1994 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
| 1994 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 1993–94 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Site | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| Champions | Southwestern Louisiana (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Marty Fletcher (2nd title) |
| MVP | Michael Allen (Southwestern Louisiana) |
The 1994 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 4–7 at the E. A. Diddle Arena at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky.[1]
Southwestern Louisiana defeated top-seeded hosts Western Kentucky in the championship game, 78–72, to win their second Sun Belt men's basketball tournament. It was USL's second Sun Belt title in three years.
The Ragin' Cajuns, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1994 NCAA Tournament. Fellow Sun Belt member Western Kentucky joined them in the tournament, earning an at-large bid.
Format
No teams left or joined the Sun Belt before the season, leaving conference membership fixed at ten teams.
With all teams participating in the tournament this year, the field increased from nine to ten teams. With all teams seeded based on regular-season conference records, the top six teams were all placed directly into the quarterfinal round while the four lowest-seeded teams were placed into the preliminary first round.
Bracket
| First Round Friday, March 4 | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 5 | Semifinals Sunday, March 6 | Championship Monday, March 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Arkansas–Little Rock | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Lamar | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Arkansas–Little Rock | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Jacksonville | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Arkansas State | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Jacksonville | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | SW Louisiana | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | New Orleans | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | South Alabama | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | New Orleans | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | SW Louisiana | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Texas–Pan American | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Louisiana Tech | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Texas–Pan American | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | SW Louisiana | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "1993–94 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.