1990 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1990 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 8–10 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi.

1990 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1989–90
Teams	8
Site	Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, MS
Champions	Louisville (8th title)
Winning coach	Denny Crum (8th title)
MVP	LaBradford Smith (Louisville)
Metro Conference men's basketball tournaments

1989–90 Metro Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 16 Louisville †	12	–	2		.857			27	–	8		.771
Southern Miss	9	–	5		.643			20	–	12		.625
Cincinnati	9	–	5		.643			20	–	14		.588
Memphis State	8	–	6		.571			18	–	12		.600
Florida State	6	–	8		.429			16	–	15		.516
South Carolina	6	–	8		.429			14	–	14		.500
Virginia Tech	5	–	9		.357			13	–	18		.419
Tulane	1	–	13		.071			4	–	24		.143
† 1990 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Louisville defeated Southern Miss in the championship game, 83–80, to win their eighth Metro men's basketball tournament.

The Cardinals received the conference's automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA Tournament. Southern Miss received an at-large bid.

Format

All eight members of the conference participated. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference records.

Bracket

	Quarterfinal Thursday, March 8					Semifinals Friday, March 9					Championship Saturday, March 10
	1	Louisville	79
	8	Tulane	58
						1	Louisville	76
						4	Memphis State	73
	4	Memphis State	71
	5	South Carolina	56
											1	Louisville	83
											2	Southern Miss	80
	3	Cincinnati	65
	6	Florida State	64
						3	Cincinnati	63
						2	Southern Miss	75
	7	Virginia Tech	67
	2	Southern Miss	81