1994 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1994 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 4–7 at the E. A. Diddle Arena at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky.[1]

1994 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199394
Teams10
SiteE. A. Diddle Arena
Bowling Green, KY
ChampionsSouthwestern Louisiana (2nd title)
Winning coachMarty Fletcher (2nd title)
MVPMichael Allen (Southwestern Louisiana)
1993–94 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Western Kentucky144 .778  2011  .645
SW Louisiana †135 .722  228  .733
New Orleans126 .667  2010  .667
Jacksonville117 .611  1711  .607
Arkansas State108 .556  1512  .556
South Alabama99 .500  1314  .481
Texas-Rio Grande Valley99 .500  1612  .571
Arkansas-Little Rock612 .333  1315  .464
Lamar612 .333  1017  .370
Louisiana Tech018 .000  225  .074
1994 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Southwestern Louisiana defeated top-seeded hosts Western Kentucky in the championship game, 78–72, to win their second Sun Belt men's basketball tournament. It was USL's second Sun Belt title in three years.

The Ragin' Cajuns, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1994 NCAA Tournament. Fellow Sun Belt member Western Kentucky joined them in the tournament, earning an at-large bid.

Format

No teams left or joined the Sun Belt before the season, leaving conference membership fixed at ten teams.

With all teams participating in the tournament this year, the field increased from nine to ten teams. With all teams seeded based on regular-season conference records, the top six teams were all placed directly into the quarterfinal round while the four lowest-seeded teams were placed into the preliminary first round.

Bracket

  First Round
Friday, March 4
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 5
Semifinals
Sunday, March 6
Championship
Monday, March 7
                                     
       
  1 Western Kentucky 72  
    8 Arkansas–Little Rock 69  
9 Lamar 71
8 Arkansas–Little Rock 78  
  1 Western Kentucky 83  
  4 Jacksonville 72  
       
       
  5 Arkansas State 55
    4 Jacksonville 68  
     
       
  1 Western Kentucky 72
  2 SW Louisiana 78
       
       
  3 New Orleans 68
    6 South Alabama 60  
     
       
  3 New Orleans 55
  2 SW Louisiana 59  
7 Texas–Pan American 70  
10 Louisiana Tech 65  
  7 Texas–Pan American 60
    2 SW Louisiana 81  
     

See also

References

  1. "1993–94 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
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