South Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournament
Conference basketball championship
SportBasketball
ConferenceSouth Atlantic Conference
Number of teams8
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Played1992–present
Current championQueens (NC) (2nd)
Most championshipsCatawba (7)
Official websiteSAC 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]

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

Championship records

School Finals Record Finals Appearances Years
Catawba 8–2 10 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2019, 2023
Lincoln Memorial 5–3 8 2011, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020
Wingate 5–4 9 2000, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2013
Lenoir–Rhyne 4–4 8 1992, 1993, 1995, 2003
Carson–Newman 4–1 5 1994, 2002, 2015, 2021
Queens (NC) 2–3 5 2017, 2022
Brevard 1–0 1 2010
Tusculum 1–1 1 2005
Elon 1–0 1 1997
Presbyterian 1–6 7 1996
Anderson (SC) 0–2 2
Mars Hill 0–2 2
UVA Wise 0–1 1
Newberry 0–1 1
Gardner–Webb 0–1 1
  • 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

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