2011 SWAC men's basketball tournament explained

Year:2011
Conference:SWAC
Division:I
Gender:Men's
Teams:8
Arena:Garland Special Events Center
City:Garland, Texas
Champions:Alabama State
Titlecount:4th
Coach:Lewis Jackson
Coachcount:2nd
Television:ESPNU

The 2011 SWAC men's basketball tournament took place March 9–12 at the Garland Special Events Center in Garland, Texas. The top eight teams in the conference standings qualified for the tournament. Alabama State, the winner of the tournament, received the Southwestern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA tournament. The tournament's championship game was televised on ESPNU.