| Year: | 2021 |
| Conference: | Sun Belt Conference |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 12 |
| Arena: | Pensacola Bay Center & Hartsell Center at Pensacola State College (1st, Qrts, Semis, Championship) |
| City: | Pensacola, Florida |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Coach: | Dustin Kerns |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Michael Almonacy |
| Mvpteam: | Appalachian State |
| Television: | ESPN+, ESPN2 |
The 2021 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for Sun Belt Conference during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. All tournament games were played at Pensacola Bay Center & the Hartsell Center at Pensacola State College between March 5–8.[1] The winner received the Sun Belt's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA tournament.
All 12 conference teams qualified for the tournament. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, teams were seeded by their place in their division. The top two teams from each division received a bye into the quarterfinals.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia State | 8–4 | ||
| Texas State | 12–3 | ||
| Coastal Carolina | 9–5 | ||
| Louisiana | 10–7 | ||
| South Alabama | 10–7 | ||
| UT Arlington | 9–8 | ||
| Appalachian State | 7–8 | ||
| Arkansas State | 7–8 | ||
| Georgia Southern | 7–9 | ||
| Little Rock | 7–11 | ||
| Troy | 4–12 | ||
| UL-Monroe | 5–13 |
| Game | Time [2] | Matchup | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Friday, March 5 – Pensacola Bay Center & Hartsell Center, Pensacola, FL | ||||
| 1 | 5:00 pm | W4 Arkansas State vs. E5 Georgia Southern | 62–58 | ESPN+ |
| 2 | 5:30 pm | E3 South Alabama vs. W6 UL-Monroe | 80–72 | |
| 3 | 8:00 pm | W3 UT Arlington vs. E6 Troy | 86–91 | |
| 4 | 8:30 pm | E4 Appalachian State vs. W5 Little Rock | 67–60 | |
| Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 6 – Pensacola Bay Center & Hartsell Center, Pensacola, FL | ||||
| 5 | 5:30 pm | E1 Georgia State vs. W4 Arkansas State | 71–68 | ESPN+ |
| 6 | 5:00 pm | W2 Louisiana vs. E3 South Alabama | 79–68 | |
| 7 | 7:30 pm | E2 Coastal Carolina vs. E6 Troy | 86–68 | |
| 8 | 8:00 pm | W1 Texas State vs. E4 Appalachian State | 73–76OT | |
| Semifinals – Sunday, March 7 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL | ||||
| 9 | 5:30 pm | E1 Georgia State vs. W2 Louisiana | 84–73 | ESPN+ |
| 10 | 8:00 pm | E2 Coastal Carolina vs. E4 Appalachian State | 61–64OT | |
| Championship – Monday, March 8 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL | ||||
| 11 | 6:00 pm | E1 Georgia State vs. E4 Appalachian State | 73–80 | ESPN2 |
| Game times in CT. Rankings denote tournament seed | ||||
* denotes overtime period
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