2015 SWAC men's basketball tournament

August 2023 2015 SWAC I Men's SWAC Basketball Tournament logo.png 200px Tournament logo 9 Toyota Center Houston, Texas Texas Southern 6th Mike Davis 2nd Madarious Gibbs Texas Southern The 2015 SWAC men's basketball tournament took place March 10–14 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.2015 Toyota SWAC Basketball Tournament http://swachoops.org/?DB_OEM_ID=27400 SWAC 2015-02-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20140318093953/http://swachoops.org/?DB_OEM_ID=27400 2014-03-18 dead Format Nine teams participated in the 2015 tournament. Alabama StateAlabama State football, men's basketball fall short of NCAA APR benchmark, barred from postseason http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/05/alabama_state_football_mens_ba.html was banned from postseason play due to failing to meet the NCAA's APR requirements. SouthernStudent-athletes continue to achieve academically https://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/student-athletes-continue-achieve-academically was ineligible for the postseason due to failure to supply usable academic data to the NCAA. However, Southern and Alabama State did participate in the SWAC Tournament but could not qualify for the NCAA Tournament if they were to win the SWAC Tournament. Arkansas–Pine Bluff did not participate in the tournament due to a postseason ban issued by the NCAA.Arkansas Pine Bluff improperly certified student-athletes NCAA.org November 5, 2014 https://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/arkansas-pine-bluff-improperly-certified-student-athletes March 11, 2015 Schedule SessionGameTime*Matchup#TelevisionScore First round – Tuesday, March 1011 8:30 pm#8 Alcorn State vs. #9 Grambling State66–52 Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 1122 2:30 pm#2 Alabama State vs. #7 Mississippi Valley State 93–813 8:30 pm#1 Texas Southern vs. #8 Alcorn State 95–74 Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 1234 2:30 pm#3 Southern vs. #6 Alabama A&M64–605 8:30 pm#4 Prairie View A&M vs. #5 Jackson State62–56 Semifinals – Friday, March 13462:30 pm#2 Alabama State vs. #3 Southern68–667^8:30 pm#1 Texas Southern vs. #4 Prairie View A&M90–77 Championship – Saturday, March 1458#3 Southern vs. #1 Texas Southern62-58 *Game times in Central Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding. Bracket First roundTuesday, March 10  QuarterfinalsWednesday, March 11Thursday, March 12 SemifinalsFriday, March 13  ChampionshipSaturday, March 14  12em 8 Alcorn State 66 9 Grambling State 52 1 Texas Southern 95 8 Alcorn State 74 4 Prairie View A&M 62 5 Jackson State 56 2 Alabama State* 93 7 Mississippi Valley State 81 3 Southern* 64 6 Alabama A&M 60 1 Texas Southern 90 4 Prairie View A&M 77 2 Alabama State* 66 3 Southern* 68 1 Texas Southern 62 3 Southern* 58 * Ineligible for NCAA tournament play due to penalties. References collapsed Category:SWAC men's basketball tournament Category:2014–15 Southwestern Athletic Conference men's basketball season Category:Basketball competitions in Houston Southwestern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament Category:2015 in Houston Category:March 2015 in the United States Category:College basketball tournaments in Texas