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2010 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
2010 SoCon Tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2009–10
Teams12
SiteBojangles' Coliseum
Time Warner Cable Arena
Charlotte, North Carolina
ChampionsWofford Terriers (1st title)
Winning coachMike Young (1st title)
MVPNoah Dahlman (Wofford)
Attendance6,193 (Championship game)
TelevisionSportSouth, ESPN2
Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments← 20092011 →
2009–10 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Appalachian State 13 – 5   .722 24 – 12   .667
Western Carolina 11 – 7   .611 22 – 12   .647
Chattanooga 6 – 12   .333 15 – 18   .455
UNC Greensboro 6 – 12   .333 8 – 23   .258
Samford 5 – 13   .278 11 – 20   .355
Elon 5 – 13   .278 9 – 23   .281
South
Wofford† 15 – 3   .833 26 – 9   .743
College of Charleston 14 – 4   .778 22 – 12   .647
Davidson 11 – 7   .611 16 – 15   .516
The Citadel 9 – 9   .500 16 – 16   .500
Furman 7 – 11   .389 13 – 17   .433
Georgia Southern 6 – 12   .333 9 – 23   .281
† SoCon Tournament winner
As of March 22, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll


The 2010 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 5–8 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The first and quarterfinal rounds took place at Bojangles' Coliseum. The semifinals and championship game were played at Time Warner Cable Arena. The semifinals were broadcast on SportsSouth and the championship game was broadcast on ESPN2. The winner of the tournament, the Wofford Terriers, received an automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. It was Wofford's first appearance.

Bracket

First round
Friday, March 5 		Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 6 		Semifinals
Sunday, March 7 		Championship Game
Monday, March 8
            
N2 Western Carolina 68
N6 Elon 57
S3 Davidson 59
N6 Elon 66
N2 Western Carolina 58
S1 Wofford 77
S1 Wofford 59
N4 UNC Greensboro 47
N4 UNC Greensboro 66
S5 Furman 65
S1 Wofford 56
N1 Appalachian State 51
N1 Appalachian State 71
S4 The Citadel 61
S4 The Citadel 55
N5 Samford 43
N1 Appalachian State 77
S2 College of Charleston 54
S2 College of Charleston 96
N3 Chattanooga 69
N3 Chattanooga 82
S6 Georgia Southern 62

Tiebreakers:

Chattanooga and UNC Greensboro split their season series. Chattanooga was 1–1 against division leader Appalachian State, while UNC Greensboro was 0–2.

Samford swept the season series with Elon, 2–0.

All-Tournament Team

First Team
Kellen Brand, Appalachian State
Donald Sims, Appalachian State
Andrew Goudelock, College of Charleston
Noah Dahlman, Wofford
Jamar Diggs, Wofford

Second Team
Tony White, Jr., College of Charleston
Ben Stywall, UNC Greensboro
Harouna Mutombo, Western Carolina
Tim Johnson, Wofford
Cameron Rundles, Wofford

References

  1. "Wofford Wins Southern Conference Championship". March 8, 2010.
  2. "2010 SoCon Tournament Bracket - March Madness". Archived from the original on March 6, 2010.
  3. "2010 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). Southern Conference.
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