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1993 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament

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1993 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1992–93
Teams7
SiteFreedom Hall
Louisville, Kentucky
ChampionsLouisville (9th title)
Winning coachDenny Crum (9th title)
MVPDwayne Morton (Louisville)
← 1992
1994 →
1992–93 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Louisville 11 1   .917 22 9   .710
Tulane 9 3   .750 22 9   .710
VCU 7 5   .583 20 10   .667
UNC Charlotte 6 6   .500 15 13   .536
Southern Miss 6 6   .500 10 17   .370
South Florida 2 10   .167 8 19   .296
Virginia Tech 1 11   .083 10 18   .357
1993 Metro Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 12–14 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky.[1]

Louisville defeated VCU in the championship game, 90–78, to win their ninth Metro men's basketball tournament.

The Cardinals received an automatic bid to the 1993 NCAA Tournament.

Format

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All seven of the conference's members participated. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top team earning a bye into the semifinal round. The other six teams entered into the preliminary first round.

Bracket

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First round
Friday, March 12
Semifinals
Saturday, March 13
Championship
Sunday, March 14
         
1 Louisville 71
4 Charlotte 59
4 Charlotte 68
5 Southern Miss 60
1 Louisville 90
3 VCU 78
6 South Florida 72
3 VCU 79
3 VCU 85
7 Virginia Tech 71
7 Virginia Tech 64
2 Tulane 55

References

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  1. ^ "1992-93 Metro Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2020.