South Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournament

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South Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournament
Conference basketball championship
Sport Basketball
Conference South Atlantic Conference
Number of teams8
Format Single-elimination tournament
Played1992–present
Current champion Lenoir–Rhyne (5th)
Most championships Catawba (9)
Official website SAC men's basketball

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]

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

Results

YearChampionsScoreRunner-upTournament MVP
1992 Lenoir–Rhyne 72–66 Presbyterian None selected
1993Lenoir–Rhyne79–70PresbyterianNone selected
1994 Carson–Newman 79–64Lenoir–RhyneNone selected
1995Lenoir–Rhyne52–50PresbyterianNone selected
1996Presbyterian82–77 Mars Hill None selected
1997 Elon 62–59Lenoir–RhyneNone selected
1998 Catawba 95–74 Wingate None selected
1999Catawba78–75 (OT)Carson–NewmanMarvin Moore, Catawba
2000Wingate82–72 Gardner–Webb Brandon Harris, Wingate
2001Catawba76–61PresbyterianKevin Petty, Catawba
2002Carson–Newman76–62WingateKyle Gribble, Carson-Newman
2003Lenoir–Rhyne71–62PresbyterianRoman Davis, Lenoir–Rhyne
2004Catawba81–68 Newberry Helgi Magnússon, Catawba
2005 Tusculum 79–73Lenoir–RhyneDonald Sexton, Tusculum
2006Wingate61–50Presbyterian Sean Barnette, Wingate
2007Wingate97–82CatawbaSean Barnette, Wingate
2008Catawba54–52Mars HillAntonio Houston, Catawba
2009Catawba63–61TusculumAntonio Houston, Catawba
2010 Brevard 93–92CatawbaJonathan Whitson, Brevard
2011 Lincoln Memorial 68–58WingateD'Mario Curry, Lincoln Memorial
2012Wingate66–59 Anderson (SC) Denzail Jones, Anderson
2013Wingate69–53Lincoln MemorialPaidrick Matilus, Wingate
2014Lincoln Memorial76–71Anderson (SC)Chandler Hash, Anderson
2015Carson–Newman63–48Lincoln MemorialCharles Clark, Carson–Newman
2016Lincoln Memorial95–83WingateLuquon Choice, Lincoln Memorial
2017 Queens (NC) 75–72Lincoln MemorialDaniel Camps, Queens
2018Lincoln Memorial77–75Queens (NC)Dorian Pinson, Lincoln Memorial
2019Catawba71–67Lenoir-RhyneDevin Cooper, Catawba
2020Lincoln Memorial75–68QueensDevin Whitefield, Lincoln Memorial
2021Carson-Newman88–79QueensEJ Bush, Carson-Newman
2022Queens (NC)69–59Carson-NewmanKenny Dye, Queens (NC)
2023Catawba101–69 UVA Wise Javeon Jones, Catawba
2024Catawba61–60Lincoln MemorialPeyton Gerald, Catawba
2025Lenoir–Rhyne82–78 (OT)Lincoln MemorialZiare Wells, Lenoir–Rhyne

Championship records

SchoolChampionshipsYears
Catawba 91998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2019, 2023, 2024
Lenoir–Rhyne 51992, 1993, 1995, 2003, 2025
Lincoln Memorial 52011, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020
Wingate 52000, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2013
Carson–Newman 41994, 2002, 2015, 2021
Queens (NC) 22017, 2022
Brevard 12010
Elon 11997
Presbyterian 11996
Tusculum 12005

See also

References

  1. "SAC Men's Basketball Tournament History". Year-by-year records. SAC. 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2019.