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2005-2006 SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament

Tournament Information

Tournament Dates: Mar 9 - 11, 2006
Tournament Champions: Southern
Tournament Runner Up: Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Tournament MOP/MVP: Peter Cipriano (Southern, Sr.)
All-Tournament Team: Peter Cipriano (Southern, Sr.), William Byrd (Arkansas-Pine Bluff, So.), Chris Alexander (Southern, Sr.), Trey Johnson (Jackson State, Jr.), Donte' Gordon (Grambling State, Sr.)
Championship Game Venue: Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (Birmingham, AL)
Tournament Attendance: 7,030
Tournament Officials: James Barker, Bruce Bell, Mickey Cunningham, Bill Daprano, David Day, Jake Delaware, Byron Evans, Pat Evans, Tim Garrett, Al Green, Felicia Grinter, Robert Harris, Les Jones, Bobby Jones, Shedrick Jordan, Jacob Robinson, George Washington, Ira Whitfield
 

Tournament Leaders

Total Points:Trey Johnson (Jackson State, Jr.) (42)
Total Rebounds:Jarvis Gunter (Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Jr.) (29)
Total Assists:Ralph Hishaw (Southern, So.) (9)
Total Steals:Martese Coleman (Arkansas-Pine Bluff, So.) (6)
Total Blocks:Jarvis Gunter (Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Jr.) (9)
Total Minutes:Martese Coleman (Arkansas-Pine Bluff, So.) (108)
Total FIC:Peter Cipriano (Southern, Sr.) (44.4)
Total Fouls:William Byrd (Arkansas-Pine Bluff, So.) (10)
Total Turnovers:Charlie White (Jackson State, So.) (8)
Total FGs:Chris Alexander (Southern, Sr.) (18)
Total 3PM:Trey Johnson (Jackson State, Jr.) (5), V'Angelo Smith (Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Fr.) (5), Deforrest Riley-Smith (Southern, Jr.) (5)
Total FTs:V'Angelo Smith (Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Fr.) (9)

Tournament Bracket

First Round
1 Southern 73
8 Alcorn State 52
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4 Alabama State 65
5 Jackson State 83
3 Grambling State 50
6 Mississippi Valley State 49
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2 Alabama A&M 54
7 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 64
Semifinals
 
 
1 Southern 66
5 Jackson State 59
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3 Grambling State 49
7 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 61
Championship Game
 
 
 
 
 
 
1 Southern 57
7 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 44

Tournament Participants

Seed School Overall Wins Overall Losses Overall
Win %		 Conference Wins Conference Losses Conference
Win %
2 Alabama A&M 13  12  52.00% 11  7  61.11%
4 Alabama State 12  17  41.38% 10  8  55.56%
8 Alcorn State 8  19  29.63% 8  10  44.44%
7 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 11  15  42.31% 8  10  44.44%
3 Grambling State 13  12  52.00% 11  7  61.11%
5 Jackson State 14  16  46.67% 10  8  55.56%
6 Mississippi Valley State 9  18  33.33% 9  9  50.00%
1 Southern 17  12  58.62% 15  3  83.33%
*Wins, Losses and Win % based on team records entering the tournament.

Tournament Schedule

Date Away Team Home Team Result Venue Home Leaders Away Leaders
Mar 9, 2006
 Mississippi Valley State Grambling State 49-50 Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex PTS: 16. Jamar Lewis
REB: 12. Jamar Lewis
AST: 1. Donte' Gordon 		PTS: 13. Jesse Taylor
REB: 6. Kadrian Bryant
AST: 4. Tychicus Snow
Mar 9, 2006
 Alcorn State Southern 52-73 Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex PTS: 14. Alvin Mott
REB: 10. Jerrid Campbell
AST: 4. Jerrid Campbell 		PTS: 13. Juan Wyatt
REB: 9. Delvin Thompson
AST: 2. Alleo Frazier
Mar 9, 2006
 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Alabama A&M 64-54 Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex PTS: 20. Obie Trotter
REB: 11. Joe Martin
AST: 2. Michael Ford 		PTS: 21. William Byrd
REB: 14. Jarvis Gunter
AST: 4. William Byrd
Mar 9, 2006
 Jackson State Alabama State 83-65 Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex PTS: 14. Herbert Warren
REB: 10. Herbert Warren
AST: 2. Cedric Mitchell 		PTS: 26. Trey Johnson
REB: 7. Dakari Wallace
AST: 7. Catraiva Givens
Mar 10, 2006
 Jackson State Southern 59-66 Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex PTS: 16. Chris Alexander
REB: 9. Peter Cipriano
AST: 4. Brandon Wardlow 		PTS: 16. Trey Johnson
REB: 7. Ernest Hassell
AST: 2. Charlie White
Mar 10, 2006
 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Grambling State 61-49 Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex PTS: 17. Donte' Gordon
REB: 8. Donte' Gordon
AST: 3. Donte' Gordon 		PTS: 15. Martese Coleman
REB: 11. Jarvis Gunter
AST: 2. Jarvis Gunter
Mar 11, 2006
 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Southern 44-57 Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex PTS: 21. Peter Cipriano
REB: 12. Deforrest Riley-Smith
AST: 4. Ralph Hishaw 		PTS: 9. Timothy Hamilton
REB: 8. William Byrd
AST: 2. Jarvis Gunter