South Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournament
Collegiate basketball tournament
The South Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the South Atlantic Conference . The tournament has been held annually since 1992. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.[ 1]
The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship .
Results
Year
Champions
Score
Runner-up
Tournament MVP
1992
Lenoir–Rhyne
72–66
Presbyterian
None selected
1993
Lenoir–Rhyne
79–70
Presbyterian
None selected
1994
Carson–Newman
79–64
Lenoir–Rhyne
None selected
1995
Lenoir–Rhyne
52–50
Presbyterian
None selected
1996
Presbyterian
82–77
Mars Hill
None selected
1997
Elon
62–59
Lenoir–Rhyne
None selected
1998
Catawba
95–74
Wingate
None selected
1999
Catawba
78–75 (OT )
Carson–Newman
Marvin Moore, Catawba
2000
Wingate
82–72
Gardner–Webb
Brandon Harris, Wingate
2001
Catawba
76–61
Presbyterian
Kevin Petty, Catawba
2002
Carson–Newman
76–62
Wingate
Kyle Gribble, Carson-Newman
2003
Lenoir–Rhyne
71–62
Presbyterian
Roman Davis, Lenoir–Rhyne
2004
Catawba
81–68
Newberry
Helgi Magnússon , Catawba
2005
Tusculum
79–73
Lenoir–Rhyne
Donald Sexton, Tusculum
2006
Wingate
61–50
Presbyterian
Sean Barnette , Wingate
2007
Wingate
97–82
Catawba
Sean Barnette, Wingate
2008
Catawba
54–52
Mars Hill
Antonio Houston, Catawba
2009
Catawba
63–61
Tusculum
Antonio Houston, Catawba
2010
Brevard
93–92
Catawba
Jonathan Whitson, Brevard
2011
Lincoln Memorial
68–58
Wingate
D'Mario Curry, Lincoln Memorial
2012
Wingate
66–59
Anderson (SC)
Denzail Jones, Anderson
2013
Wingate
69–53
Lincoln Memorial
Paidrick Matilus, Wingate
2014
Lincoln Memorial
76–71
Anderson (SC)
Chandler Hash, Anderson
2015
Carson–Newman
63–48
Lincoln Memorial
Charles Clark, Carson–Newman
2016
Lincoln Memorial
95–83
Wingate
Luquon Choice, Lincoln Memorial
2017
Queens (NC)
75–72
Lincoln Memorial
Daniel Camps, Queens
2018
Lincoln Memorial
77–75
Queens (NC)
Dorian Pinson, Lincoln Memorial
2019
Catawba
71–67
Lenoir-Rhyne
Devin Cooper, Catawba
2020
Lincoln Memorial
75–68
Queens
Devin Whitefield, Lincoln Memorial
2021
Carson-Newman
88–79
Queens
EJ Bush, Carson-Newman
2022
Queens (NC)
69–59
Carson-Newman
Kenny Dye, Queens (NC)
2023
Catawba
101–69
UVA Wise
Javeon Jones, Catawba
2024
Catawba
61–60
Lincoln Memorial
Peyton Gerald, Catawba
Championship records
School
Championships
Years
Catawba
9
1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2019, 2023, 2024
Lincoln Memorial
5
2011, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020
Wingate
5
2000, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2013
Lenoir–Rhyne
4
1992, 1993, 1995, 2003
Carson–Newman
4
1994, 2002, 2015, 2021
Queens (NC)
2
2017, 2022
Brevard
1
2010
Elon
1
1997
Presbyterian
1
1996
Tusculum
1
2005
Coker , Emory & Henry , and Limestone have not yet reached the finals of the SAC tournament.
Schools highlighted in pink are former SAC members.
See also
References
Current members Affiliate members
NCAA men's college basketball tournaments
Division I
Early season Defunct Early season Conference postseason Defunct Conference postseason Postseason Defunct Postseason
Division II
Conference postseason Defunct Conference postseason Postseason
Division III
Conference postseason Defunct Conference postseason Postseason