The 1983 ECAC South men's basketball tournament (now known as the Coastal Athletic Association men's basketball tournament) was held March 10–12 at the Robins Center in Richmond, Virginia.
| 1983 ECAC South men's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 1982–83 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Site | Robins Center Richmond, VA |
| Champions | James Madison (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Lou Campanelli (2nd title) |
| MVP | Derek Steele (James Madison) |
ECAC South men's basketball tournaments | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 9 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 20 | – | 9 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison † | 6 | – | 3 | .667 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Mason | 3 | – | 6 | .333 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 3 | – | 7 | .300 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 2 | – | 7 | .222 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1983 ECAC South tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The champion, James Madison, received an automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA tournament; it was JMU's third-ever NCAA Tournament berth. The runner-up, William & Mary, received an at-large bid to the 1983 National Invitation Tournament; it was W&M's first-ever postseason berth of any kind.
Seeds
edit| 1983 ECAC South Men's Basketball Tournament seeds | ||||||
| Seed | School | Conference | Overall | |||
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| 1 | William & Mary‡† | 9–0 | 20–6 | |||
| 2 | James Madison† | 6–3 | 17–10 | |||
| 3 | Navy | 3–4 | 17–10 | |||
| 4 | George Mason | 3–6 | 15–11 | |||
| 5 | East Carolina | 3–7 | 15–12 | |||
| 6 | Richmond | 2–7 | 12–15 | |||
| ‡ – ECAC South regular season champions † – Received a bye in the conference tournament Overall records are as of the end of the regular season | ||||||
Bracket
edit| Quarterfinals Thursday, March 10 | Semifinals Friday, March 11 | Championship Saturday, March 12 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | James Madison | 72 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Navy | 58 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Navy | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Richmond | 69 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | William & Mary | 38 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | James Madison | 41 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | George Mason | 65 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | East Carolina | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | William & Mary | 48 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | East Carolina | 45 | ||||||||||||
Awards and honors
edit- Tournament MVP
- Derek Steele, James Madison
- All-Tournament Team
- Keith Cieplicki, William & Mary
- Charles Green, East Carolina
- Kevin Richardson, William & Mary
- Dan Ruland, James Madison
- Derek Steele, James Madison
References
edit- "Past Champions – Men's Basketball" (PDF). NMNathletics.com. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
- "1982–83 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference South Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2014.