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2007-2008 SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament

Tournament Information

Tournament Dates: Mar 12 - 15, 2008
Tournament Champions: Mississippi Valley State
Tournament Runner Up: Jackson State
Tournament MOP/MVP: Carl Lucas (Mississippi Valley State, Sr.)
All-Tournament Team: Carl Lucas (Mississippi Valley State, Sr.), Darrion Griffin (Jackson State, Jr.), Larry Cox (Mississippi Valley State, So.), Andrew Hayles (Alabama State, Jr.), Jeremy Caldwell (Jackson State, Jr.)
Championship Game Venue: Fair Park Arena (Birmingham, AL)
Tournament Attendance: N/A
Tournament Officials: Bob Barker, Bruce Bell, Allen Cosby, Mickey Cunningham, Bill Daprano, Jake Delaware, Rod Dixon, Byron Evans, Patrick Graham, Felicia Grinter, Robert Harris, Byron Jarrett, Cedric Jordan, Keith Kimble, Randy Reynolds, Forrest Sigler, Linn Suber, Glenn Tuitt, George Washington, Jeff Wilkerson
 

Tournament Leaders

Total Points:Darrion Griffin (Jackson State, Jr.) (63)
Total Rebounds:Grant Maxey (Jackson State, So.) (27)
Total Assists:Brandon Brooks (Alabama State, Jr.) (16)
Total Steals:Chris Watson (Mississippi Valley State, Sr.) (7)
Total Blocks:Jarvis Gunter (Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Sr.) (8)
Total Minutes:Darrion Griffin (Jackson State, Jr.) (109)
Total FIC:Darrion Griffin (Jackson State, Jr.) (33.9)
Total Fouls:Larry Cox (Mississippi Valley State, So.) (12)
Total Turnovers:Grant Maxey (Jackson State, So.) (9), Darrion Griffin (Jackson State, Jr.) (9), Jeremy Caldwell (Jackson State, Jr.) (9)
Total FGs:Darrion Griffin (Jackson State, Jr.) (20)
Total 3PM:Darrion Griffin (Jackson State, Jr.) (6)
Total FTs:Carl Lucas (Mississippi Valley State, Sr.) (19)

Tournament Bracket

First Round
1 Alabama State 67
8 Texas Southern 49
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4 Jackson State 56
5 Southern 55
3 Alabama A&M 59
6 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 72
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2 Mississippi Valley State 79
7 Grambling State 73
Semifinals
 
 
1 Alabama State 72
4 Jackson State 77
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2 Mississippi Valley State 70
6 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 59
Championship Game
 
 
 
 
 
 
2 Mississippi Valley State 59
4 Jackson State 58

Tournament Participants

Seed School Overall Wins Overall Losses Overall
Win %		 Conference Wins Conference Losses Conference
Win %
1 Alabama State 19  9  67.86% 15  3  83.33%
3 Alabama A&M 14  14  50.00% 11  7  61.11%
6 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 12  17  41.38% 8  10  44.44%
7 Grambling State 7  18  28.00% 7  11  38.89%
4 Jackson State 12  19  38.71% 10  8  55.56%
2 Mississippi Valley State 14  15  48.28% 12  6  66.67%
5 Southern 11  18  37.93% 9  9  50.00%
8 Texas Southern 7  24  22.58% 6  12  33.33%
*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 12, 2008
 Texas Southern Alabama State 49-67 Fair Park Arena PTS: 14. Andrew Hayles
REB: 10. Rashad Provitt
AST: 9. Brandon Brooks 		PTS: 8. Raymond Robinson
REB: 8. Anthony Ike
AST: 4. Raymond Robinson
Mar 12, 2008
 Grambling State Mississippi Valley State 73-79 Fair Park Arena PTS: 19. Eric Petty
REB: 9. Larry Cox
AST: 3. Carl Lucas 		PTS: 18. Anthony Williams
REB: 10. Anthony Williams
AST: 3. Anthony Williams
Mar 13, 2008
 Southern Jackson State 55-56 Fair Park Arena PTS: 18. Darrion Griffin
REB: 11. Grant Maxey
AST: 4. Catraiva Givens 		PTS: 16. Barry Honore'
REB: 8. Barry Honore'
AST: 3. Steffon Wiley
Mar 13, 2008
 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Alabama A&M 72-59 Fair Park Arena PTS: 21. Mickell Gladness
REB: 11. Mickell Gladness
AST: 3. Trant Simpson 		PTS: 18. Larry Williams
REB: 9. William Byrd
AST: 5. Larry Williams
Mar 14, 2008
 Jackson State Alabama State 77-72 Fair Park Arena PTS: 14. Richard Lott, Jr.
REB: 8. Richard Lott, Jr.
AST: 7. Brandon Brooks 		PTS: 23. Grant Maxey
REB: 9. Garrison Johnson
AST: 4. Catraiva Givens
Mar 14, 2008
 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Mississippi Valley State 59-70 Fair Park Arena PTS: 20. Carl Lucas
REB: 11. Chris Watson
AST: 3. Dwayne Harmason 		PTS: 12. Gavin Montgomery
REB: 8. Larry Williams
AST: 2. William Byrd
Mar 15, 2008
 Jackson State Mississippi Valley State 58-59 Fair Park Arena PTS: 10. Chris Watson
REB: 6. Carl Lucas
AST: 4. Dwayne Harmason 		PTS: 24. Darrion Griffin
REB: 8. Grant Maxey
AST: 3. Grant Maxey