1991 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament explained

Year:1991
Conference:Sun Belt Conference
Division:I
Gender:Men's
Teams:8
Arena:Mobile Civic Center
City:Mobile, AL
Champions:South Alabama
Titlecount:2nd
Coach:Ronnie Arrow
Coachcount:2nd
Mvp:Chris Gatling

The 1991 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 2–4 at the Mobile Civic Center in Mobile, Alabama.[1]

Top-seeded hosts South Alabama defeated in the championship game, 86–81, to win their second Sun Belt men's basketball tournament. It was the Jaguars' second Sun Belt title in three years.

South Alabama, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA tournament. No other Sun Belt members joined them in the tournament.

Format

There were no changes to the existing tournament format. All eight conference members were placed into the initial quarterfinal round and each team was seeded based on its regular season conference record.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1990–91 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary. sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. April 23, 2016.