Breaking down the Southern Conference Tournament men’s teams
UNC Greensboro
Head coach: Wes Miller.
Seed: 1.
Record: 23-8.
Opponent/time: Western Carolina or The Citadel/Noon, Saturday.
Regular-season results: 2-0 vs. Western Carolina, 76-57 and 76-68; 2-0 vs. The Citadel, 95-87 and 81-72.
Players to watch: Francis Alonso, Diante Baldwin, RJ White.
Tournament championships/most recent: 1/2001.
Furman
Head coach: Niko Medved.
Seed: 2.
Record: 21-10.
Opponent/time: Samford or VMI/6 p.m., Saturday.
Regular-season results: 2-0 vs. Samford, 83-73 and 90-73; 2-0 vs. VMI, 89-72 and 80-52.
Players to watch: Kris Acox, Daniel Fowler, Devin Sibley.
Tournament championships/most recent: 6/1980.
East Tennessee State
Head coach: Steve Forbes.
Seed: 3.
Record: 24-7.
Opponent/time: Mercer/8:30 p.m., Saturday.
Regular-season results: 2-0 vs. Mercer; 67-58 and 88-71.
Players to watch: Desonta Bradford, T.J. Cromer, Tevin Glass, A.J. Merriweather.
Tournament championships/most recent: 6/2004.
Chattanooga
Head coach: Matt McCall.
Seed: 4.
Record: 19-11.
Opponent/time: Wofford/2:30 p.m., Saturday.
Regular-season results: 2-0 vs. Wofford, 77-66 and 73-65.
Players to watch: Johnathan Burroughs-Cook, Casey Jones, Justin Tuoyo.
Tournament championships/most recent: 11/2016.
Wofford
Head coach: Mike Young.
Seed: 5.
Record: 15-16.
Opponent/time: Chattanooga/2:30 p.m., Saturday.
Regular-season results: 0-2 vs. Chattanooga, 77-66 and 73-65.
Players to watch: Eric Garcia, Cameron Jackson, Fletcher Magee, Ryan Sawvell.
Tournament championships/most recent: 4/2015.
Mercer
Head coach: Bob Hoffman.
Seed: 6.
Record: 15-16.
Opponent/time: East Tennessee State/8:30 p.m., Saturday.
Regular-season results: 0-2 vs. East Tennessee State, 67-58 and 88-71.
Players to watch: Ria'n Holland, Jordan Strawberry.
Tournament championships/most recent: 0.
Samford
Head coach: Scott Padgett.
Seed: 7.
Record: 17-14.
Opponent/time: VMI/7:30 p.m., Friday.
Regular-season results: 2-0 vs. VMI, 69-67 and 80-61.
Players to watch: Christen Cunningham, Demetrius Denzel-Dyson, Wyatt Walker.
Tournament championships/most recent: 0.
Western Carolina
Head coach: Larry Hunter.
Seed: 8.
Record: 9-22.
Opponent/time: The Citadel/5 p.m., Friday.
Regular-season results: 2-0 vs. The Citadel, 100-95 and 84-80.
Players to watch: Haboubacar Mutombo, Devin Peterson.
Tournament championships/most recent: 1/1996.
The Citadel
Head coach: Duggar Baucom.
Seed: 9.
Record: 11-20.
Opponent/time: Western Carolina/5 p.m., Friday.
Regular-season results: 0-2 vs. Western Carolina, 100-95 and 84-80.
Players to watch: Zane Najdawi, Preston Parks.
Tournament championships/most recent: 0.
VMI
Head coach: Dan Earl.
Seed: 10.
Record: 6-23.
Opponent/time: Samford/7:30 p.m., Friday.
Regular-season results: 0-2 vs. Samford, 69-67 and 80-61.
Players to watch: Julian Eleby, QJ Peterson.
Tournament championships/most recent: 3/1977.
This story was originally published March 2, 2017 at 10:36 AM with the headline "Breaking down the Southern Conference Tournament men’s teams."