Gulf South Conference men's basketball tournament

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Gulf South Conference men's basketball tournament
Conference basketball championship
Sport Basketball
Conference Gulf South Conference
Number of teams8
Format Single-elimination tournament
Current stadium Pete Hanna Center
Current location Homewood, Alabama
Played1981–present
Current champion Alabama–Huntsville (6th)
Most championships Alabama–Huntsville (6)
Delta State (6)
North Alabama (6)
Official website GSC men's basketball

The Gulf South Conference men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the Gulf South Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 1981. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. [1]

Contents

The winner receives the Gulf South's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship.

Results

YearChampionsScoreRunner-upMVPVenue
1981 North Alabama 81–70 Jacksonville State Johnny Buckmon, North Alabama Flowers Hall (Florence, AL)
1982 Livingston 49–47 Tennessee–Martin Will Cotchery, LivingstonPruitt Hall (Livingston, AL)
1983Jacksonville State79–74 Valdosta State Robert Spurgeon, Jacksonville St. Pete Mathews Coliseum (Jacksonville, AL)
1984North Alabama82–78Jacksonville StateMelvin Allen, Jacksonville St.Flowers Hall (Florence, AL)
1985Jacksonville State86–73 Delta State Keith McKeller, Jacksonville St.Pete Mathews Coliseum (Jacksonville, AL)
1986Delta State83–66Jacksonville StateCarl Brown, Delta St.Walter Sillers Coliseum (Cleveland, MS)
1987 West Georgia 83–75Delta StateRodney Roberts, West GeorgiaUWG Coliseum (Carrollton, GA)
1988North Alabama79–75 Troy State Louis Newsome, North Alabama Sartain Hall (Troy, AL)
1989Jacksonville State85–74LivingstonRobert Lee Sanders, Jacksonville St.Pete Mathews Coliseum (Jacksonville, AL)
1990Not held
1991Not held
1992Jacksonville State90–77 Mississippi College Dave Edmond, Jacksonville St.Pete Mathews Coliseum (Jacksonville, AL)
1993Delta State72–66Jacksonville State Todd Mundt, Delta St.Walter Sillers Coliseum (Cleveland, MS)
1994North Alabama66–62OTLivingstonCurtis Davis, North Alabama A. E. Wood Coliseum (Clinton, MS)
1995Mississippi College86–84Delta StateCorey Speech, Mississippi Coll.Flowers Hall (Florence, AL)
1996North Alabama80–65Delta StateCorey Williams, North AlabamaWalter Sillers Coliseum (Cleveland, MS)
1997Delta State75–70West GeorgiaChris Sykes, Delta St.UWG Coliseum (Carrollton, GA)
1998Delta State84–65 Central Arkansas Rodney Dean, Central ArkansasWalter Sillers Coliseum (Cleveland, MS)
1999 Henderson State 57–49Delta StateDavid Lewis, Henderson St. Tex Turner Arena (Harrogate, TN)
2000Henderson State67–61North AlabamaAndre Kerr, Henderson St.Walter Sillers Coliseum (Cleveland, MS)
2001Henderson State63–53Delta StateNiki Arinze, Henderson St. BancorpSouth Arena (Tupelo, MS)
2002West Georgia72–50Valdosta StateChezley Watson, West GeorgiaBancorpSouth Arena (Tupelo, MS)
2003Henderson State54–39 Alabama–Huntsville Steve Parillon, Henderson St.BancorpSouth Arena (Tupelo, MS)
2004 Montevallo 77–65West GeorgiaD. J. Towns, MontevalloBancorpSouth Arena (Tupelo, MS)
2005Montevallo72–60Delta StateJames Hall, MontevalloBancorpSouth Arena (Tupelo, MS)
2006Delta State71–67MontevalloJasper Johnson, Delta St.BancorpSouth Arena (Tupelo, MS)
2007Montevallo66–62Henderson StateMarcus Kennedy, Montevallo DeSoto Civic Center (Southaven, MS)
2008 Christian Brothers 93–89 Harding Nick Kohs, Christian BrothersDeSoto Civic Center (Southaven, MS)
2009 Arkansas Tech 79–66Valdosta StateRenard Allen, Arkansas TechDeSoto Civic Center (Southaven, MS)
2010Arkansas Tech64–63Alabama–HuntsvilleMarcus Pillow, Arkansas TechDeSoto Civic Center (Southaven, MS)
2011Harding80–61Arkansas TechStephen Blake, HardingDeSoto Civic Center (Southaven, MS)
2012Alabama–Huntsville58–43Christian Brothers Josh Magette, Alabama–Huntsville Arena at NWFSC (Niceville, FL)
2013Christian Brothers65–62Valdosta StateTrey Casey, Christian Brothers Pete Hanna Center (Birmingham, AL)
2014North Alabama79–73Christian BrothersRashaun Claiborne, North AlabamaPete Hanna Center (Birmingham, AL)
2015Alabama–Huntsville73–68West AlabamaSeab Webster, Alabama–HuntsvillePete Hanna Center (Birmingham, AL)
2016West Georgia99–82Alabama–HuntsvilleIakeem Alstin, Alabama–HuntsvillePete Hanna Center (Birmingham, AL)
2017Alabama–Huntsville94–91Valdosta StateSeab Webster, Alabama–HuntsvillePete Hanna Center (Birmingham, AL)
2018 West Florida 71–65Delta StateMarvin Jones, West FloridaPete Hanna Center (Birmingham, AL)
2019Delta State64-60Alabama–HuntsvilleMatthew Wilson, Delta StatePete Hanna Center (Birmingham, AL)
2020Alabama–Huntsville91–82Valdosta State JJ Kaplan, Alabama—HuntsvillePete Hanna Center (Birmingham, AL)
2021Valdosta State75–70Alabama–HuntsvilleBurke Putnam, Valdosta State Trustmark Arena (Montevallo, AL)
2022Alabama–Huntsville86–72Union (TN)CJ Williamson, Alabama–HuntsvillePete Hanna Center (Birmingham, AL)
2023West Alabama67–65West GeorgiaJustin Allison, West Alabama
2024West Georgia75–69Alabama–HuntsvilleZawdie Jackson, West Georgia
2025Alabama–Huntsville101–95Valdosta StateBlake Campbell, Alabama–Huntsville

Championship records

SchoolFinals RecordFinals AppearancesYears
North Alabama 6–171981, 1984, 1998, 1994, 1996, 2014
Alabama–Huntsville 6–6122012, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2022, 2025
Delta State 6–8141986, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2006, 2019
Jacksonville State 4–481983, 1985, 1989, 1992
West Georgia 4–371987, 2002, 2016, 2024
Henderson State 4–151999, 2000, 2001, 2003
Montevallo 3–142004, 2005, 2007
West Alabama
(Livingston)
2–351982, 2023
Christian Brothers 2–242008, 2013
Arkansas Tech 2–132009, 2010
Valdosta State 1–782021
Harding 1–122011
Mississippi College 1–121995
West Florida 1–012018
Central Arkansas 0–11
Troy
(Troy State)
0–11
Tennessee–Martin 0–11
Union (TN) 0–11

See also

References

  1. "Gulf South Conference Men's Basketball History" (PDF). Year-by-year records. Gulf South Conference. 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2017.