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2016 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

2016 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2015–16
Teams8
SiteMerrell Center
Katy, Texas
ChampionsStephen F. Austin (4th title)
Winning coachBrad Underwood (3rd title)
MVPThomas Walkup (Stephen F. Austin)
Attendance9,793
TelevisionESPN3, ESPN2
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2015–16 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stephen F. Austin † 18 – 0   1.000 28 – 6   .824
Texas A&M–CC 15 – 3   .833 25 – 8   .758
Sam Houston State 12 – 6   .667 18 – 16   .529
Incarnate Word* 12 – 6   .667 17 – 12   .586
Houston Baptist 10 – 8   .556 17 – 17   .500
Southeastern Louisiana 9 – 9   .500 12 – 21   .364
Abilene Christian* 8 – 10   .444 13 – 18   .419
McNeese State 7 – 11   .389 9 – 20   .310
Central Arkansas** 6 – 12   .333 7 – 21   .250
New Orleans 6 – 12   .333 10 – 20   .333
Nicholls State 6 – 12   .333 11 – 23   .324
Northwestern State 5 – 13   .278 8 – 20   .286
Lamar 3 – 15   .167 11 – 19   .367
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I
** Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2016 Southland tournament winner

The 2016 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament, a part of the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place March 9–12 at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas.[1] The winner of the tournament will receive the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA tournament.

Two programs in their third year of the transition from NCAA Division II to Division I, Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word, were ineligible for the tournament.[2][3] In addition, Central Arkansas was ineligible for the tournament for failure to meet enhanced NCAA Academic Performance Rating (APR) requirements.[4]

Seeds

The top 8 teams in the conference qualified for the tournament. The top 2 seeds earned double byes into the Semifinals. The #3 and #4 seeds received a single buy to the Quarterfinals.

Teams were seeded by record within the division and conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker[5]
1 Stephen F. Austin 18–0
2 Texas A&M–CC 15–3
3 Sam Houston State 12–6
4 Houston Baptist 10–8
5 Southeastern Louisiana 9–9
6 McNeese State 7–11
7 Nicholls State 6–12 1–1 vs. Southeastern Louisiana
8 New Orleans 6–12 0–2 vs. Southeastern Louisiana

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup# Score Television
First round – Wednesday, March 9
1 1 5:00 pm #5 Southeastern Louisiana vs. #8 New Orleans 84–74 ESPN3
2 7:30 pm #6 McNeese State vs. #7 Nicholls State 90–942OT
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10
2 3 5:00pm #4 Houston Baptist vs. #5 Southeastern Louisiana 73–68 ESPN3
4 7:30pm #3 Sam Houston State vs. #7 Nicholls State 60–59
Semifinals – Friday, March 11
3 5 5:00 pm #1 Stephen F. Austin vs. #4 Houston Baptist 104–68 ESPN3
6 7:30pm #2 Texas A&M–CC vs. #3 Sam Houston State 79–76
Championship – Saturday, March 12
4 7 8:30pm #1 Stephen F. Austin vs. #2 Texas A&M–CC 82–60 ESPN2
*Game times in CST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

First round
Wednesday, March 9
ESPN3 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 10
ESPN3 		Semifinals
Friday, March 11
ESPN3 		Championship
Saturday, March 12
ESPN2
1 Stephen F. Austin 104
4 Houston Baptist 68
4 Houston Baptist 73
5 SE Louisiana 84 5 SE Louisiana 68
8 New Orleans 74 1 Stephen F. Austin 82
2 Texas A&M–CC 60
2 Texas A&M–CC 79
3 Sam Houston State 76
3 Sam Houston State 60
6 McNeese State 90 7 Nicholls State 59
7 Nicholls State 94**

