2021 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

2021 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2020–21
Teams12
SitePensacola Bay Center & Hartsell Center at Pensacola State College
(1st, Qrts, Semis, Championship)
Pensacola, Florida
ChampionsAppalachian State (1st title)
Winning coachDustin Kerns (1st title)
MVPMichael Almonacy (Appalachian State)
TelevisionESPN+, ESPN2
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2020–21 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Georgia State 8 – 4   .667 16 – 6   .727
Coastal Carolina 9 – 5   .643 18 – 8   .692
South Alabama 10 – 7   .588 17 – 11   .607
Appalachian State † 7 – 8   .467 17 – 12   .586
Georgia Southern 7 – 9   .438 13 – 13   .500
Troy 4 – 12   .250 11 – 17   .393
West
Texas State 12 – 3   .800 18 – 7   .720
Louisiana 10 – 7   .588 17 – 9   .654
UT Arlington 9 – 8   .529 13 – 13   .500
Arkansas State 7 – 8   .467 11 – 13   .458
Little Rock 7 – 11   .389 11 – 15   .423
Louisiana–Monroe 5 – 13   .278 7 – 19   .269
† 2021 Sun Belt Tournament winner

The 2021 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for Sun Belt Conference during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. All tournament games were played at Pensacola Bay Center & the Hartsell Center at Pensacola State College between March 5–8.[1] The winner received the Sun Belt's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA tournament.

Seeds

All 12 conference teams qualified for the tournament. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, teams were seeded by their place in their division. The top two teams from each division received a bye into the quarterfinals.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
#1 East Georgia State 8–4
#1 West Texas State 12–3
#2 East Coastal Carolina 9–5
#2 West Louisiana 10–7
#3 East South Alabama 10–7
#3 West UT Arlington 9–8
#4 East Appalachian State 7–8
#4 West Arkansas State 7–8
#5 East Georgia Southern 7–9
#5 West Little Rock 7–11
#6 East Troy 4–12
#6 West UL-Monroe 5–13

Schedule

Game Time [2] Matchup Score Television
First round – Friday, March 5 – Pensacola Bay Center & Hartsell Center, Pensacola, FL
1 5:00 pm W4 Arkansas State vs. E5 Georgia Southern 62–58 ESPN+
2 5:30 pm E3 South Alabama vs. W6 UL-Monroe 80–72
3 8:00 pm W3 UT Arlington vs. E6 Troy 86–91
4 8:30 pm E4 Appalachian State vs. W5 Little Rock 67–60
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 6 – Pensacola Bay Center & Hartsell Center, Pensacola, FL
5 5:30 pm E1 Georgia State vs. W4 Arkansas State 71–68 ESPN+
6 5:00 pm W2 Louisiana vs. E3 South Alabama 79–68
7 7:30 pm E2 Coastal Carolina vs. E6 Troy 86–68
8 8:00 pm W1 Texas State vs. E4 Appalachian State 73–76OT
Semifinals – Sunday, March 7 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL
9 5:30 pm E1 Georgia State vs. W2 Louisiana 84–73 ESPN+
10 8:00 pm E2 Coastal Carolina vs. E4 Appalachian State 61–64OT
Championship – Monday, March 8 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL
11 6:00 pm E1 Georgia State vs. E4 Appalachian State 73–80 ESPN2
Game times in CT. Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

First round
Friday, March 5 		Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 6 		Semifinals
Sunday, March 7 		Championship
Monday, March 8
            
E1 Georgia State 71
W4 Arkansas State 68
W4 Arkansas State 62
E5 Georgia Southern 58
E1 Georgia State 84
W2 Louisiana 73
W2 Louisiana 79
E3 South Alabama 68
E3 South Alabama 80
W6 Louisiana-Monroe 72
E1 Georgia State 73
E4 Appalachian State 80
W1 Texas State 73
E4 Appalachian State 76*
E4 Appalachian State 67
W5 Little Rock 60
E4 Appalachian State 64*
E2 Coastal Carolina 61
E2 Coastal Carolina 86
E6 Troy 68
W3 UT Arlington 86
E6 Troy 91

* denotes overtime period

See also

2021 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament

References

  1. ^ "Pensacola Selected to Host 2021-25 Basketball Championships".
  2. ^ "2021 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Championship".