| Year: | 2015 |
| Conference: | Sun Belt Conference |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Arena: | Lakefront Arena |
| City: | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Champions: | Georgia State |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Coach: | Ron Hunter |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Kevin Ware |
| Mvpteam: | Georgia State |
| Attendance: | 5,418 |
| Television: | ESPN3, ESPN2 |
The 2015 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was held in New Orleans, Louisiana from March 12 to March 15 at Lakefront Arena. The tournament winner received an automatic bid into the 2015 NCAA tournament. Opening round games were televised on ESPN3, with the championship game on ESPN2, on Sunday March 15.[1]
Only the top eight teams advanced to the Sun Belt Conference tournament. If a team ineligible for the NCAA Tournament should finish in the top eight, its seed would fall to the next eligible team. Teams were seeded based on conference record with a tie breaker system used to separate teams who are tied. The top two seeds received a double bye, and the third and fourth seeds received a single bye.
| Seed | School | Conference | Overall | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia State‡* | 15–5 | 22–9 | |
| 2 | Georgia Southern* | 14–6 | 21–8 | 1–1 vs. Louisiana–Lafayette |
| 3 | UL Monroe# | 14–6 | 20–11 | 0–2 vs. Louisiana–Lafayette |
| 4 | LA-Lafayette# | 13–7 | 19–12 | |
| 5 | Texas- Arlington | 10–10 | 16–14 | |
| 6 | South Alabama | 9–11 | 11–20 | |
| 7 | UALR | 8–12 | 13–17 | |
| 8 | Texas State | 7–13 | 13–16 | |
| ‡ – Sun Belt Conference regular season champions. * – Received a first-round and second-round bye in the conference tournament. # – Received a first-round bye in the conference tournament. Overall record are as of the end of the regular season. |
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Thursday, March 12 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 5:00 pm |
| ESPN3 | ||
| 2 | 7:30 pm |
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| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 13 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 5:00 pm |
| ESPN3 | ||
| 4 | 7:30 pm |
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| Semifinals – Saturday, March 14 | ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 1:00 pm |
| ESPN3 | ||
| 6 | 4:30 pm |
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| Championship – Sunday, March 15 | ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 12:00 pm | #1 Georgia State 38 vs #2 Georgia Southern 36 | ESPN2 | ||
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2015 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament