The 2011

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men's basketball tournament took place between Friday, March 4 and Monday, March 7 in

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, at

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. The semifinals were televised by

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, with the Southern Conference Championship Game televised by

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. The championship matched the two teams with the best conference records,

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and Wofford. Although College of Charleston had won both regular season meetings against Wofford, the Terriers defeated the Cougars in the championship game, 77–67, to secure their bid to the

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, Wofford's second straight appearance.

Standings

Tiebreakers: Western Carolina and Chattanooga split their season series. Western Carolina was 2–0 against third-place Appalachian State, while Chattanooga was 1–1. College of Charleston swept the season series with Wofford, 2–0.

Bracket

Asterisk denotes game ended in overtime.

All-Tournament Team

''First Team''

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, College of Charleston
Donovan Monroe, College of Charleston

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, Wofford
Cameron Rundles, Wofford

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, Wofford

''Second Team''
Trent Wiedeman, College of Charleston
Jordan Miller, Furman
Amu Saaka, Furman
Harouna Mutombo, Western Carolina
Mike Williams, Western Carolina

References

External links

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