1982 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1982 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held February 26–28 at the Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center in Birmingham, Alabama.[1]

1982 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1981–82
Teams6
SiteBirmingham–Jefferson Civic Center
Birmingham, Alabama
ChampionsUAB (1st title)
Winning coachGene Bartow (1st title)
MVPOliver Robinson (UAB)
← 1981
1983 →
1981–82 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 17 UAB 9 1   .900 25 6   .806
VCU 7 3   .700 17 11   .607
Jacksonville 5 5   .500 14 13   .519
South Florida 4 6   .400 17 11   .607
UNC Charlotte 3 7   .300 15 12   .556
South Alabama 2 8   .200 12 16   .429
1982 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

In a rematch of the previous two finals (both won by the Rams), UAB topped VCU in the championship game, 94–83, to win their first Sun Belt Men's Basketball Tournament.

The Blazers, in turn, received an automatic bid for the 1982 NCAA Tournament, where they advanced to the Elite Eight (UAB defeated Indiana in the Second Round and Virginia in the Sweet Sixteen before ultimately losing to Louisville).

Format

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With the departure of Georgia State before the season, the Sun Belt's membership decreased once again to six teams. In turn, the two top-seeded teams were given byes to the semifinal rounds while the remaining four teams entered the competition in the first round. All teams were seeded based on regular season conference records.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Friday, February 26
Semifinals
Saturday, February 27
Championship
Sunday, February 28
         
1 UAB 66
4 South Florida 56
5 UNC Charlotte 59
4 South Florida 66
1 UAB 94
2 VCU 83
3 Jacksonville 75
6 South Alabama 77
6 South Alabama 66
2 VCU 68

References

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  1. ^ "1981–82 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2016.