SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament Brackets

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2017-2018 SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament Information

Tournament Dates:Mar 6 - 10, 2018
Champions:#3 Texas Southern
Runner-Up:#1 Arkansas-Pine Bluff
MVP/MOP:Demontrae Jefferson (Texas Southern, So.)
All-Tournament Team:Demontrae Jefferson (Texas Southern, So.), Donte Clark (Texas Southern, Sr.), Travon Harper (Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Sr.), Martaveous McKnight (Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Jr.), Gary Blackston (Prairie View A&M, Jr.)
Championship Venue:Delmar Fieldhouse (Houston, TX)
Attendance:N/A
Officials:Kevin Chambliss, Andre Crawford, Rod Dixon, Keith Fogleman, John Heatly, Don Hudson, Keith Kimbell, Marques Pettigrew, Matt Potter, Bharat Ram, Bharat Ramnanan, Shaun Seales, Glenn Tuitt, Ken Washington, Johnny Wilkins

2017-2018 SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket

First Round
1 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 77
8 Mississippi Valley State 73
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4 Southern 62
5 Jackson State 60
2 Prairie View A&M 87
7 Alcorn State 71
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3 Texas Southern 90
6 Alabama State 76
Semifinals
 
 
1 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 71
4 Southern 65
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2 Prairie View A&M 74
3 Texas Southern 88
Championship Game
 
 
 
 
 
 
1 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 69
3 Texas Southern 84

2017-2018 SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament Participants

Seed School Ovr. Wins Ovr. Losses Ovr. Win % Conf. Wins Conf. Losses Conf. Win %
1 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 14  20  41.18% 12  6  66.67%
2 Prairie View A&M 16  18  47.06% 12  6  66.67%
3 Texas Southern 14  19  42.42% 12  6  66.67%
4 Southern 15  18  45.45% 10  8  55.56%
5 Jackson State 12  20  37.50% 9  9  50.00%
6 Alabama State 8  23  25.81% 8  10  44.44%
7 Alcorn State 11  21  34.38% 7  11  38.89%
8 Mississippi Valley State 4  28  12.50% 4  14  22.22%

*Wins, Losses and Win % based on team records entering the tournament.

2017-2018 SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament Schedule

Date Away Team Home Team Result Venue Home Leaders Away Leaders
Mar 6, 2018 #8 Mississippi Valley State (L) #1 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (W) 73-77 H.O. Clemmons Arena PTS: 16. Martaveous McKnight
REB: 4. Martaveous McKnight
AST: 7. Martaveous McKnight 		PTS: 20. Jordan Evans
REB: 10. Lorenzo Hunt
AST: 6. Kylan Phillips
Mar 6, 2018 #5 Jackson State (L) #4 Southern (W) 60-62 F.G. Clark Activity Center PTS: 21. Eddie Reese
REB: 6. Chris Thomas
AST: 4. Eddie Reese 		PTS: 17. Paris Collins
REB: 6. Lemmie Howard
AST: 3. Maurice Rivers
Mar 6, 2018 #6 Alabama State (L) #3 Texas Southern (W) 76-90 H&PE Arena PTS: 30. Donte Clark
REB: 13. Marquis Salmon
AST: 7. Demontrae Jefferson 		PTS: 30. Reggie Gee
REB: 6. Terrance LeFlore
AST: 6. Terrance LeFlore
Mar 6, 2018 #7 Alcorn State (L) #2 Prairie View A&M (W) 71-87 William Nicks Building PTS: 21. Gary Blackston
REB: 11. J.D. Wallace
AST: 14. Dennis Jones 		PTS: 17. Troymain Crosby
REB: 11. Troymain Crosby
AST: 4. A.J. Mosby
Mar 9, 2018 #4 Southern (L) #1 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (W) 65-71 Delmar Fieldhouse PTS: 28. Martaveous McKnight
REB: 8. Martaveous McKnight
AST: 3. Charles Jackson 		PTS: 17. Eddie Reese
REB: 8. Emanual Shepherd
AST: 4. Eddie Reese
Mar 9, 2018 #3 Texas Southern (W) #2 Prairie View A&M (L) 88-74 Delmar Fieldhouse PTS: 32. Gary Blackston
REB: 12. J.D. Wallace
AST: 8. Dennis Jones 		PTS: 22. Donte Clark
REB: 12. Marquis Salmon
AST: 6. Demontrae Jefferson
Mar 10, 2018 #3 Texas Southern (W) #1 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (L) 84-69 Delmar Fieldhouse PTS: 21. Travon Harper
REB: 7. Travon Harper
AST: 5. Quamauri Hardy 		PTS: 17. Trayvon Reed
REB: 10. Trayvon Reed
AST: 7. Demontrae Jefferson