SIAC men's basketball tournament

Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament
Conference basketball championship
SportBasketball
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Played1934–present
Current championClark Atlanta (6th)
Most championshipsFlorida A&M (12)
Official websiteSIAC men's basketball

The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament is the annual conference men's basketball championship tournament for the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 1934.[1] It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.

The winner receives the SIAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament.

Florida A&M have been the most successful team at the SIAC tournament, with twelve championships.

History

SIAC men's basketball tournament
Year Champions Runner-Up
1934 Tuskegee (1) Clark
1935 Alabama State (1) LeMoyne–Owen
1936 Alabama State (2) Morehouse
1937 Morehouse (1) Clark
1938 Xavier Louisiana (1) Clark
1939 Xavier Louisiana (2) Morehouse
1940 Clark (1) Florida A&M
1941 Xavier Louisiana (3) Tuskegee
1942 Florida A&M (1) Tuskegee
1943 South Carolina State (1) Xavier Louisiana
1944 Tuskegee (2) Clark
1945 Florida A&M (2) Alabama State
1946 Morehouse (2) Tuskegee
1947 Florida A&M (3) Alabama State
1948 Tuskegee (3) South Carolina State
1949 Morris Brown (1) Florida A&M
1950 Morris Brown (2) Florida A&M
1951 Morris Brown (3) Florida A&M
1952 Florida A&M (4) Alabama State
1953 Bethune–Cookman (1) Xavier Louisiana
1954 Clark (2) Florida A&M
1955 Florida A&M (5)
1956 Knoxville (1) Morehouse
1957 Florida A&M (6) Tuskegee
1958 Florida A&M (7) Benedict
1959 Morris Brown (4) Morehouse
1960 Florida A&M (8) South Carolina State
1961 Benedict (1) South Carolina State
1962 Florida A&M (9) South Carolina State
1963 Fisk (1) Clark
1964 South Carolina State (2) Florida A&M
1965 Clark (3) Bethune–Cookman
1966 South Carolina State (3) Clark
1967 Florida A&M (10) South Carolina State
1968 Bethune–Cookman (2) Florida A&M
1969 Fort Valley State (1) Tuskgee
1970 Savannah State (1) Alabama State
1971 Alabama State (3) Albany State
1972 Alabama State (4) Bethune–Cookman
1973 Albany State (1) Alabama State
1974 Fisk (2) Florida A&M
1975 Alabama A&M (1) Miles
1976 Alabama A&M (2) Fisk
1977 Florida A&M (11) Bethune–Cookman
1978 Florida A&M (12) Bethune–Cookman
1979 Tuskegee (4) Florida A&M
1980 Bethune–Cookman (3) Benedict
1981 Morehouse (3) Clark
1982 Morris Brown (5) Albany State
1983 Albany State (2) Fort Valley State
1984 Albany State (3) Tuskegee
1985 Albany State (4) Savannah State
1986 Alabama A&M (3) Morris Brown
1987 Alabama A&M (4) Clark
1988 Alabama A&M (5) Albany State
1989 Alabama A&M (6) Paine
1990 Morehouse (4) Albany State
1991 Morehouse (5) Miles
1992 Albany State (5) Alabama A&M
1993 Alabama A&M (7) LeMoyne–Owen
1994 Paine (1) Alabama A&M
1995 Alabama A&M (8) Morehouse
1996 Alabama A&M (9) Morehouse
1997 Albany State (6) Clark Atlanta
1998 Fort Valley State (2) Morehouse
1999 Paine (2) Clark Atlanta
2000 LeMoyne–Owen (1) Fort Valley State
2001 Kentucky State (1) Fort Valley State
2002 Paine (3) Morehouse
2003 Morehouse (6) Miles
2004 Benedict (2) Morehouse
2005 Lane (1) Albany State
2006 Stillman (1) Miles
2007 Albany State (7) Fort Valley State
2008 Benedict (3) Tuskegee
2009 LeMoyne–Owen (2) Clark Atlanta
2010 Tuskegee (5) Clark Atlanta
2011 Clark Atlanta (4) Stillman
2012 Benedict (4) LeMoyne–Owen
2013 Benedict (5) Morehouse
2014 Tuskegee (6) Fort Valley State
2015 Benedict (6) Lane
2016 Stillman (2) LeMoyne–Owen
2017 Clark Atlanta (5) Fort Valley State
2018 Claflin (1) Clark Atlanta
2019 Miles (1) LeMoyne–Owen
2020 Miles (2) Albany State
2021 Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Savannah State (2) Benedict
2023 Miles (3) Benedict
2024 Clark Atlanta (6) Miles

Championship records

School Titles Years
Florida A&M 12 1942, 1945, 1947, 1952, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1967, 1977, 1978
Alabama A&M 9 1975, 1976, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996
Albany State 7 1973, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1992, 1997, 2007
Clark Atlanta
(Clark) 		6 1940, 1954, 1965, 2011, 2017, 2024
Benedict 6 1961, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2015
Tuskegee 6 1934, 1944, 1948, 1979, 2010, 2014
Morehouse 6 1937, 1946, 1981, 1990, 1991, 2003
Morris Brown 5 1949, 1950, 1951, 1959, 1982
Alabama State 4 1935, 1936, 1971, 1972
Miles 3 2019, 2020, 2023
Paine 3 1994, 1999, 2002
Bethune–Cookman 3 1953, 1968, 1980
South Carolina State 3 1943, 1964, 1966
Xavier Louisiana 3 1938, 1939, 1941
Savannah State 2 1970, 2022
Stillman 2 2006, 2016
LeMoyne–Owen 2 2000, 2009
Fort Valley State 2 1969, 1998
Fisk 2 1963, 1974
Claflin 1 2018
Lane 1 2005
Kentucky State 1 2001
Knoxville 1 1956

See also

References

  1. ^ "MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS". thesiac.com. SIAC. Retrieved 12 March 2023.