2017 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2017 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, was the postseason men's basketball tournament that completed 2016–17 season in the Southland Conference. The tournament was held at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas from March 8–11, 2017. The winner of the tournament, New Orleans, received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament with a 68–65 OT win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.

2017 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201617
Teams8
SiteMerrell Center
Katy, Texas
ChampionsNew Orleans (1st title)
Winning coachMark Slessinger (1st title)
MVPErik Thomas (New Orelans)
TelevisionESPN3, ESPN2
2016–17 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
New Orleans135 .722  2012  .625
Texas A&M–CC126 .667  2412  .667
Houston Baptist126 .667  1714  .548
Stephen F. Austin126 .667  1815  .545
Sam Houston State108 .556  2113  .618
Lamar108 .556  1915  .559
Southeastern Louisiana99 .500  1616  .500
Nicholls State711 .389  1417  .452
Abilene Christian*711 .389  1316  .448
Northwestern State711 .389  1316  .448
Incarnate Word*711 .389  1217  .414
Central Arkansas711 .389  824  .250
McNeese State414 .222  722  .241
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I
2017 Southland Tournament winner

Two programs in their final year of the transition from NCAA Division II to Division I, Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word, were ineligible for the tournament.[1][2]

Seeds

The top 8 teams in the conference qualified for the tournament. The top two seeds earned double byes into the semifinals in the merit-based format. The No. 3 and No. 4 seeds received single byes to the quarterfinals.

Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.[3]

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker 1 Tiebreaker 2
1 New Orleans 13–5
2 Texas A&M–CC 12–6 2–0 vs. Incarnate Word
3 Stephen F. Austin 12–6 1–1 vs. Incarnate Word 2–0 vs. Texas A&M-CC
4 Houston Baptist 12–6 1–1 vs. Incarnate Word 1–1 vs. Texas A&M-CC
5 Sam Houston State 10–8 1–0 vs. New Orleans
6 Lamar 10–8 0–1 vs. New Orleans
7 Southeastern Louisiana 9–9
8 Central Arkansas 7–11 4–3 vs. UIW/Nicholls State/Northwestern State/ACU 1–1 vs. Northwestern State
N/A Nicholls State 7–11 4–3 vs. UIW/Central Arkansas/Northwestern State/ACU 0–2 vs. Northwestern State
N/A Northwestern State 7–11 3–3 vs. UIW/Central Arkansas/Nicholls State/ACU

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup# Score Television
First round – Wednesday, March 8, 2017
1 1 5:00 pm No. 5 Sam Houston State vs. No. 8 Central Arkansas 77–69 ESPN3
2 7:30 pm No. 6 Lamar vs. No. 7 Southeastern Louisiana 77–65
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 9, 2017
2 3 5:00 pm No. 4 Houston Baptist vs. No. 5 Sam Houston State 59–63 ESPN3
4 7:30 pm No. 3 Stephen F. Austin vs. No. 6 Lamar 75–59
Semifinals – Friday, March 10, 2017
3 5 5:00 pm No. 1 New Orleans vs. No. 5 Sam Houston State 75–63 ESPN3
6 7:30 pm No. 2 Texas A&M Corpus Christi vs. No. 3 Stephen F. Austin 77–69
Championship – Saturday, March 11, 2017
4 7 8:30 pm No. 1 New Orleans vs. No. 2 Texas A&M Corpus Christi 68–65 OT ESPN2
*Game times in CST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

First round
Wednesday, March 8
ESPN3
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 9
ESPN3
Semifinals
Friday, March 10
ESPN3
Championship
Saturday, March 11
ESPN2
     
             
             
          1 New Orleans 75  
          5 Sam Houston State 63  
        4 Houston Baptist 59  
5 Sam Houston State 77     5 Sam Houston State 63  
8 Central Arkansas 69       1 New Orleans 68*
          2 Texas A&M–CC 65
             
             
          2 Texas A&M–CC 77  
          3 Stephen F. Austin 69  
        3 Stephen F. Austin 75      
6 Lamar 77     6 Lamar 59      
7 SE Louisiana 65  

