CARLOS DOTSON, WESTERN CAROLINA: Carlos Dotson finished the regular season averaging a double-double – 15.6 points and 10 rebounds per game.
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DJORDJE DIMITRIJEVIC, MERCER: Djordje Dimitrijevic earned second team all-conference honors. He finished the regular season averaging 17 points and 4.1 rebounds.
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2019 CHAMPION
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Wofford is the defending Southern Conference champion.