| Sunshine State Conference men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference basketball championship | |
| Sport | College basketball |
| Conference | Sunshine State Conference |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Played | 1978–present |
| Current champion | Nova Southeastern (4th) |
| Most championships | Florida Southern (25) |
| Official website | SSC men's basketball |
The Sunshine State Conference men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the NCAA Division II Sunshine State Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 1978. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. [1]
The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship.
| Year | Champions | Score | Runner-up | MVP | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Central Florida | 103–66 | Rollins | Jerry Prather, Central Florida | Lakeland Civic Center (Lakeland, FL) |
| 1979 | Florida Southern | 57–51 | Rollins | Lester Wright, Florida Southern | UCF Education Gymnasium (Orlando, FL) |
| 1980 | Florida Southern | 100–74 | Rollins | Kurt Alston, Florida Southern | UCF Education Gymnasium (Orlando, FL) |
| 1981 | Florida Southern | 86–77 | Central Florida | John Ebeling, Florida Southern | UCF Education Gymnasium (Orlando, FL) |
| 1982 | Biscayne College | 68–66 | Central Florida | Perry Smith, Biscayne | Jenkins Field House (Lakeland, FL) |
| 1983 | Florida Southern | 93–74 | Central Florida | Tom Ridley, Florida Southern | Jenkins Field House (Lakeland, FL) |
| 1984 | Tampa | 53–52 | Central Florida | Todd Linder, Tampa | Jenkins Field House (Lakeland, FL) |
| 1985 | Tampa | 57–52 | Florida Southern | Todd Linder, Tampa | Bob Martinez Athletics Center (Tampa, FL) |
| 1986 | Florida Southern | 73–66 | Saint Leo | Glenn Hanson, Florida Southern | Bob Martinez Athletics Center (Tampa, FL) |
| 1987 | Florida Southern | 70–66 | Tampa | Todd Linder, Tampa | Jenkins Field House (Lakeland, FL) |
| 1988 | Florida Southern | 63–62 | Tampa | Jerry Johnson, Florida Southern | Jenkins Field House (Lakeland, FL) |
| 1989 | Florida Southern | 68–67 | Tampa | Kris Kearney, Florida Southern | Bob Martinez Athletics Center (Tampa, FL) |
| 1990 | Florida Southern | 69–67 | Tampa | Michael Dean, Florida Southern | Bob Martinez Athletics Center (Tampa, FL) |
| 1991 | Florida Southern | 77–66 | Florida Tech | Derek Flowers, Florida Southern | Enyart-Alumni Field House (Winter Park, FL) |
| 1992 | Rollins | 74–64 | Barry | David Wolf, Rollins | Enyart-Alumni Field House (Winter Park, FL) |
| 1993 | Florida Southern | 71–67 | Tampa | DeCarlo Deveaux, Tampa | Bob Martinez Athletics Center (Tampa, FL) |
| 1994 | Eckerd | 77–71OT | Tampa | Rodney Chatman, Eckerd | Bob Martinez Athletics Center (Tampa, FL) |
| 1995 | Tampa | 77–75 | Eckerd | Idris Mays, Tampa | Lakeland Center (Lakeland, FL) |
| 1996 | Florida Southern | 53–49 | North Florida | Chris Sneed, North Florida | Lakeland Center (Lakeland, FL) |
| 1997 | Tampa | 73–67 | Florida Southern | Puncho Farquarson, Tampa | Lakeland Center (Lakeland, FL) |
| 1998 | Florida Southern | 68–66OT | Florida Tech | Eric Osborne, Florida Southern | Lakeland Center (Lakeland, FL) |
| 1999 | Florida Southern | 53–52 | Lynn | Innocent Kere, Florida Southern | Lakeland Center (Lakeland, FL) |
| 2000 | Florida Southern | 63–54 | Florida Tech | Innocent Kere, Florida Southern | Lakeland Center (Lakeland, FL) |
