2016 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

2016 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 201516
Teams 8
Site Lakefront Arena
New Orleans, Louisiana
Champions Little Rock (2nd title)
Winning coach Chris Beard (1st title)
MVP Roger Woods (Little Rock)
Television ESPN3, ESPN2
Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
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2015–16 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Little Rock 17 3   .850     30 5   .857
Louisiana–Monroe 15 5   .750     20 14   .588
Texas–Arlington 13 7   .650     24 11   .686
Louisiana–Lafayette 12 8   .600     19 15   .559
Georgia Southern 10 10   .500     14 17   .452
Georgia State 9 11   .450     16 14   .533
Texas State 8 12   .400     15 16   .484
South Alabama 8 12   .400     14 19   .424
Arkansas State 7 13   .350     11 20   .355
Appalachian State 7 13   .350     9 22   .290
Troy 4 16   .200     9 22   .290
2016 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner

The 2016 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held at Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana from March 10 to March 13. The tournament winner, Little Rock, received an automatic bid into the 2016 NCAA Tournament.

Seeds

Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker[1]
1 Little Rock 17–3 27–4
2 Louisiana–Monroe 15–5 19–12
3 Texas–Arlington 13–7 22–9
4 Louisiana–Lafayette 12–8 16–13
5 Georgia Southern 10–10 14–16
6 Georgia State 9–11 16–13
7 Texas State 8–12 14–15 2–0 vs. South Alabama
8 South Alabama 8–12 13–18 0–2 vs. Texas State
‡ – Sun Belt Conference regular season champions.
* – Received a first-round and second-round bye in the conference tournament.
# – Received a first-round bye in the conference tournament.
Overall record are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

[2]

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television
First round – Thursday, March 10
1 1 5:00 pm #5 Georgia Southern 61 vs. #8 South Alabama 67 ESPN3
2 7:30 pm #6 Georgia State 61 vs. #7 Texas State 63
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 11
2 3 5:00 pm #4 Louisiana–Lafayette 90 vs. #8 South Alabama 68 ESPN3
4 7:30 pm #3 Texas–Arlington 72 vs. #7 Texas State 63
Semifinals – Saturday, March 12
3 5 1:00 pm #1 Little Rock 72 vs. #4 Louisiana–Lafayette 65 ESPN3
6 3:30 pm #2 Louisiana–Monroe 82 vs. #3 Texas–Arlington 71
Championship – Sunday, March 13
4 7 12:00 pm #1 Little Rock 70 vs. #2 Louisiana–Monroe 50 ESPN2
*Game times in CST/CDT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

First round
Thursday, March 10
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 11
Semifinals
Saturday, March 12
Championship
Sunday, March 13
      
               
               
           1  Little Rock 72  
           4  Louisiana–Lafayette 65  
         4  Louisiana–Lafayette 90  
5  Georgia Southern 61     8  South Alabama 68  
8  South Alabama 67       1  Little Rock 70
           2  Louisiana–Monroe 50
               
               
           2  Louisiana–Monroe 82  
           3  Texas–Arlington 71  
         3  Texas–Arlington 72       
6  Georgia State 61     7  Texas State 63       
7  Texas State 63  

References

  1. "Sun Belt Mens Basketball Tournament Tie-Breaking Procedures". Sun Belt Conference. SideArm Sports. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  2. "2016 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Sun Belt Conference. Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved 5 December 2015.

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