UNC Charlotte defeated Tulane in the championship game, 64–63, to win their first Metro men's basketball tournament.
Although the conference was not granted an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, four of its teams (Charlotte, Louisville, South Florida, and Tulane) received at-large bids.
Format
All seven of the conference's members participated. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top team earning a bye into the semifinal round. The other six teams entered into the preliminary first round.