Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
| Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference Basketball Championship | |
| Sport | College basketball |
| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | Leonard E. Merrell Center |
| Current location | Katy, Texas |
| Played | 1981–present |
| Last contest | 2019 |
| Current champion | Abilene Christian Wildcats |
| Most championships | Northeast Louisiana (6) |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN |
| Official website | Southland.org Men's Basketball |
The Southland Conference's Men's Basketball Tournament began in 1981, with the winner of the tournament receiving the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship.
From 1981 to 2001, the first round of the tournament took place at the higher seed, with the remaining rounds at a set location. In 2002, the Southland changed the format to play games at the campus of sites of each higher seed, during every round of the tournament. This was changed again in 2007, the first year that the conference selected a neutral site for all rounds of the tournament.
Tournament results
| Year | Winner | Score | Opponent | MVP | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Lamar | 83–69 | Louisiana Tech | Mike Olliver, Lamar | first round at campus sites; rest at Beaumont Civic Center, Beaumont, Texas |
| 1982 | Southwestern Louisiana | 81–75 | Texas–Arlington | Alford Turner, Louisiana-Lafayette | Blackham Coliseum, Lafayette, Louisiana |
| 1983 | Lamar | 75–54 | North Texas State | Kenneth Lyons, North Texas & Lamont Robinson, Lamar |
Beaumont Civic Center |
| 1984 | Louisiana Tech | 68–65 | Lamar | Willie Simmons, Louisiana Tech | first round at campus sites; rest at Beaumont Civic Center |
| 1985 | Louisiana Tech | 70–69 | Lamar | Jerry Everett, Lamar | first round at campus sites; rest at Thomas Assembly Center, Ruston, Louisiana |
| 1986 | Louisiana-Monroe | 59–57 | McNeese State | Arthur Hayes, Louisiana-Monroe | first round at campus sites; rest at Fant–Ewing Coliseum, Monroe, Louisiana |
| 1987 | Louisiana Tech | 58–51 | Arkansas State | Robert Godbolt, Louisiana Tech | first round at campus sites; rest at Thomas Assembly Center |
| 1988 | North Texas | 87–70 | Louisiana-Monroe | Tony Worrell, North Texas | first round at campus sites; rest at UNT Coliseum, Denton, Texas |
| 1989 | McNeese State | 85–68 | North Texas | Michael Cutright, McNeese State | first round at campus sites; rest at UNT Coliseum, Denton, Texas |
| 1990 | Louisiana-Monroe | 84–68 | North Texas | Anthony Jones, Louisiana-Monroe | Fant–Ewing Coliseum |
| 1991 | Louisiana-Monroe | 87–60 | Texas–Arlington | Anthony Jones, Louisiana-Monroe | Fant–Ewing Coliseum |
| 1992 | Louisiana-Monroe | 81–77 | UTSA | Ryan Stuart, Louisiana-Monroe | Convocation Center, San Antonio, Texas |
| 1993 | Louisiana-Monroe | 80–66 | UTSA | Ryan Stuart, Louisiana-Monroe | Fant–Ewing Coliseum |
| 1994 | Texas State | 69–60 | North Texas | Lynwood Wade, Texas State | Fant–Ewing Coliseum |
| 1995 | Nicholls State | 98–87 | Louisiana-Monroe | Reggie Jackson, Nicholls State | first round at campus sites; rest at Hirsch Memorial Coliseum, Shreveport, Louisiana |
| 1996 | Louisiana-Monroe | 71–60 | North Texas | Paul Marshall, Louisiana-Monroe | Hirsch Memorial Coliseum |
| 1997 | Texas State | 74–64 | Louisiana-Monroe | Dameon Sansom, Texas State | Hirsch Memorial Coliseum |
| 1998 | Nicholls State | 84–81 | Texas–Arlington | Donald Harris, Texas–Arlington | Hirsch Memorial Coliseum |
| 1999 | UTSA | 71–63 | Texas State | Steve Meyer, UTSA | Gold Dome, Shreveport, Louisiana |
| 2000 | Lamar | 62–55 | Northwestern State | Landon Rowe, Lamar | first round at campus sites; rest at Hirsch Memorial Coliseum |
| 2001 | Northwestern State | 72–71 | McNeese State | Michael Byars-Dawson, Northwestern State | first round at campus sites; rest at CenturyTel Center, Bossier City, Louisiana |
| 2002 | McNeese State | 65–43 | Louisiana-Monroe | Fred Gentry, McNeese State | all at campus sites; finals at Burton Coliseum, Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| 2003 | Sam Houston State | 69–66 (OT) | Stephen F. Austin | Donald Cole, Sam Houston State | all at campus sites; finals at Bernard Johnson Coliseum, Huntsville, Texas |
| 2004 | UTSA | 74–70 | Stephen F. Austin | LeRoy Hurd, UTSA | all at campus sites; finals at Convocation Center |
| 2005 | Southeastern Louisiana | 49–42 | Northwestern State | Ricky Woods, Southwestern Louisiana | all at campus sites; finals at Prather Coliseum, Natchitoches, Louisiana |
| 2006 | Northwestern State | 95–87 | Sam Houston State | Clifton Lee, Northwestern State | all at campus sites; finals at Prather Coliseum, Natchitoches, Louisiana |
| 2007 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 81–78 | Northwestern State | Chris Daniels, Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Campbell Center, Houston, Texas |
