Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
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.
| 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 | 2021 |
| Current champion | Abilene Christian Wildcats |
| Most championships | Northeast Louisiana (6) |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN |
| Official website | Southland.org Men's Basketball |
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.
The tournament has been held at the Leonard E. Merrell Center in the Houston suburb of Katy, Texas since 2008. Starting in 2023, the event will move to The Legacy Center on the campus of McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana, reportedly as part of a deal that kept McNeese in the Southland after it had been courted by Conference USA and nearly joined the Western Athletic Conference.[1]
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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 1998 | Nicholls State | 84–81 | Texas–Arlington | Donald Harris, Texas–Arlington | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 2011 | UTSA | 75–72 | McNeese State | Devin Gibson, UTSA | |
| 2012 | Lamar | 70–49 | McNeese State | Mike James, Lamar | |
| 2013 | Northwestern State | 68–66 | Stephen F. Austin | Shamir Davis, Northwestern State | |
| 2014 | Stephen F. Austin* | 68–49 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Walkup, Stephen F. Austin | |
| 2015 | Stephen F. Austin* | 83–70 | Sam Houston State | ||
| 2016 | Stephen F. Austin* | 82–60 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | ||
| 2017 | New Orleans | 68–65 (OT) | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Erik Thomas, New Orleans | |
| 2018 | Stephen F. Austin* | 59–55 | Southeastern Louisiana | T. J. Holyfield, Stephen F. Austin | |
| 2019 | Abilene Christian | 77–60 | New Orleans | Jaren Lewis, Abilene Christian | |
| 2020 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | ||||
| 2021 | Abilene Christian | 79–46 | Nicholls | Kolton Kohl, Abilene Christian | Leonard E. Merrell Center, Katy, Texas |
| 2022 | |||||
| 2023 | The Legacy Center, Lake Charles, Louisiana | ||||
| 2024 | |||||
| 2025 | |||||
| 2026 | |||||
Note: Northeast Louisiana and Southwestern Louisiana became Louisiana–Monroe and Louisiana–Lafayette, respectively, in 1999; the latter has since changed its athletic branding to solely Louisiana. Southwest Texas State became Texas State in 2003.
Note on asterisks: Stephen F. Austin kept academically ineligible players from 2013-2020.[2]
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 |
| Abilene Christian | 2 | 2019, 2021 |
| McNeese | 2 | 1989, 2002 |
| Nicholls | 2 | 1995, 1998 |
| Sam Houston State | 2 | 2003, 2010 |
| Texas State | 2 | 1994, 1997 |
| New Orleans | 1 | 2017 |
| North Texas | 1 | 1988 |
| Southeastern Louisiana | 1 | 2005 |
| Southwestern Louisiana | 1 | 1982 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 1 | 2007 |
| UT Arlington | 1 | 2008 |
| TOTAL | 40 |
Note: Italics indicates former conference member as of the 2021–22 season. 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 | |||||
| Northwestern State | 21–15 | .583 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| New Orleans | 5-4 | .556 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 8–8 | .500 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| McNeese | 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 |
| Incarnate Word | 0-0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Former Members | |||||
| Abilene Christian | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Southwestern Louisiana | 4-1 | .800 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Louisiana Tech | 9-4 | .692 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Lamar | 21–14 | .600 | 4 | 2 | 18 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 23–17 | .575 | 5 | 4 | 22 |
| Louisiana–Monroe | 21-16 | .568 | 6 | 4 | 22 |
| UTSA | 17-15 | .531 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| Sam Houston State | 20–20 | .500 | 2 | 3 | 22 |
| North Texas | 11-11 | .500 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| Arkansas State | 4-6 | .400 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Texas State | 10-15 | .400 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| UT Arlington | 13-25 | .342 | 1 | 3 | 26 |
| Oral Roberts | 1-2 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Central Arkansas | 1–3 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Italicized indicates former member as of the 2021–22 NCAA basketball season
Sources: [3]
Television coverage
| Year | Network | Play-by-play | Analyst |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | ESPN2 | Matt Schick | Joe Kleine |
| 2020 | Lowell Galindo | Lance Blanks | |
| 2019 | Reid Gettys | ||
| 2018 | Lance Blanks | ||
| 2017 | |||
| 2016 | Bob Wischusen | Sean Harrington | |
| 2015 | Mark Neely | Stephen Howard | |
| 2014[4] | Carter Blackburn | ||
| 2013[5] | Mark Adams | ||
| 2012[6] | Dereck Whittenburg | ||
| 2011[7] | |||
| 2010[8] | Lou Canellis | Mike Kelley | |
| 2009[9] | Dave Barnett | ||
| 2008[10] | Bucky Walters | ||
| 2007[11] | Eric Collins | Jimmy Dykes |
References
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- "Stephen F. Austin announces postseason bans for men's basketball, football and baseball".
- "Southland Champions History & Records" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 107. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
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