* – denotes overtime period

Game summaries

First round

ESPN3
03/09/2017
5:00 pm
Central Arkansas 69, Sam Houston State 77
Scoring by half: 35–49, 34–28
Pts: M. Kamba – 21
Rebs: D. Brooks – 10
Asts: J. Howard – 3
Pts: D. Henderson – 16
Rebs: C. Galbreath Jr. – 9
Asts: P. Baxter – 4
Merrell Center
Katy, TX
Referees: Rob Wolff, Rodrick Dixon, Dave Cusick
ESPN3
03/09/2017
7:30 pm
SE Louisiana 65, Lamar 77
Scoring by half: 30–34, 35–43
Pts: M. Veal – 16
Rebs: D. Hayes – 6
Asts: M. Veal – 5
D. Cook – 13 Pts
Pts: N. Garth – 17
Rebs: C. Weisbrod – 9
Asts: 2 Tied – 3
Z. Bosha – 6 Reb
Merrell Center
Katy, TX
Attendance: 1,127
Referees: Danny Chance, Ross Cullins, Owen Shortt

Quarterfinals

ESPN3
03/10/2017
5:00 pm
Sam Houston State 63, Houston Baptist 59
Scoring by half: 28–26, 35–33
Pts: C. Galbreath Jr. – 15
Rebs: C. Galbreath Jr. – 10
Asts: J. Dewey III – 4
J. Dewey III – 14 Pts, 6 Reb
Pts: J. Ibarra – 16
Rebs: J. Ibarra – 9
Asts: B. Bonds – 4
R. Chukwujekwu – 14 Pts, 6 Reb
Merrell Center
Katy, TX
Referees: Rodrick Dixon, Jeff Malham, Roger Schmitz
ESPN3
03/10/2017
7:30 pm
Lamar 59, Stephen F. Austin 75
Scoring by half: 25–39, 34–36
Pts: T. Noel – 14
Rebs: 3 Tied – 3
Asts: N. Garth – 4
J. Frenchwood – 11 Pts
Pts: L. Gilmore III – 19
Rebs: T. Holyfield – 8
Asts: 2 Tied – 4
L. Gilmore III – 7 Reb
Merrell Center
Katy, TX
Attendance: 1,756
Referees: James Durham, Patrick Boeh, Kerby Sitton

Semifinals

ESPN3
03/11/2017
5:00 pm
Sam Houston State 63, New Orleans 75
Scoring by half: 25–39, 38–36
Pts: D. Henderson – 16
Rebs: T. Butler – 13
Asts: J. Dewey III – 4
C. Galbreath Jr. – 11 Pts, 4 Reb
Pts: E. Thomas – 18
Rebs: M. Puou – 7
Asts: E. Thomas – 3
C. Gill – 15 Pts
Merrell Center
Katy, TX
Referees: Kerry Sitton, Brooks Wells, Chance Moore
ESPN3
03/11/2017
7:30 pm
Stephen F. Austin 69, Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 77
Scoring by half: 29–42, 40–35
Pts: L. Gilmore III – 20
Rebs: L. Gilmore III – 10
Asts: D. Cameron – 4
T. Holyfield – 8 Reb
Pts: R. Thomas – 27
Rebs: R. Thomas – 9
Asts: 3 Tied – 3
2 Tied – 3 Stls
Merrell Center
Katy, TX
Attendance: 2,318
Referees: Brent Dugas, Gerald Williams, Kelly Hunt

Championship

ESPN2
03/12/2017
8:30 pm
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 65, New Orleans 68 (OT)
Scoring by half: 33–26, 27–34, 5–8
Pts: R. Thomas – 22
Rebs: R. Thomas – 8
Asts: 2 Tied – 4
C. Martinez – 15 Pts
Pts: T. Broyles – 15
Rebs: E. Thomas – 11
Asts: E. Thomas – 3
T. Thibodeaux 8 Pts, 8 Reb
Merrell Center
Katy, TX
Attendance: 2,068
Referees: Brent Meaux, Marques Pettigrew, Rod Dixon

Awards and honors

Source:
Tournament MVP:

All-Tournament Team:

See also

2017 Southland Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

References

  1. "Timeline for the move to NCAA Division I status". Abilene Christian University. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  2. "Southland Conference Establishes Future Competitive Standards". University of the Incarnate Word. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  3. "2017 Basketball Tiebreaker Procedures". Southland Conference. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
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