2015 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

2015 basketball tournament August 2023 2015 Southland Conference I Men's 2015 SL BBall Logo.png 250px Tournament logo 8 Merrell Center Katy, Texas Stephen F. Austin 3rd Brad Underwood 2nd Thomas Walkup Stephen F. Austin 10,526 (total) 5,016 (championship) SLCDN, ESPN3, ESPN2 The 2015 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament, a part of the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place March 11–14 at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas.2014-15 Championship Information http://www.southland.org/sports/2014/5/19/GEN_0519142502.aspx Southland Conference September 20, 2015Southland Conference Spring Meeting Concludes http://www.kbtx.com/sports/home/headlines/Southland-Conference-Spring-Meeting-Concludes-260160181.html KBTX-TV Channel 3 September 20, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150515002959/http://www.kbtx.com/sports/home/headlines/Southland-Conference-Spring-Meeting-Concludes-260160181.html 2015-05-15 dead The winner of the tournament received the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA tournament. Two programs in their second year of the transition from NCAA Division II to Division I, Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word, were ineligible for the tournament.Timeline for the move to NCAA Division I status http://www.acu.edu/division1/timeline.html Abilene Christian University March 8, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151117031125/http://www.acu.edu/division1/timeline.html 2015-11-17 deadDivision I FAQ http://takeflightuiw.com/division-i-faq/ University of the Incarnate Word March 8, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150223222506/http://takeflightuiw.com/division-i-faq/ 2015-02-23 dead Three programs were ineligible for the tournament for failure to meet enhanced NCAA Academic Performance Rating (APR) requirements. Those teams were Central Arkansas, Houston Baptist, and Lamar. The three teams are part of a group of nine NCAA teams ineligible for 2015 post season basketball play.https://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/05/14/eight-teams-ineligible-for-postseason-play-due-to-academic-progress-rate-numbers/ Nine teams ineligible for postseason play due to Academic Progress Rate numbers - CollegeBasketballTalk Collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com January 1, 2015Matt Norlander Eight programs to miss 2015 postseason due to APR penalties http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/24562472/eight-programs-to-miss-2015-postseason-due-to-apr-penalties CBSSports.com February 5, 2015 May 14, 2014 With the departure of Oral Roberts to the Summit League, only eight conference teams remain eligible for the tournament.http://www.americanpress.com/sports/APR-scores American Press - Sports Americanpress.com January 1, 2015 https://archive.today/20140920164733/http://www.americanpress.com/sports/APR-scores 2014-09-20 dead Seeds Only the top eight teams advanced to the Southland Conference tournament. If a team ineligible for the NCAA Tournament should finish in the top eight, its seed will fall to the next eligible team. Teams were seeded based on conference record and then a tie breaker system was used. The top two seeds received a double bye, and the third and fourth seeds received a single bye. SeedSchoolConferenceOverallTiebreaker1Stephen F. Austin‡* 17–1 27–4 2Sam Houston State*15–3 24–7 3Texas A&M CC#13–5 18–12 Played one game against Northwestern State.1–1 vs. Stephen F. Austin4Northwestern St#13–5 18–11 Played one game against Texas A&M–Corpus Christi.0–2 vs. Stephen F. Austin5McNeese St8–10 14–15 Incarnate Word and Lamar are ineligible.Starting with McNeese St, eligible teams move up.6Nicholls State7–11 10–18 Houston Baptist ineligible.Starting with Nicholls State eligible teams move up.7New Orleans6–12 10–17 2–0 vs. SE Louisiana8Southeastern Louisiana6–12 9–22 0–2 vs. New Orleans‡ Southland Conference regular season champions.* Receives a first-round and second-round bye in the conference tournament.