2016 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

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.

2016 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201516
Teams8
SiteLakefront Arena
New Orleans, Louisiana
ChampionsLittle Rock (2nd title)
Winning coachChris Beard (1st title)
MVPRoger Woods (Little Rock)
TelevisionESPN3, ESPN2
2015–16 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Little Rock173 .850  305  .857
Louisiana–Monroe155 .750  2014  .588
Texas–Arlington137 .650  2411  .686
Louisiana–Lafayette128 .600  1915  .559
Georgia Southern1010 .500  1417  .452
Georgia State911 .450  1614  .533
Texas State812 .400  1516  .484
South Alabama812 .400  1419  .424
Arkansas State713 .350  1120  .355
Appalachian State713 .350  922  .290
Troy416 .200  922  .290
2016 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner

Seeds

Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker[1]
1 Little Rock 17–327–4
2 Louisiana–Monroe 15–519–12
3 Texas–Arlington 13–722–9
4 Louisiana–Lafayette 12–816–13
5 Georgia Southern 10–1014–16
6 Georgia State 9–1116–13
7 Texas State 8–1214–15 2–0 vs. South Alabama
8 South Alabama 8–1213–18 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
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