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1990 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

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The 1990 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 3–5 at the Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center in Birmingham, Alabama.[1]

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1990 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1989–90
Teams8
SiteBirmingham–Jefferson Civic Center
Birmingham, AL
ChampionsSouth Florida (1st title)
Winning coachBobby Paschal (1st title)
MVPRadenko Dobra (South Florida)
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1989–90 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UAB12–2 .85722–9  .710
South Florida †9–5 .64320–11  .645
Old Dominion7–7 .50014–14  .500
Western Kentucky7–7 .50013–17  .433
UNC Charlotte6–8 .42916–14  .533
Jacksonville5–9 .35713–16  .448
South Alabama5–9 .35711–17  .393
VCU5–9 .35711–17  .393
† 1990 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
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South Florida defeated UNC Charlotte in the championship game, 81–74, to win their first Sun Belt men's basketball tournament.

The Bulls, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA tournament, their first appearance in the Division I tournament. They were joined in the tournament by regular season champions UAB, who received an at-large bid.

Format

There were no changes to the existing tournament format. All eight conference members were placed into the initial quarterfinal round and each team was seeded based on its regular season conference record.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 3
Semifinals
Sunday, March 4
Championship
Monday, March 5
         
1 UAB 83
8 VCU 68
1 UAB 57
5 UNC Charlotte 61
5 UNC Charlotte 91
4 Western Kentucky 67
5 UNC Charlotte 74
2 South Florida 81
3 Old Dominion 88
6 Jacksonville 94
6 Jacksonville 59
2 South Florida 86
7 South Alabama 78
2 South Florida 80

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