# Receives a first-round bye in the conference tournament. Overall record as of end of regular season. Source: Men'S Basketball Tournament Tie-Breaker Scenarios http://southland.org/news/2015/3/6/MBB_0306154701.aspx Southland Conference March 8, 2015 March 6, 2015 Schedule SessionGameTime*Matchup#ScoreTelevision First round – Wednesday, March 1111 5:00 pm#5 McNeese State vs. #8 Southeastern Louisiana62–60SLC Digital27:30 pm#6 Nicholls State vs. #7 New Orleans82–73 Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 12235:00pm#4 Northwestern St vs. #5 McNeese State96–89SLC Digital47:30pm#3 Texas A&M CC vs. #7 New Orleans61–58 Semifinals – Friday, March 13355:00 pm#1 Stephen F. Austin vs. #4 Northwestern St91–79ESPN367:30pm#2 Sam Houston State vs. #3 Texas A&M CC70–67 Championship – Saturday, March 14478:30pm#1 Stephen F. Austin vs. #2 Sam Houston State83-70ESPN2 *Game times in CST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. Bracket First round Wednesday, March 11 SLC Digital Quarterfinals Thursday, March 12 SLC Digital Semifinals Friday, March 13 ESPN3 Championship Saturday, March 14 ESPN2 145px 5 McNeese State 62* 8 Southeastern Louisiana 60 6 Nicholls State 73 7 New Orleans 82 4 Northwestern St 96 5 McNeese State 89 3 Texas A&M CC 61 7 New Orleans 58 1 Stephen F. Austin 91 4 Northwestern St 79 2 Sam Houston State 70 3 Texas A&M CC 67 1 Stephen F. Austin 83 2 Sam Houston State 70 denotes an overtime game Game summaries #e3e3e3 Mar 11 5:00 pm Recap McNeese State Cowboys 70 Southeastern Louisiana Lions 68 27–27 28–28 7–5 Keelan Garrett 14 Austin Lewis 10 Kevin Hardy 4 Cedric Jenkins 27 Onochie Ochie 11 Jimmie Duplessis 9 Merrell CenterKaty, TX 1,029 Brent Meaux; Gerald Williams; Mitchell Ervin SLC Digital Network #ffdead Mar 11 7:30 pm Recap New Orleans Privateers 82 Nicholls Colonels 73 39–42 43–31 Kevin Brown 24 Kevin Hill 10 Tevin Broyles 5 Amin Torres 17 Sam McBeath 13 Liam Thomas 4 Merrell CenterKaty, TX 1,029 Rob Wolff; Dave Cusick; KB Burdett SLC Digital Network #e3e3e3 Mar 12 5:00 pm Recap Northwestern State Demons 96 McNeese State Cowboys 89 41–34 55–55 Zeek Woodley 34 Zeek Woodley 9 Jalan West 12 Kevin Hardy 25 Desharik Guidry 15 Kevin Hardy 5 Merrell CenterKaty, TX 1,213 Jeff Malham; Toby Martinez; Pat Boeh SLC Digital Network #ffdead Mar 12 7:30 pm Recap Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders 61 New Orleans Privateers 58 33–34 28–24 John Jordan 22 Rashawn Thomas 7 John Jordan 4 Nate Frye 20 Travin Thibodeaux 12 Christavious Gill 2 Merrell CenterKaty, TX 1,213 Brad Fowler; Brent Dugas; Ross Cullins SLC Digital Network #e3e3e3 Mar 13 5:00 pm Recap Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 91 Northwestern State Demons 79 45–41 46–38 Ty Charles; Jared Johnson 16 Jacob Parker 10 Thomas Walkup 7 Jalan West 25 Zeek Woodley 8 Jalan West 9 Merrell CenterKaty, TX 3,268 Mike Thibodeaux; Rodrick Dixon; Ryan McDaniel ESPN3 #ffdead Mar 13 7:30 pm Recap Sam Houston State Bearkats 70 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders 67 21–29 49–38 Jabari Peters 19 Michael Holyfield 14 DeMarcus Gatlin 4 John Jordan 20 Bryce Douvier 7 John Jordan 5 Merrell CenterKaty, TX 3,268 Sean Casey; Kelly Hunt; Marques Pettigrew ESPN3 #e3e3e3 Mar 14 8:30 pm Recap Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 83 Sam Houston State Bearkats 70 37–27 46–43 Thomas Walkup 24 Thomas Walkup 8 Thomas Walkup 5 Michael Holyfield 18 Michael Holyfield 12 3 players for 3 Merrell CenterKaty, TX 5,016 Keith Kimble; Brent Meaux; James Durham ESPN2 Awards and honors Source: SFA Earns Second Consecutive Bid To NCAA With Tournament Title http://www.southland.org/news/2015/3/15/MBB_0315150409.aspx Southland Conference March 16, 2015 March 15, 2015 Tournament MVP: Thomas Walkup – Stephen F. Austin All-Tournament Team: Thomas Walkup – Stephen F. Austin Jared Johnson – Stephen F. Austin Michael Holyfield – Sam Houston State Jabari Peters – Sam Houston State Zeek Woodley – Northwestern State See also 2015 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament References External links 2015 Southland Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament Page Category:Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Category:2014–15 Southland Conference men's basketball season Southland Conference men's basketball Category:Sports competitions in Katy, Texas Category:College basketball tournaments in Texas