2019 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2019 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for Sun Belt Conference during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Tournament first round games were played at the campus of the higher seeded team on March 12. The remainder of the tournament was held from March 14–17, 2019, in New Orleans, Louisiana, at Lakefront Arena.[1] Georgia State defeated UT Arlington 73–64 in the championship game to win the tournament, and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Tournament. It was the third tournament championship for Georgia State, and their second consecutive.

2019 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2018–19
Teams10
SiteLakefront Arena
New Orleans, Louisiana
ChampionsGeorgia State (3rd title)
Winning coachRon Hunter (3rd title)
MVPMalik Benlevi (Georgia State)
TelevisionESPN+, ESPN2
2018–19 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Georgia State †13–5 .722  24–10  .706
UT Arlington12–6 .667  17–16  .515
Georgia Southern12–6 .667  21–12  .636
Texas State12–6 .667  24–10  .706
Louisiana10–8 .556  19–13  .594
Coastal Carolina9–9 .500  17–17  .500
Louisiana–Monroe9–9 .500  19–16  .543
South Alabama8–10 .444  17–17  .500
Arkansas State7–11 .389  13–19  .406
Appalachian State6–12 .333  11–21  .344
Little Rock5–13 .278  10–21  .323
Troy5–13 .278  12–18  .400
† 2019 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner

Seeds

Only the top 10 of the 12 conference teams were eligible for the tournament. The 3rd and 4th place teams received a double bye to the quarterfinals of the tournament, while the top 2 teams received a triple bye to the semifinals. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Georgia State 13–5
2 UT Arlington 12–6 3–1 vs. GA Southern/Texas State, 2–0 vs. Texas State
3 Georgia Southern 12–6 2–2 vs. UTA/Texas State, 1–1 vs. Texas State
4 Texas State 12–6 1–3 vs. GA Southern/UTA
5 Louisiana 10–8
6 Coastal Carolina 9–9 2–0 vs. Louisiana–Monroe
7 Louisiana–Monroe 9–9 0–2 vs. Coastal Carolina
8 South Alabama 8–10
9 Arkansas State 7–11
10 Appalachian State 6–12

Schedule
Game Time Matchup Score Television
First round – Tuesday, March 12, 2019 – campus sites
1 7:00 pm No. 9 Arkansas State at No. 8 South Alabama 67–75 ESPN+
2 7:00 pm No. 10 Appalachian State at No. 7 Louisiana–Monroe 80–89
Second round – Thursday, March 14, 2019 – Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, LA
3 5:00 pm No. 5 Louisiana vs No. 8 South Alabama 69–70 ESPN+
4 7:30 pm No. 6 Coastal Carolina vs No. 7 Louisiana–Monroe 50–80
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 15, 2019 – Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, LA
5 5:00 pm No. 4 Texas State vs. No. 8 South Alabama 79–67 ESPN+
6 7:30 pm No. 3 Georgia Southern vs. No. 7 Louisiana–Monroe 81–67
Semifinals – Saturday, March 16, 2019 – Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, LA
7 3:00 pm No. 1 Georgia State vs. No. 4 Texas State 59–46 ESPN+
8 5:30 pm No. 2 UT Arlington vs. No. 3 Georgia Southern 67–58
Championship – Sunday, March 17, 2019 – Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, LA
9 1:00 pm No. 1 Georgia State vs. No. 2 UT Arlington 73–64 ESPN2
Game times are in Central Time. Rankings denote tournament seed.

Bracket

[2]

First round
Tuesday, March 12		 Second round
Thursday, March 14		 Quarterfinals
Friday, March 15		 Semifinals
Saturday, March 16		 Championship
Sunday, March 17
1 Georgia State 59
4 Texas State 46
4 Texas State 79
8 South Alabama 67
5 Louisiana 69
8 South Alabama 75 8 South Alabama 70
9 Arkansas State 67 1 Georgia State 73
2 UT Arlington 64
2 UT Arlington 67
3 Georgia Southern 58
3 Georgia Southern 81
7 Louisiana–Monroe 67
6 Coastal Carolina 50
7 Louisiana–Monroe 89 7 Louisiana–Monroe 80
10 Appalachian State 80

References
  1. https://sunbeltsports.org/sports/2018/10/2/19-mbb-champ.aspx?path=mbball
  2. https://sunbeltsports_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/champs/201819/MBB/2019MBB_champbracket.pdf
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