2024 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

2024 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2023–24
Teams14
SitePensacola Bay Center
Pensacola, Florida
ChampionsJames Madison (1st title)
Winning coachMark Byington (1st title)
MVPNoah Freidel (James Madison)
TelevisionESPN+, ESPN
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2023–24 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Appalachian State 16 – 2   .889 27 – 7   .794
James Madison † 15 – 3   .833 32 – 4   .889
Troy 13 – 5   .722 20 – 12   .625
Arkansas State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 17   .541
Louisiana 10 – 8   .556 19 – 14   .576
Southern Miss 9 – 9   .500 16 – 16   .500
Georgia State 8 – 10   .444 14 – 17   .452
South Alabama 8 – 10   .444 16 – 16   .500
Georgia Southern 8 – 10   .444 9 – 24   .273
Marshall 7 – 11   .389 13 – 20   .394
Texas State 7 – 11   .389 17 – 18   .486
Louisiana–Monroe 6 – 12   .333 11 – 19   .367
Coastal Carolina 5 – 13   .278 9 – 22   .290
Old Dominion 3 – 15   .167 7 – 25   .219
† 2024 Sun Belt tournament winner

The 2024 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Sun Belt Conference during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. All tournament games were played at Pensacola Bay Center between March 5–11, 2024.[1] The winner, James Madison, received the Sun Belt's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA tournament.[2]

Seeds

All 14 conference teams qualified for the tournament. Teams were be seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top 10 teams received a first round bye and the top four teams received a double bye, automatically advancing them into the quarterfinals.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Appalachian State 16–2
2 James Madison 15–3
3 Troy 13–5
4 Arkansas State 11–7
5 Louisiana 10–8
6 Southern Miss 9–9
7 Georgia State 8–10 2–1 against Georgia Southern/South Alabama
8 South Alabama 8–10 1–1 against Georgia State/Georgia Southern
9 Georgia Southern 8–10 1–2 against Georgia State/South Alabama
10 Marshall 7–11 1–0 against Texas State
11 Texas State 7–11 0–1 against Marshall
12 Louisiana–Monroe 6–12
13 Coastal Carolina 5–13
14 Old Dominion 3–15

Schedule

[3]

Game Time Matchup Score Television
First round – Tuesday, March 5
1 5:00 pm No. 12 Louisiana-Monroe vs. No. 13 Coastal Carolina 71–75 ESPN+
2 7:30 pm No. 11 Texas State vs. No. 14 Old Dominion 92–83OT
Second round – Thursday, March 7
3 11:30 am No. 8 South Alabama vs. No. 9 Georgia Southern 71–76 ESPN+
4 2:00 pm No. 5 Louisiana vs. No. 13 Coastal Carolina 80–66
5 5:00 pm No. 6 Southern Miss vs. No. 11 Texas State 59–75
6 7:30 pm No. 7 Georgia State vs. No. 10 Marshall 74–86
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 9
7 11:30 am No. 1 Appalachian State vs. No. 9 Georgia Southern 85–80 OT ESPN+
8 2:00 pm No. 4 Arkansas State vs. No. 5 Louisiana 89–62
9 5:00 pm No. 3 Troy vs. No. 11 Texas State 68–74
10 7:30 pm No. 2 James Madison vs. No. 10 Marshall 81–64
Semifinals – Sunday, March 10
11 5:00 pm No. 1 Appalachian State vs. No. 4 Arkansas State 65–67 ESPN+
12 7:30 pm No. 11 Texas State vs. No. 2 James Madison 68–73
Championship – Monday, March 11
13 6:00 pm No. 4 Arkansas State vs. No. 2 James Madison 71–91 ESPN
Game times in CT. Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

[4]

First round
Tuesday, March 5
ESPN+		Second round
Thursday, March 7
ESPN+		Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 9
ESPN+		Semifinals
Sunday, March 10
ESPN+		Championship
Monday, March 11
ESPN
1Appalachian State85*
8South Alabama719Georgia Southern80
9Georgia Southern761Appalachian State65
4Arkansas State67
4Arkansas State89
5Louisiana805Louisiana62
12Louisiana–Monroe7113Coastal Carolina664Arkansas State71
13Coastal Carolina752James Madison91
2James Madison81
7Georgia State7410Marshall64
10Marshall862James Madison73
11Texas State68
3Troy68
6Southern Miss5911Texas State74
11Texas State92*11Texas State75
14Old Dominion83

* – Denotes overtime period

See also

2024 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament

References

  1. ^ "2024 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Championship". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  2. ^ Tucker, Kyle; Bennett, Brian (March 11, 2024). "James Madison, Samford earn NCAA bids". The Athletic. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  3. ^ "Men's Basketball - Composite Schedule". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  4. ^ "2024 SBC MBB Tournament Bracket (PDF) - Sun Belt Conference" (PDF). sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved February 2, 2024.