| 2001 | Florida Southern | 81–76 | Barry | Nick Railsback, Florida Southern | Lakeland Center (Lakeland, FL) |
| 2002 | Tampa | 62–45 | Florida Southern | Jon Brown, Tampa | Clemente Center (Melbourne, FL) |
| 2003 | Florida Southern | 81–68 | Rollins | Matt Story, Florida Southern | Jenkins Field House (Lakeland, FL) |
| 2004 | Eckerd | 67–57 | Florida Southern | Steve Berg, Eckerd | Alfond Sports Center (Winter Park, FL) |
| 2005 | Lynn | 63–50 | Eckerd | Justin Wingard, Lynn | Health and Sports Center (Miami Shores, FL) |
| 2006 | Rollins | 57–56 | Barry | John Thinnes, Rollins | Marion Bowman Activities Center (Saint Leo, FL) |
| 2007 | Eckerd | 67–52 | Rollins | Matt Centaus, Eckerd | Sports and Cultural Center (Boca Raton, FL) |
| 2008 | Florida Southern | 83–81OT | Tampa | Braxton Williams, Florida Southern | Bob Martinez Athletics Center (Tampa, FL) |
| 2009 | Florida Southern | 77–76OT | Rollins | Rob Eldridge, Florida Southern | Don Taft University Center (Davie, FL) |
| 2010 | Rollins | 66–59 | Barry | Myk Brown, Rollins | Don Taft University Center (Davie, FL) |
| 2011 | Rollins | 75–66 | Eckerd | Nick Wolf, Rollins | Clemente Center (Melbourne, FL) |
| 2012 | Florida Southern | 61–58 | Saint Leo | Seth Evans, Florida Southern | Jenkins Field House (Lakeland, FL) |
| 2013 | Florida Southern | 72–66 | Rollins | Seth Evans, Florida Southern | Silver Spurs Arena (Kissimmee, FL) |
| 2014 | Florida Southern | 84–74 | Tampa | Kevin Capers, Florida Southern | Silver Spurs Arena (Kissimmee, FL) |
| 2015 | Florida Southern | 93–83 | Barry | Kevin Capers, Florida Southern | Silver Spurs Arena (Kissimmee, FL) |
| 2016 | Eckerd | 87–84 | Barry | E. J. Moody, Eckerd | ICI Center (Daytona Beach, FL) |
| 2017 | Rollins | 71–70 | Palm Beach Atlantic | Jeff Merton, Rollins | ICI Center (Daytona Beach, FL) |
| 2018 | Eckerd | 96–71 | Barry | Marco Behori, Eckerd | Jenkins Fieldhouse (Lakeland, FL) |
| 2019 | Florida Southern | 92–84 | Nova Southeastern | Brett Hanson, Florida Southern | Don Taft University Center (Davie, FL) |
| 2020 | Florida Southern | 118–109 | Nova Southeastern | Brett Hanson, Florida Southern | Jenkins Fieldhouse (Lakeland, FL) |
| 2021 | Saint Leo | 83-70 | Florida Southern | Frank Webb Jr., Saint Leo | Marion Bowman Activities Center (Saint Leo, FL) |
| 2022 | Nova Southeastern | 98-85 | Barry | RJ Sunahara, Nova Southeastern | Rick Case Arena (Fort Lauderdale, FL) |
| 2023 | Nova Southeastern | 92–69 | Embry–Riddle | Will Yoakum, Nova Southeastern | |
| 2024 | Nova Southeastern | 87–76 | Barry | Shane Hunter, Nova Southeastern | |
| 2025 | Nova Southeastern | 103–89 | Florida Southern | MJ Iraldi, Nova Southeastern |
| School | Finals Record | Finals Appearances | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Southern | 25–5 | 30 | 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2020 |
| Tampa | 5–8 | 13 | 1984, 1985, 1995, 1997, 2002 |
| Rollins | 5–7 | 12 | 1992, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2017 |
| Eckerd | 5–3 | 8 | 1994, 2004, 2007, 2016, 2018 |
| Nova Southeastern | 4–2 | 6 | 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| UCF | 1–4 | 5 | 1978 |
| Saint Leo | 1–2 | 3 | 2021 |
| Lynn | 1–1 | 2 | 2005 |
| St. Thomas (FL) (Biscayne College) | 1–0 | 1 | 1982 |
| Barry | 0–9 | 9 | |
| Florida Tech | 0–3 | 3 | |
| Embry–Riddle | 0–1 | 1 | |
| Palm Beach Atlantic | 0–1 | 1 | |
| North Florida | 0–1 | 1 |