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2003-2004 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

Tournament Information

Tournament Dates: Mar 3 - 6, 2004
Tournament Champions: East Tennessee State
Tournament Runner Up: Chattanooga
Tournament MOP/MVP: Tim Smith (East Tennessee State, So.)
All-Tournament Team: Tim Smith (East Tennessee State, So.), Ashley Champion (Chattanooga, Sr.), Alphonso Pugh (Chattanooga, So.), Jerry Fields (East Tennessee State, Jr.), Zakee Wadood (East Tennessee State, Sr.)
Championship Game Venue: North Charleston Coliseum (North Charleston, SC)
Tournament Attendance: N/A
Tournament Officials: Roger Ayers, John Corio, Mike Eades, Tony Greene, Karl Hess, Sean Hull, William Humes, Jamie Luckie, Tim Nestor, Robert Pennington, Antonio Petty, Rick Ridenhouer, Doug Sirmons, Mike Stuart, Raymond Styons, Ted Valentine, Mike Wood
 

Tournament Leaders

Total Points:Tim Smith (East Tennessee State, So.) (78)
Total Rebounds:Zakee Wadood (East Tennessee State, Sr.) (23), Chris Brown (Chattanooga, Jr.) (23)
Total Assists:Tim Smith (East Tennessee State, So.) (16)
Total Steals:Tim Smith (East Tennessee State, So.) (10)
Total Blocks:Brad Nuckles (East Tennessee State, So.) (8)
Total Minutes:Tim Smith (East Tennessee State, So.) (119)
Total FIC:Tim Smith (East Tennessee State, So.) (52.3)
Total Fouls:Zakee Wadood (East Tennessee State, Sr.) (12)
Total Turnovers:Tim Smith (East Tennessee State, So.) (11), Ray Trowell (Chattanooga, Sr.) (11)
Total FGs:Tim Smith (East Tennessee State, So.) (30)
Total 3PM:Maleye N'Doyle (Furman, Sr.) (8)
Total FTs:Ashley Champion (Chattanooga, Sr.) (25)

Tournament Bracket

First Round
8 Furman 73
9 Western Carolina 68
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5 Elon 66
12 Citadel 56
 
6 Charleston 71
11 Appalachian State 61
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7 UNC Greensboro 82
10 Wofford 85
 
Quarterfinals
 
1 East Tennessee State 94
8 Furman 84
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4 Davidson 68
5 Elon 61
3 Chattanooga 89
6 Charleston 78
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2 Georgia Southern 82
10 Wofford 69
Semifinals
 
 
 
1 East Tennessee State 96
4 Davidson 84
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2 Georgia Southern 87
3 Chattanooga 90
Championship Game
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1 East Tennessee State 78
3 Chattanooga 62

Tournament Participants

Seed School Overall Wins Overall Losses Overall
Win %		 Conference Wins Conference Losses Conference
Win %
11 Appalachian State 9  20  31.03% 4  12  25.00%
6 Charleston 19  8  70.37% 11  5  68.75%
3 Chattanooga 17  10  62.96% 10  6  62.50%
12 Citadel 6  21  22.22% 2  14  12.50%
4 Davidson 16  11  59.26% 11  5  68.75%
5 Elon 11  17  39.29% 7  9  43.75%
8 Furman 16  11  59.26% 8  8  50.00%
2 Georgia Southern 20  7  74.07% 11  5  68.75%
7 UNC Greensboro 11  16  40.74% 7  9  43.75%
9 Western Carolina 13  14  48.15% 6  10  37.50%
10 Wofford 8  19  29.63% 4  12  25.00%
1 East Tennessee State 24  5  82.76% 15  1  93.75%
*Wins, Losses and Win % based on team records entering the tournament.

Tournament Schedule

Date Away Team Home Team Result Venue Home Leaders Away Leaders
Mar 3, 2004
 Appalachian State Charleston 61-71 North Charleston Coliseum PTS: 20. Thomas Mobley
REB: 15. Bernard Jackson
AST: 5. Thomas Mobley 		PTS: 16. D.J. Thompson
REB: 7. Jonathan Mitchell
AST: 5. D.J. Thompson
Mar 3, 2004
 Western Carolina Furman 68-73 North Charleston Coliseum PTS: 25. Maleye N'Doyle
REB: 6. Maleye N'Doyle
AST: 7. Tony Carter 		PTS: 18. Kevin Martin
REB: 12. David Berghoefer
AST: 5. James Johnson
Mar 3, 2004
 Wofford UNC Greensboro 85-82 North Charleston Coliseum PTS: 21. Jay Joseph
REB: 10. Jay Joseph
AST: 5. Ronnie Taylor 		PTS: 18. Howard Wilkerson
REB: 9. Byron Fields
AST: 8. Byron Fields
Mar 3, 2004
 Citadel Elon 56-66 North Charleston Coliseum PTS: 18. Jackson Atoyebi
REB: 8. Jackson Atoyebi
AST: 6. Steven Harvin 		PTS: 22. Max Mombollet
REB: 7. Matt Davis
AST: 6. Kevin Hammack
Mar 4, 2004
 Charleston Chattanooga 78-89 North Charleston Coliseum PTS: 26. Ashley Champion
REB: 14. Ashley Champion
AST: 6. Ray Trowell 		PTS: 21. Thomas Mobley
REB: 15. Mike Benton
AST: 6. Dontaye Draper
Mar 4, 2004
 Furman East Tennessee State 84-94 North Charleston Coliseum PTS: 24. Tim Smith
REB: 11. Zakee Wadood
AST: 5. Tim Smith 		PTS: 28. Eric Webb
REB: 12. Nick Sanders
AST: 6. Robby Bostain
Mar 4, 2004
 Wofford Georgia Southern 69-82 North Charleston Coliseum PTS: 17. Elton Nesbitt
REB: 13. Jean Francois
AST: 4. Chad Fleming 		PTS: 23. Adrien Borders
REB: 12. Howard Wilkerson
AST: 5. Greg Taylor
Mar 4, 2004
 Elon Davidson 61-68 North Charleston Coliseum PTS: 15. Ian Johnson
REB: 11. Conor Grace
AST: 3. Nick Booker 		PTS: 20. Jackson Atoyebi
REB: 10. Jackson Atoyebi
AST: 7. Matt Nowlin
Mar 5, 2004
 Chattanooga Georgia Southern 90-87 North Charleston Coliseum PTS: 23. Terry Williams
REB: 10. Frank Bennett
AST: 6. Terry Williams 		PTS: 24. Chris Brown
REB: 10. Chris Brown
AST: 4. Ray Trowell
Mar 5, 2004
 Davidson East Tennessee State 84-96 North Charleston Coliseum PTS: 29. Tim Smith
REB: 9. Jerry Fields
AST: 9. Tim Smith 		PTS: 21. Ian Johnson
REB: 8. Ian Johnson
AST: 5. Logan Kosmalski
Mar 6, 2004
 Chattanooga East Tennessee State 62-78 North Charleston Coliseum PTS: 25. Tim Smith
REB: 9. Jerry Fields
AST: 3. Brad Nuckles 		PTS: 20. Alphonso Pugh
REB: 10. Mindaugas Katelynas
AST: 3. Chris Brown