1997 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

Basketball Tournament March 1997 in Louisiana August 2023 1997 Southland Conference I Men's 200px 6 Hirsch Memorial Coliseum Shreveport, Louisiana Southwest Texas State Bobcats 2nd Mike Miller 1st Dameon Sansom Southwest Texas State The 1997 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 6–8 at Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport, Louisiana.1996-97 Southland Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/southland/1997.html February 16, 2022 Southwest Texas State defeated 1996–97 men Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks Louisiana-Monroe in the championship game, 74–64, to win their second Southland men's basketball tournament. The Bobcats received a bid to the 1997 NCAA Tournament as the No. 16 seed in the Midwest region. Format Six of the ten conference members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top two seeds receiving a bye to the semifinal round. Tournament play began with the quarterfinal round. Bracket QuarterfinalsMarch 6 SemifinalsMarch 7 ChampionshipMarch 8 4 1996–97 men Northwestern State Demons Northwestern State 85 5 1996–97 men Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Stephen F. Austin 64 3 1996–97 none McNeese State Cowboys McNeese State 81 6 1996–97 men Texas–Arlington Mavericks Texas–Arlington 50 1 1996–97 men Northeast Louisiana Indians Northeast Louisiana 72 4 Northwestern State 54 3 McNeese State 59 2 Southwest Texas State 76 1 Louisiana–Monroe 64 2 Southwest Texas State 74 References Category:Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Tournament Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Category:Basketball competitions in Shreveport, Louisiana Category:College basketball tournaments in Louisiana Category:Texas State Bobcats men's basketball