2003 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

2003 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2002–03
Teams12
SiteNorth Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, SC
ChampionsEast Tennessee State (5th title)
Winning coachEd DeChellis (1st title)
MVPTim Smith (East Tennessee State)
Top scorerRadee Skipworth (VMI)
(75 points)
← 2002
2004 →
2002–03 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Davidson 11 5   .688 17 10   .630
East Tennessee State 11 5   .688 20 11   .645
Appalachian State 11 5   .688 19 10   .655
Western Carolina 6 10   .375 9 19   .321
VMI 3 13   .188 10 20   .333
UNC Greensboro 3 13   .188 7 22   .241
South
College of Charleston 13 3   .813 25 8   .758
Chattanooga 11 5   .688 21 9   .700
Georgia Southern 8 8   .500 16 13   .552
Wofford 8 8   .500 14 15   .483
Furman 8 8   .500 14 17   .452
The Citadel 3 13   .188 8 20   .286
SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 2003
Rankings from AP poll


The 2003 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 5–8, 2003 at the North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, South Carolina. The East Tennessee State Buccaneers defeated their in-state rival Chattanooga in the championship game to win their fifth title in school history and receive the automatic berth to the 2003 NCAA tournament. Tim Smith of ETSU was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.[1]