| 2008 | Texas–Arlington | 82–79 | Northwestern State | Anthony Vereen, Texas–Arlington | Leonard E. Merrell Center, Katy, Texas |
| 2009 | Stephen F. Austin | 68–57 | UTSA | Matt Kingsley, Stephen F. Austin | Leonard E. Merrell Center, Katy, Texas |
| 2010 | Sam Houston State | 64–48 | Stephen F. Austin | Ashton Mitchell, Sam Houston State | Leonard E. Merrell Center, Katy, Texas |
| 2011 | UTSA | 75–72 | McNeese State | Devin Gibson, UTSA | Leonard E. Merrell Center, Katy, Texas |
| 2012 | Lamar | 70–49 | McNeese State | Mike James, Lamar | Leonard E. Merrell Center, Katy, Texas |
| 2013 | Northwestern State | 68–66 | Stephen F. Austin | Shamir Davis, Northwestern State | Leonard E. Merrell Center, Katy, Texas |
| 2014 | Stephen F. Austin* | 68–49 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Walkup, Stephen F. Austin | Leonard E. Merrell Center, Katy, Texas |
| 2015 | Stephen F. Austin* | 83–70 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Walkup, Stephen F. Austin | Leonard E. Merrell Center, Katy, Texas |
| 2016 | Stephen F. Austin* | 82–60 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Thomas Walkup, Stephen F. Austin | Leonard E. Merrell Center, Katy, Texas |
| 2017 | New Orleans | 68–65 (OT) | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Erik Thomas, New Orleans | Leonard E. Merrell Center, Katy, Texas |
| 2018 | Stephen F. Austin* | 59–55 | Southeastern Louisiana | T. J. Holyfield, Stephen F. Austin | Leonard E. Merrell Center, Katy, Texas |
| 2019 | Abilene Christian | 77–60 | New Orleans | Jaren Lewis, Abilene Christian | Leonard E. Merrell Center, Katy, Texas |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | Leonard E. Merrell Center, Katy, Texas | |||
Note: Northeast Louisiana and Southwestern Louisiana became Louisiana–Monroe and Louisiana–Lafayette, respectively, in 1999. Southwest Texas State became Texas State in 2003.
Note on asterisks: Stephen F. Austin State kept academically ineligible players from 2013-2020.[1]
Performance By School
| Member | Winners | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|
| Northeast Louisiana | 6 | 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 5* | 2009, 2014*, 2015*, 2016*, 2018* |
| Lamar | 4 | 1981, 1983, 2000, 2012 |
| Northwestern State | 3 | 2001, 2006, 2013 |
| Louisiana Tech | 3 | 1984, 1985, 1987 |
| UTSA | 3 | 1999, 2004, 2011 |
| McNeese State | 2 | 1989, 2002 |
| Nicholls State | 2 | 1995, 1998 |
| Sam Houston State | 2 | 2003, 2010 |
| Texas State | 2 | 1994, 1997 |
| Abilene Christian | 1 | 2019 |
| New Orleans | 1 | 2017 |
| North Texas | 1 | 1988 |
| Southeastern Louisiana | 1 | 2005 |
| Southwestern Louisiana | 1 | 1982 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 1 | 2007 |
| Texas-Arlington | 1 | 2008 |
| TOTAL | 39 |
Note: Italics indicates former conference member. Note on asterisks: Stephen F Austin used academically ineligible players from 2013-2010.
All-Time Tournament Standings
| School | Record | Winning pct | Championships | Runners-up | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Members | |||||
| Abilene Christian | 2-0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lamar | 21-14 | .600 | 4 | 2 | 18 |
| Northwestern State | 21–15 | .583 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 23–17 | .575 | 5 | 4 | 22 |
| New Orleans | 5-4 | .556 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 8–8 | .500 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Sam Houston State | 20–20 | .500 | 2 | 3 | 22 |
| McNeese State | 24-28 | .461 | 2 | 3 | 29 |
| Southeastern Louisiana | 9-14 | .391 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| Nicholls | 9–15 | .375 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| Houston Baptist | 1-3 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Central Arkansas | 1-3 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Incarnate Word | 0-0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Former Members | |||||
| Southwestern Louisiana | 4-1 | .800 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Louisiana Tech | 9-4 | .692 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Louisiana-Monroe | 21-16 | .568 | 6 | 4 | 22 |
| Texas-San Antonio | 17-15 | .531 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| North Texas | 11-11 | .500 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| Arkansas State | 4-6 | .400 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Texas State | 10-15 | .400 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| Texas-Arlington | 13-25 | .342 | 1 | 3 | 26 |
| Oral Roberts | 1-2 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Italicized indicates former member
Sources: [2]
Television coverage
See also
References
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