* – denotes overtime period

Game summaries

First round

ESPN3
03/09/2016
5:00 pm
#8 New Orleans 74, #5 Southeastern Louisiana 84
Scoring by half: 42–49, 32–35
Pts: Nate Frye 21
Rebs: Kevin Hill 8
Asts: Frye, Gill 5		 Pts: Zay Jackson 17
Rebs: Jordan Capps 10
Asts: Joshua Filmore 7
Merrell Center
Katy, TX
Attendance: 1,077
Referees: Rob Wolff, Jon Stigliano, Kerby Sitton
ESPN3
03/09/2016
7:30 pm
#7 Nicholls State 94, #6 McNeese State 90 (2OT)
Scoring by half: 48–37, 25–36 Overtime: 21–17
Pts: T.J. Carpenter 22
Rebs: Liam Thomas 8
Asts: Liam Thomas 3		 Pts: Jarren Greenwood 23
Rebs: Austin Lewis 11
Asts: Jamaya Burr 4
Merrell Center
Katy, TX
Attendance: 1,077
Referees: Brent Dugas, Dave Cusick, Ross Cullins

Quarterfinals

ESPN3
03/10/2016
5:00 pm
#5 Southeastern Louisiana 68, #4 Houston Baptist 73
Scoring by half: 20–33, 48–40
Pts: Jordan Capps 23
Rebs: Jordan Capps 10
Asts: Jackson, Veal 4		 Pts: Anthony Odunsi 20
Rebs: Isaiah Robinson 12
Asts: Lasher, Odunsi 3
Merrell Center
Katy, TX
Attendance: 1,298
Referees: Joe Wilbert III, Jeff Malham, Patrick Boeh
ESPN3
03/10/2016
7:30 pn
#7 Nicholls State 59, #3 Sam Houston State 60
Scoring by half: 34–38, 25–22
Pts: Quinton Thomas 12
Rebs: Carpenter, Thomas 5
Asts: Schane Rillieux 4		 Pts: Aurimas Majauskas 16
Rebs: Torry Butler 10
Asts: Almanza, Delaney 3
Merrell Center
Katy, TX
Attendance: 1,298
Referees: Gerald Williams, Danny Chance, Sean Casey

Semifinals

ESPN3
03/11/2016
5:00 pm
#4 Houston Baptist 68, #1 Stephen F. Austin 104
Scoring by half: 32–54, 36–50
Pts: Caleb Crayton 20
Rebs: Lasher, Robinson 5
Asts: Anthony Odunsi 3		 Pts: Demetrious Floyd 30
Rebs: Charles, Geffrard Jr. 9
Asts: Pinkney, Walkup 6
Merrell Center
Katy, TX
Attendance: 3,019
Referees: Kerry Sitton, James Durham, Toby Martinez
ESPN3
03/11/2016
7:30 pm
#3 Sam Houston State 76, #2 Texas A&M–CC 79
Scoring by half: 40–28, 36–51
Pts: Albert Almanza 17
Rebs: Torry Butler 6
Asts: Jovante' Spivey 5		 Pts: Hameed Ali 18
Rebs: Bryce Douvier 8
Asts: Hameed Ali 4
Merrell Center
Katy, TX
Attendance: 3,019
Referees: Marques Pettigrew, Brooks Wells, Roger Schmitz

Championship

ESPN2
03/12/2016
8:30 pm
#2 Texas A&M–CC 60, #1 Stephen F. Austin 82
Scoring by half: 29–48, 31–34
Pts: Joe Kilgore 14
Rebs: Rashawn Thomas 9
Asts: Four Tied 2		 Pts: Thomas Walkup 19
Rebs: Clide Geffrard Jr. 8
Asts: Ty Charles 4
Merrell Center
Katy, TX
Attendance: 4,399
Referees: Brent Meaux, Keith Kimble, Kelly Hunt

Awards and honors

Source:
Tournament MVP: Thomas Walkup

All-Tournament Team:

  • Hameed Ali (Texas A&M–CC)
  • Demetrious Floyd (Stephen F. Austin)
  • Thomas Walkup (Stephen F. Austin) (MVP)
  • Clide Geffrard (Stephen F. Austin)
  • Jordan Capps (Southeastern Louisiana)

See also

2016 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament

References

  1. ^ "Week Three Notes" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 5. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  2. ^ "Timeline for the move to NCAA Division I status". Abilene Christian University. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  3. ^ "Southland Conference Establishes Future Competitive Standards". University of the Incarnate Word. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  4. ^ "2015-16 APR Penalties from the NCAA". Washington Times. May 27, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  5. ^ "Southland Tournament Seeding Tiebreakers". Retrieved December 5, 2015.
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