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Conference Carolinas men's basketball tournament

{{Infobox NCAA conference tournament

| name = Conference Carolinas men's basketball tournament

| optional_subheader = Conference basketball championship

| defunct =

| image =

| caption =

| sport = Basketball

| conference = Conference Carolinas

| number_of_teams = 8

| format = Single-elimination tournament

| current_stadium =

| current_location =

| years = 1936, 1941–1943, 1947–present

| most_recent =

| current_champion = UNC Pembroke (7th)

| most_championships = High Point (12)

| television =

| website = [https://conferencecarolinas.com/sports/mbball CC men's basketball]

| sponsors =

| all_stadiums =

| all_locations =

}}

The Conference Carolinas men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for Conference Carolinas (formerly the North State Intercollegiate Conference, Carolinas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, and the Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference). The tournament has been held annually since 1936 with two gaps between 1937–40 and 1944–46. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.{{cite web| title = Conference History | work =Year-by-year records| publisher = Conference Carolinas | year=2012| url =http://www.conferencecarolinas.com/archives/northstate/members | access-date = May 8, 2017}}

The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship.

Results

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Year

!Champions

!Score

!Runner-up

!Venue

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| 1936

| High Point

| 49–39

| Lenoir–Rhyne

| High Point, NC

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| 1937

|colspan="4"|Not held

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| 1938

|colspan="4"|Not held

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| 1939

|colspan="4"|Not held

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| 1940

|colspan="4"|Not held

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| 1941

| Appalachian State

| 51–40

| Catawba

| High Point, NC

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| 1942

| High Point

| 50–34

| Appalachian State

| High Point, NC

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| 1943

| Appalachian State

| 36–31

| Western Carolina

| High Point, NC

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| 1944

|colspan="4"|Not held

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| 1945

|colspan="4"|Not held

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| 1946

|colspan="4"|Not held

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| 1947

| Elon

| 53–51

| Western Carolina

| High Point, NC

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| 1948

| Appalachian State

| 74–59

| High Point

| Elkin, NC

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| 1949

| Lenoir–Rhyne

| 57–55

| Appalachian State

| Elkin, NC

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| 1950

| Appalachian State

| 67–53

| Elon

| Statesville, NC

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| 1951

| High Point

| 66–62

| East Carolina

| Statesville, NC

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| 1952

| Lenoir–Rhyne

| 74–59

| High Point

| Statesville, NC

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| 1953

| High Point

| 66–63

| Elon

| Winston-Salem, NC

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| 1954

| East Carolina

| 86–75

| Atlantic Christian

| Lexington, NC

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| 1955

| Atlantic Christian

| 108–85

| Lenoir–Rhyne

| Lexington, NC

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| 1956

| Elon

| 71–67

| Lenoir–Rhyne

| Lexington, NC

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| 1957

| Lenoir–Rhyne

| 71–58

| Western Carolina

| Lexington, NC

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| 1958

| Lenoir–Rhyne

| 79–64

| High Point

| Lexington, NC

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| 1959

| Western Carolina

| 39–36

| Catawba

| Lexington, NC

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| 1960

| Catawba

| 59–57OT

| Lenoir–Rhyne

| Lexington, NC

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| 1961

| High Point †

| 88–73

| Atlantic Christian

| Lexington, NC

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| 1962

| Western Carolina

| 69–58

| High Point

| