SLIAC men's basketball tournament
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| SLIAC men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference basketball championship | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Conference | St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Played | 1991–1999, 2005–present |
| Current champion | Fontbonne (7th) |
| Most championships | Fontbonne (7) |
| Official website | SLIAC men's basketball |
| Host stadiums | |
| Campus gyms (1991–1999, 2005–present) | |
| Host locations | |
| Campus sites (1991–1999, 2005–present) | |
The SLIAC men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the NCAA Division III St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The tournament has been held annually since the SLIAC started play in 1991, with a five-year hiatus between 2000 and 2004. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.[1]
The winner, declared conference champion, receives the SLIAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship.
Results
[edit]| Year | Champions | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Blackburn | 68–48 | Westminster |
| 1992 | Blackburn | 73–62 | MacMurray |
| 1993 | MacMurray | 81–76 | Westminster |
| 1994 | Fontbonne | 94–80 | Blackburn |
| 1995 | Westminster | 82–72 | MacMurray |
| 1996 | Fontbonne | 72–67 | MacMurray |
| 1997 | Maryville | 79–75 (OT) | Blackburn |
| 1998 | Greenville | 80–79 | Fontbonne |
| 1999 | MacMurray | 71–69 | Maryville |
| 2000– 2004 |
Not held | ||
| 2005 | Blackburn | 65–52 | Webster |
| 2006 | Maryville | 90–65 | Westminster |
| 2007 | Fontbonne | 88–79 (OT) | Eureka |
| 2008 | Fontbonne | 73–72 | Maryville |
| 2009 | Fontbonne | 87–82 | Westminster |
| 2010 | Westminster | 74–67 | Eureka |
| 2011 | Webster | 64–47 | Westminster |
| 2012 | Westminster | 58–56 | MacMurray |
| 2013 | Spalding | 64–62 (OT) | Eureka |
| 2014 | Webster | 55–41 | Spalding |
| 2015 | Spalding | 58–51 | Fontbonne |
| 2016 | Westminster | 61–59 | Spalding |
| 2017 | Westminster | 128–121 | Greenville |
| 2018 | Greenville | 126–119 | Blackburn |
| 2019 | Eureka | 70–69 | Webster |
| 2020 | Webster | 121–112 | Greenville |
| 2021 | Blackburn | 77–69 | Fontbonne |
| 2022 | Blackburn | 76–56 | Webster |
| 2023 | Fontbonne | 55–49 | Webster |
| 2024 | Fontbonne | 80–48 | Spalding |
Championship records
[edit]| School | Finals record |
Finals appearances |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fontbonne | 7–3 | 10 | 1994, 1996, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2023, 2024 |
| Westminster | 5–5 | 10 | 1995, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2017 |
| Blackburn | 5–3 | 8 | 1991, 1992, 2005, 2021, 2022 |
| Webster | 3–4 | 7 | 2011, 2014, 2020 |
| MacMurray | 2–4 | 6 | 1993, 1999 |
| Spalding | 2–3 | 5 | 2013, 2015 |
| Maryville | 2–2 | 4 | 1997, 2006 |
| Greenville | 2–2 | 4 | 1998, 2018 |
| Eureka | 1–3 | 4 | 2019 |
- Schools highlighted in pink are former members of the SLIAC
- Lyon, Mississippi Women, and Principia have not yet qualified for the tournament finals
- Iowa Wesleyan, Parks, and Lincoln Christian never qualified for the tournament finals as conference members
References
[edit]- ^ "SLIAC Men's Basketball Archives". SLIAC. 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.