2024 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 2023–24 |
Teams | 14 |
Site | Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, Florida |
Champions | James Madison (1st title) |
Winning coach | Mark Byington (1st title) |
MVP | Noah Freidel (James Madison) |
Television | ESPN+, ESPN |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appalachian State | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 27 | – | 7 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Madison † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 32 | – | 4 | .889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Troy | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 17 | .541 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 9 | – | 24 | .273 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 20 | .394 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 17 | – | 18 | .486 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Monroe | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal Carolina | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 Sun Belt tournament winner |
The 2024 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Sun Belt Conference during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. All tournament games were played at Pensacola Bay Center between March 5–11, 2024.[1] The winner, James Madison, received the Sun Belt's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA tournament.[2]
Seeds
[edit]All 14 conference teams qualified for the tournament. Teams were be seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top 10 teams received a first round bye and the top four teams received a double bye, automatically advancing them into the quarterfinals.
Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
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1 | Appalachian State | 16–2 | |
2 | James Madison | 15–3 | |
3 | Troy | 13–5 | |
4 | Arkansas State | 11–7 | |
5 | Louisiana | 10–8 | |
6 | Southern Miss | 9–9 | |
7 | Georgia State | 8–10 | 2–1 against Georgia Southern/South Alabama |
8 | South Alabama | 8–10 | 1–1 against Georgia State/Georgia Southern |
9 | Georgia Southern | 8–10 | 1–2 against Georgia State/South Alabama |
10 | Marshall | 7–11 | 1–0 against Texas State |
11 | Texas State | 7–11 | 0–1 against Marshall |
12 | Louisiana–Monroe | 6–12 | |
13 | Coastal Carolina | 5–13 | |
14 | Old Dominion | 3–15 |
Schedule
[edit]Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
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First round – Tuesday, March 5 | ||||
1 | 5:00 pm | No. 12 Louisiana-Monroe vs. No. 13 Coastal Carolina | 71–75 | ESPN+ |
2 | 7:30 pm | No. 11 Texas State vs. No. 14 Old Dominion | 92–83OT | |
Second round – Thursday, March 7 | ||||
3 | 11:30 am | No. 8 South Alabama vs. No. 9 Georgia Southern | 71–76 | ESPN+ |
4 | 2:00 pm | No. 5 Louisiana vs. No. 13 Coastal Carolina | 80–66 | |
5 | 5:00 pm | No. 6 Southern Miss vs. No. 11 Texas State | 59–75 | |
6 | 7:30 pm | No. 7 Georgia State vs. No. 10 Marshall | 74–86 | |
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 9 | ||||
7 | 11:30 am | No. 1 Appalachian State vs. No. 9 Georgia Southern | 85–80 OT | ESPN+ |
8 | 2:00 pm | No. 4 Arkansas State vs. No. 5 Louisiana | 89–62 | |
9 | 5:00 pm | No. 3 Troy vs. No. 11 Texas State | 68–74 | |
10 | 7:30 pm | No. 2 James Madison vs. No. 10 Marshall | 81–64 | |
Semifinals – Sunday, March 10 | ||||
11 | 5:00 pm | No. 1 Appalachian State vs. No. 4 Arkansas State | 65–67 | ESPN+ |
12 | 7:30 pm | No. 11 Texas State vs. No. 2 James Madison | 68–73 | |
Championship – Monday, March 11 | ||||
13 | 6:00 pm | No. 4 Arkansas State vs. No. 2 James Madison | 71–91 | ESPN |
Game times in CT. Rankings denote tournament seed |
Bracket
[edit]First round Tuesday, March 5 ESPN+ | Second round Thursday, March 7 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 9 ESPN+ | Semifinals Sunday, March 10 ESPN+ | Championship Monday, March 11 ESPN | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | Appalachian State | 85* | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | South Alabama | 71 | 9 | Georgia Southern | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||
9 | Georgia Southern | 76 | 1 | Appalachian State | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Arkansas State | 67 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Arkansas State | 89 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Louisiana | 80 | 5 | Louisiana | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 | Louisiana–Monroe | 71 | 13 | Coastal Carolina | 66 | 4 | Arkansas State | 71 | |||||||||||||||
13 | Coastal Carolina | 75 | 2 | James Madison | 91 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | James Madison | 81 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Georgia State | 74 | 10 | Marshall | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||
10 | Marshall | 86 | 2 | James Madison | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||
11 | Texas State | 68 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Troy | 68 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Southern Miss | 59 | 11 | Texas State | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||
11 | Texas State | 92* | 11 | Texas State | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | Old Dominion | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||
* – Denotes overtime period
See also
[edit]2024 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament
References
[edit]- ^ "2024 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Championship". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
- ^ Tucker, Kyle; Bennett, Brian (March 11, 2024). "James Madison, Samford earn NCAA bids". The Athletic. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "Men's Basketball - Composite Schedule". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
- ^ "2024 SBC MBB Tournament Bracket (PDF) - Sun Belt Conference" (PDF). sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved February 2, 2024.