| 2024 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2023–24 |
| Teams | 14 |
| Site | Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, Florida |
| Champions | James Madison (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Mark Byington (1st title) |
| MVP | Noah Freidel (James Madison) |
| Television | ESPN+, ESPN |
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| 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. The winner, James Madison, received the Sun Belt's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA tournament.
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
| 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 | 92–83 | |
| 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 | 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
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Appalachian State | 85* | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | South Alabama | 71 | 9 | Georgia Southern | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Georgia Southern | 76 | 1 | Appalachian State | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Arkansas State | 67 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Arkansas State | 89 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Louisiana | 80 | 5 | Louisiana | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Louisiana–Monroe | 71 | 13 | Coastal Carolina | 66 | 4 | Arkansas State | 71 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | Coastal Carolina | 75 | 2 | James Madison | 91 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | James Madison | 81 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Georgia State | 74 | 10 | Marshall | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Marshall | 86 | 2 | James Madison | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Texas State | 68 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Troy | 68 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Southern Miss | 59 | 11 | Texas State | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Texas State | 92* | 11 | Texas State | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Old Dominion | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||
* – Denotes overtime period
See also
2024 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament
References
- "2024 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Championship". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
- Tucker, Kyle; Bennett, Brian (March 11, 2024). "James Madison, Samford earn NCAA bids". The Athletic. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- "Men's Basketball - Composite Schedule". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
- "2024 SBC MBB Tournament Bracket (PDF) - Sun Belt Conference" (PDF). sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
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