title: Metro Conference men's basketball tournament
text: # Metro Conference men's basketball tournament
  
  The Metro Conference men's basketball tournament was the conference championship tournament in men's basketball for the Metro Conference. The tournament was held annually between 1976 and 1996, when the Metro Conference was absorbed into Conference USA in 1996.
  
  The winner of the tournament was guaranteed a spot in the NCAA basketball tournament each year.
  
  ## Tournament champions by year
  
  | Year | Metro Champion | Score | Runner-up | Most Outstanding Player | Venue (and city) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1976 | Cincinnati | 103–95 | Memphis State | Dexter Reed, Memphis State | Freedom Hall (Louisville, Kentucky) |
  | 1977 | Cincinnati | 74–61 | Georgia Tech | Gary Yoder, Cincinnati | Mid-South Coliseum (Memphis, Tennessee) |
  | 1978 | Louisville | 94–93 | Florida State | Rick Wilson, Louisville | Riverfront Coliseum (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
  | 1979 | Virginia Tech | 68–60 | Florida State | Dale Solomon, Virginia Tech | Mid-South Coliseum (Memphis, Tennessee) |
  | 1980 | Louisville | 81–72 | Florida State | Darrell Griffith, Louisville | Freedom Hall (Louisville, Kentucky) |
  | 1981 | Louisville | 42–31 | Cincinnati | Rodney McCray, Louisville | Freedom Hall (Louisville, Kentucky) |
  | 1982 | Memphis State | 73–62 | Louisville | Keith Lee, Memphis State | Mid-South Coliseum (Memphis, Tennessee) |
  | 1983 | Louisville | 66–51 | Tulane | Rodney McCray, Louisville | Riverfront Coliseum (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
  | 1984 | Memphis State | 78–65 | Virginia Tech | Keith Lee, Memphis State | Mid-South Coliseum (Memphis, Tennessee) |
  | 1985 | Memphis State | 90–86 (OT) | Florida State | Dean Shaffer, Florida State | Freedom Hall (Louisville, Kentucky) |
  | 1986 | Louisville | 88–79 | Memphis State | Pervis Ellison, Louisville | Freedom Hall (Louisville, Kentucky) |
  | 1987 | Memphis State | 75–52 | Louisville | Marvin Alexander, Memphis State | Freedom Hall (Louisville, Kentucky) |
  | 1988 | Louisville | 81–73 | Memphis State | Herbert Crook, Louisville | Mid-South Coliseum (Memphis, Tennessee) |
  | 1989 | Louisville | 87–80 | Florida State | Pervis Ellison, Louisville | Carolina Coliseum (Columbia, South Carolina) |
  | 1990 | Louisville | 83–80 | Southern Miss | LaBradford Smith, Louisville | Mississippi Coast Coliseum (Biloxi, Mississippi) |
  | 1991 | Florida State | 76–69 | Louisville | LaBradford Smith, Louisville | Roanoke Civic Center (Roanoke, Virginia) |
  | 1992 | UNC Charlotte | 64–63 | Tulane | Henry Williams, UNC Charlotte | Freedom Hall (Louisville, Kentucky) |
  | 1993 | Louisville | 90–78 | Virginia Commonwealth | Dwayne Morton, Louisville | Freedom Hall (Louisville, Kentucky) |
  | 1994 | Louisville | 69–61 | Southern Miss | Clifford Rozier, Louisville | Mississippi Coast Coliseum (Biloxi, Mississippi) |
  | 1995 | Louisville | 78–64 | Southern Miss | DeJuan Wheat, Louisville | Freedom Hall (Louisville, Kentucky) |
  
  ## Championships by school
  
  | Titles | School |
  | - | - |
  | 11 | Louisville |
  | 4 | Memphis |
  | 2 | Cincinnati |
  | 1 | UNC Charlotte, Florida State, Virginia Tech |
  
  ## Television coverage
  
  | Year | Network | Play-by-play | Analyst |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1994 | Raycom | Fred White | Terry Gannon |
  | 1993 | Raycom | Fred White | Terry Gannon |
  | 1990 | CBS | Greg Gumbel | Quinn Buckner |
  | 1989 | Raycom Sports ESPN | Fred White Roger Twibell | Jack Givens Larry Conley |
  | 1988 | ESPN | Tim Brando | Bill Raftery |
  | 1987 | Raycom | Fred White | Larry Conley |
  | 1986 | Raycom | Fred White | Jack Givens and Steve Grote |
  | 1985 | CBS | Brent Musburger | Billy Packer |
  | 1984 | CBS | Gary Bender | Billy Packer |
  | 1983 | CBS | Frank Glieber | Steve Grote |
  | 1982 | CBS | Frank Glieber | Steve Grote |
  | 1980 | Tanner Sports Network | Ron Jacober | Oscar Robertson |
  