The 2012 Southern Conference basketball tournament is scheduled from March 2nd to March 5th, 2012 in Asheville, North Carolina at the Asheville Civic Center and Kimmel Arena. The 2011 tournament was held in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The winner of the 2012 Southern conference basketball tournament will earn an automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA basketball tournament. The times for the games are tentative until confirmed by the league.
2012 Southern Conference Basketball Tournament Venue
This year’s Southern Conference basketball tournament is being held at the Asheville Civic Center and Kimmel Arena. The venue is normally the home of the UNC Asheville Bulldogs basketball and volleyball teams. The arena has a seating capacity of 3,400 and is part of the larger North Caroline Center for Health and Wellness that was completed this year. Tickets for the tournament at the venue went on sale in October. The Southern Conference will play the 2013 and 2014 tourneys at this site.
Past Southern Conference Basketball Tournament Champions (By School)
There have been a number of schools who have been members of the Southern Conference over the years to include many ACC, Big East, and SEC conference members today. As a result, the past Southern Conference Basketball Tournament champions are split out by school; both current and former members.
Current Southern Conference Members
School Championships Years
Chattanooga 10 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2005, 2009
Davidson 10 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1986, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008
Furman 6 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1980
Appalachian State 2 1979, 2000
Wofford 2 2010, 2011
College of Charleston 1 1999
UNC Greensboro 1 2001
Western Carolina 1 1996
The Citadel 0
Elon 0
Georgia Southern 0
Samford 0
Former Southern Conference Members
School Championships Years
West Virginia 10 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1967
North Carolina 8 1922, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1935, 1936, 1940, 1945
NC State 7 1929, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952
East Tennessee State 6 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2003, 2004
Duke 5 1938, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1946
George Washington 3 1943, 1954, 1961
Marshall 3 1984, 1985, 1987
VMI 3 1964, 1976, 1977
Washington & Lee 2 1934, 1937
Alabama 1 1930
Clemson 1 1939
East Carolina 1 1972
Maryland 1 1931
Mississippi 1 1928
Mississippi State 1 1923
South Carolina 1 1933
Vanderbilt 1 1927
Wake Forest 1 1953
2012 Southern Conference Basketball Tournament Schedule
2011 Southern Conference Basketball Tournament First Round
March 2nd, 2012
Game #1 Seed vs #6 Seed North 11:30 SoCon TV
Game#2 #4 North vs #5 South 2:30 PM or 30 minutes after Game 1 SoCon TV
Game #3 #4 South vs #5 North 6:00 PM SoCon TV
Game #4 #3 North vs #6 South 8:30 PM or 30 minutes after Game 3 SoCon TV
2012 Southern Conference Basketball Tournament Quarterfinals
March 3rd, 2012
Game #5 Winner Game #1 vs ##2 Seed 12:00 PM SoCon TV
Game #6 #1 Seed vs winner Game #2 2:30 PM SoCon TV
Game #7 #1 North vs winner Game #3 6:00 PM SoCon TV
Game #8 #2 South vs winner Game #4 8:30 PM SoCon TV
2012 Southern Conference Basketball Tournament Semifinals
March 4th, 2012
Game #9 Winner Game #5 vs Winner Game #6 6:00 PM SoCon TV
Game #10 Winner Game #7 vs Winner Game #8 8:30 PM SoCon TV
2012 Southern Conference Basketball Tournament Championship
March 5th, 2012
Winner Game #9 vs Winner Game #10 9:00 PM ESPN2
*Note – Times are TBD, EST
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