2017 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2017 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place Friday, March 3 through Monday, March 6 in Asheville, North Carolina, at the U.S. Cellular Center. The entire tournament was streamed on ESPN3, with the Southern Conference Championship Game televised on ESPN at 7pm EST. The champion, East Tennessee State, received an automatic bid into the 2017 NCAA tournament with a 79–74 win over UNC Greensboro.

2017 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201617
Teams10
SiteU.S. Cellular Center
Asheville, North Carolina
ChampionsEast Tennessee State (7th title)
Winning coachSteve Forbes (1st title)
MVPT. J. Cromer (East Tennessee State)
Attendance24,061
TelevisionESPN3, ESPN
Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments
2016–17 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East Tennessee State144 .778278  .771
UNC Greensboro144 .7782510  .714
Furman144 .7782312  .657
Chattanooga108 .5561912  .613
Wofford108 .5561617  .485
Mercer99 .5001517  .469
Samford810 .4442016  .556
The Citadel414 .2221221  .364
Western Carolina414 .222923  .281
VMI315 .167624  .200
2017 SoCon Tournament winner
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