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The 1990 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 8–10 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi.[1]

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1990 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1989–90
Teams8
SiteMississippi Coast Coliseum
Biloxi, MS
ChampionsLouisville (8th title)
Winning coachDenny Crum (8th title)
MVPLaBradford Smith (Louisville)
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1989–90 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 16 Louisville †12–2 .85727–8  .771
Southern Miss9–5 .64320–12  .625
Cincinnati9–5 .64320–14  .588
Memphis State8–6 .57118–12  .600
Florida State6–8 .42916–15  .516
South Carolina6–8 .42914–14  .500
Virginia Tech5–9 .35713–18  .419
Tulane1–13 .0714–24  .143
† 1990 Metro Conference tournament winner
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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

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