2011 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

2011 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2010–11
Teams	12
Site	McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Champions	Wofford (2nd title)
Winning coach	Mike Young (2nd title)
MVP	Noah Dahlman (Wofford)
Attendance	3,374 (Championship game)
Television	SportSouth, ESPN2
Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments

2010–11 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North
Western Carolina	12	–	6		.667			18	–	15		.545
Chattanooga	12	–	6		.667			16	–	16		.500
Appalachian State	10	–	8		.556			16	–	15		.516
Elon	7	–	11		.389			14	–	17		.452
UNC Greensboro	6	–	12		.333			7	–	24		.226
Samford	4	–	14		.222			12	–	19		.387
South
College of Charleston	14	–	4		.778			25	–	10		.714
Wofford†	14	–	4		.778			21	–	13		.618
Furman	12	–	6		.667			22	–	11		.667
Davidson	10	–	8		.556			18	–	15		.545
The Citadel	6	–	12		.333			10	–	22		.313
Georgia Southern	1	–	17		.056			5	–	27		.156
† SoCon Tournament winner As of March 31, 2011 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place between Friday, March 4 and Monday, March 7 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, at McKenzie Arena. The semifinals were televised by SportSouth, with the Southern Conference Championship Game televised by ESPN2. The championship matched the two teams with the best conference records, College of Charleston and Wofford. Although College of Charleston had won both regular season meetings against Wofford, the Terriers defeated the Cougars in the championship game, 77–67, to secure their bid to the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Wofford's second straight appearance.

Standings

North
School	W	L
Western Carolina	12	6
Chattanooga	12	6
Appalachian State	10	8
Elon	7	11
UNC Greensboro	6	12
Samford	4	14
South
School	W	L
College of Charleston	14	4
Wofford	14	4
Furman	12	6
Davidson	10	8
The Citadel	6	12
Georgia Southern	1	17

Tiebreakers:

Western Carolina and Chattanooga split their season series. Western Carolina was 2–0 against third-place Appalachian State, while Chattanooga was 1–1.

College of Charleston swept the season series with Wofford, 2–0.

Bracket

First Round Friday, March 4

Quarterfinals Saturday, March 5

Semifinals Sunday, March 6

Championship Game Monday, March 7

N1

Western Carolina

77

N5

UNC Greensboro

66

S4

Davidson

64

N5

UNC Greensboro

71

N1

Western Carolina

72

S2

Wofford

86

S2

Wofford

69

N3

Appalachian State

56

N3

Appalachian State

65

S6

Georgia Southern

57

S2

Wofford

77

S1

College of Charleston

67

N2

Chattanooga

52

S3

Furman

61

S3

Furman

61

N6

Samford

48

S3

Furman

58

S1

College of Charleston

63

S1

College of Charleston

78

N4

Elon

60

N4

Elon

85

S5

The Citadel

74

Asterisk denotes game ended in overtime.

All-Tournament Team

First Team
Andrew Goudelock, College of Charleston
Donovan Monroe, College of Charleston
Jamar Diggs, Wofford
Cameron Rundles, Wofford
Noah Dahlman, Wofford

Second Team
Trent Wiedeman, College of Charleston
Jordan Miller, Furman
Amu Saaka, Furman
Harouna Mutombo, Western Carolina
Mike Williams, Western Carolina

External links

• SoCon Basketball Championship