Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Tournament champions by year
Columns: 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 )