2011 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament explained

Year:2011
Conference:Sun Belt Conference
Division:I
Gender:Men's
Teams:12
Arena:Summit Arena
Convention Center Court
City:Hot Springs, Arkansas
Champions:Arkansas-Little Rock
Titlecount:1st
Coach:Steve Shields
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Solomon Bozeman
Mvpteam:Arkansas-Little Rock
Television:ESPN Regional Television, ESPNU

The 2011 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was held in Hot Springs, Arkansas from March 5 to March 8 at the Summit Arena and the Convention Center Court. All 12 Sun Belt teams participated in the tournament and their seedings are based on their conference record.

Format

The 12 members of the Sun Belt are split into two six team divisions. The top two seeds from both divisions receive byes to the quarterfinals. The first round will see inter-divisional match ups where the 3 will play the 6 seed and the 4 will play the 5 seed. The winners of the 3/6 match ups will play the 2 seeds and the winners of the 4/5 match ups will play the 1 seeds. The championship game will be broadcast on ESPN2.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2011 Sun Belt Basketball Championship Central - SunBeltSports.org Official Web Site of the Sun Belt Conference . 2011-02-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110308172904/http://www.sunbeltsports.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4100&ATCLID=205042116 . 2011-03-08 . dead .