MOBILE, Ala. — South Alabama will enter the Sun Belt Conference men’s basketball tournament as the No. 6 seed and will open against in-state rival and No. 11 seed Troy in the first round in Hot Springs, Ark.
The Jaguars finished 8-8 in conference play. The tournament runs March 3-6, with the winner of the South Alabama-Troy game advancing to face third-seeded Denver in the quarterfinals.
Top-seeded Middle Tennessee finished three games ahead of second-seeded Arkansas-Little Rock and third-seeded Denver, which both went 11-5 in league play. The top five seeds receive first-round byes.
Seeds
- 1. Middle Tennessee (14-2)
- 2. Arkansas-Little Rock (11-5)
- 3. Denver (11-5)
- 4. Louisiana-Lafayette (10-6)
- 5. North Texas (9-7)
- 6. South Alabama (8-8)
- 7. Western Kentucky (7-9)
- 8. Florida Atlantic (7-9)
- 9. Arkansas State (8-10)
- 10. FIU (5-11)
- 11. Troy (5-11)
Tournament Schedule
First round, Saturday, March 3
- Game 1: No. 6 South Alabama vs. No. 11 Troy
- Game 2: No. 8 Florida Atlantic vs. No. 9 Arkansas State
- Game 3: No. 7 Western Kentucky vs. No. 10 FIU
Quarterfinals, Sunday, March 4
- Game 4: No. 1 Middle Tennessee vs. Game 2 winner
- Game 5: No. 4 Louisiana-Lafayette vs. No. 5 North Texas
- Game 6: No. 2 Arkansas-Little Rock vs. Game 3 winner
- Game 7: No. 3 Denver vs. Game 1 winner
Semifinals, Monday, March 5
- Game 8: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner
- Game 9: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner
Championship, Tuesday, March 6
- Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner
South Alabama is coached by Ronnie Arrow and plays its home games at the Mitchell Center in Mobile.
