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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
Season2016–17
Teams8
SiteMerrell Center
Katy, Texas
ChampionsNew Orleans (1st title)
Winning coachMark Slessinger (1st title)
MVPErik Thomas (New Orleans)
TelevisionESPN3, ESPN2
← 2016
2018 →
2016–17 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
New Orleans †13–5 .72220–12 .625
Texas A&M–CC12–6 .66724–12 .667
Houston Baptist12–6 .66717–14 .548
Stephen F. Austin12–6 .66718–15 .545
Sam Houston State10–8 .55621–13 .618
Lamar10–8 .55619–15 .559
Southeastern Louisiana9–9 .50016–16 .500
Nicholls State7–11 .38914–17 .452
Abilene Christian*7–11 .38913–16 .448
Northwestern State7–11 .38913–16 .448
Incarnate Word*7–11 .38912–17 .414
Central Arkansas7–11 .3898–24 .250
McNeese State4–14 .2227–22 .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 edit

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]

SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker 1Tiebreaker 2
1New Orleans13–5
2Texas A&M–CC12–62–0 vs. Incarnate Word
3Stephen F. Austin12–61–1 vs. Incarnate Word2–0 vs. Texas A&M-CC
4Houston Baptist12–61–1 vs. Incarnate Word1–1 vs. Texas A&M-CC
5Sam Houston State10–81–0 vs. New Orleans
6Lamar10–80–1 vs. New Orleans
7Southeastern Louisiana9–9
8Central Arkansas7–114–3 vs. UIW/Nicholls State/Northwestern State/ACU1–1 vs. Northwestern State
N/ANicholls State7–114–3 vs. UIW/Central Arkansas/Northwestern State/ACU0–2 vs. Northwestern State
N/ANorthwestern State7–113–3 vs. UIW/Central Arkansas/Nicholls State/ACU

Schedule edit

SessionGameTime*Matchup#ScoreTelevision
First round – Wednesday, March 8, 2017
115:00 pmNo. 5 Sam Houston State vs. No. 8 Central Arkansas77–69ESPN3
27:30 pmNo. 6 Lamar vs. No. 7 Southeastern Louisiana77–65
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 9, 2017
235:00 pmNo. 4 Houston Baptist vs. No. 5 Sam Houston State59–63ESPN3
47:30 pmNo. 3 Stephen F. Austin vs. No. 6 Lamar75–59
Semifinals – Friday, March 10, 2017
355:00 pmNo. 1 New Orleans vs. No. 5 Sam Houston State75–63ESPN3
67:30 pmNo. 2 Texas A&M Corpus Christi vs. No. 3 Stephen F. Austin77–69
Championship – Saturday, March 11, 2017
478:30 pmNo. 1 New Orleans vs. No. 2 Texas A&M Corpus Christi68–65 OTESPN2
*Game times in CST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket edit

First round
Wednesday, March 8
ESPN3		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 9
ESPN3		Semifinals
Friday, March 10
ESPN3		Championship
Saturday, March 11
ESPN2
1New Orleans75
5Sam Houston State63
4Houston Baptist59
5Sam Houston State775Sam Houston State63
8Central Arkansas691New Orleans68*
2Texas A&M–CC65
2Texas A&M–CC77
3Stephen F. Austin69
3Stephen F. Austin75
6Lamar776Lamar59
7SE Louisiana65

* – denotes overtime period

Game summaries edit

First round edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Source:
Tournament MVP:

All-Tournament Team:

See also edit

2017 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament

References edit

  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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