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2019 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

2019 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2018–19
Teams8
SiteMerrell Center
Katy, Texas
ChampionsAbilene Christian (1 title)
Winning coachJoe Golding (1 title)
MVPJaren Lewis (Abilene Christian)
TelevisionESPN+, ESPN2
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2018–19 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Sam Houston State 16 – 2   .889 21 – 12   .636
Abilene Christian † 14 – 4   .778 27 – 7   .794
Southeastern Louisiana 12 – 6   .667 17 – 16   .515
New Orleans 12 – 6   .667 19 – 14   .576
Lamar 12 – 6   .667 20 – 13   .606
Texas A&M–CC 9 – 9   .500 14 – 18   .438
Central Arkansas 8 – 10   .444 14 – 19   .424
Houston Baptist 8 – 10   .444 12 – 18   .400
Stephen F. Austin 7 – 11   .389 14 – 16   .467
Nicholls 7 – 11   .389 14 – 17   .452
Northwestern State 6 – 12   .333 11 – 20   .355
McNeese State 5 – 13   .278 9 – 22   .290
Incarnate Word 1 – 17   .056 6 – 25   .194
† 2019 Southland tournament winner

The 2019 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the 2018–19 season in the Southland Conference. The tournament was held at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas from March 13–16, 2019.[1] The tournament winner, Abilene Christian, received an automatic invitation to the 2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

Seeds

Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tie–breaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.[2][3] Only the top eight teams in the conference qualified for the tournament. The top two seeds received double byes into the semifinals in the merit-based format. The No. 3 and No. 4 seeds received single byes to the quarterfinals. Sam Houston St clinched a double bye, and won the 2019 Southland regular season title on February 27.[4] Because of this, the Bearkats clinched the 1 seed. New Orleans, Lamar, Abilene Christian, and Southeast Louisiana qualified for the tournament. Abilene Christian and Southeastern Louisiana clinched the 2nd and 3rd seeds respectively with wins on March 6.[5]

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker 1
1 Sam Houston State 16–2
2 Abilene Christian 14–4
3 Southeastern Louisiana 12–6 2–1 vs. Lamar/New Orleans, 1–1 vs. Abilene Christian
4 New Orleans 12–6 2–1 vs. SELA/Lamar, 0–1 vs. Abilene Christian
5 Lamar 12–6 0–2 vs. SELA/New Orleans
6 Texas A&M–CC 9–9
7 Central Arkansas 8–10 1–1 vs. Sam Houston State
8 Houston Baptist 8–10 0–2 vs. Sam Houston State

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup# Score Television
First round – Wednesday, March 13, 2019
1 1 5:00 pm No. 5 Lamar vs. No. 8 Houston Baptist 81–79 ESPN+
2 7:30 pm No. 6 Texas A&M–CC vs. No. 7 Central Arkansas 53–73
Second round – Thursday, March 14, 2019
2 3 5:00 pm No. 4 New Orleans vs. No. 5 Lamar 76–72 ESPN+
4 7:30 pm No. 3 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 7 Central Arkansas 79–65
Semifinals – Friday, March 15, 2019
3 5 5:00 pm No. 1 Sam Houston State vs. No. 4 New Orleans 76–79 ESPN+
6 7:30 pm No. 2 Abilene Christian vs. No. 3 Southeastern Louisiana 69–66
Championship – Saturday, March 16, 2019
4 7 8:30 pm No. 4 New Orleans vs. No. 2 Abilene Christian 60-77 ESPN2
*Game times in CDT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Source[1]

Bracket

First round
Wednesday, March 13
ESPN+ 		Second round
Thursday, March 14
ESPN+ 		Semifinals
Friday, March 15
ESPN+ 		Championship
Saturday, March 16
ESPN2
1 Sam Houston State 76
4 New Orleans 79
4 New Orleans 76
5 Lamar 81 5 Lamar 72
8 Houston Baptist 79 4 New Orleans 60
2 Abilene Christian 77
2 Abilene Christian 69
3 Southeastern Louisiana 66
3 Southeastern Louisiana  79
6 Texas A&M–CC 53 7 Central Arkansas 65
7 Central Arkansas 73

Awards and honors

Tournament MVP: Jaren Lewis (Abilene Christian)
All-Tournament Team:

  • Jaren Lewis (Abilene Christian)
  • Jaylen Franklin (Abilene Christian)
  • Payten Ricks (Abilene Christian)
  • Scott Plaisance Jr. (New Orleans)
  • Josh Nzeakor (Lamar)

Source:[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "2019 Southland Conference Basketball Tournament". Southland Conference. Archived from the original on February 18, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "Basketball Tie–breaker Procedures". Southland Conference. Archived from the original on February 9, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "Southland Conference Men's Remaining Record Seeding Scenarios" (PDF). Southland Conference. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  4. ^ "Kats Claim Outright Southland Championship". Sam Houston State University. February 27, 2019. Retrieved March 3, 2019. The Bearkats will also be the No. 1 seed in the Southland Tournament in Katy in two weeks. The Bearkats will receive a double bye in the tournament and will open play on March 15 at 5 p.m. at the Merrell Center.
  5. ^ "Remaining Seeding Scenarios Entering Final Weekend of Southland Basketball Regular Season". Southland Conference. March 8, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  6. ^ "No. 2 Abilene Christian Going DAncing After 77–60 Victory Over No. 4 New Orleans". Southland Conference. March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
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