2004 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

2004 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2003–04
Teams12
SiteNorth Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, SC
ChampionsEast Tennessee State (6th title)
Winning coachMurry Bartow (1st title)
MVPTim Smith (East Tennessee State)
Top scorerTim Smith (East Tennessee State)
(78 points)
← 2003
2005 →
2003–04 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
East Tennessee State 15 1   .938 27 6   .818
Chattanooga 10 6   .625 19 11   .633
Elon 7 9   .438 12 18   .400
UNC Greensboro 7 9   .438 11 17   .393
Western Carolina 6 10   .375 13 15   .464
Appalachian State 4 12   .250 9 21   .300
South
Georgia Southern 11 5   .688 21 8   .724
College of Charleston 11 5   .688 20 9   .690
Davidson 11 5   .688 17 12   .586
Furman 8 8   .500 17 12   .586
Wofford 4 12   .250 9 20   .310
The Citadel 2 14   .125 6 22   .214
SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 2004
Rankings from AP poll

The 2004 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 3–6, 2004 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 sixth title in school history and receive the automatic berth to the 2004 NCAA tournament. Tim Smith of ETSU was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.[1][2]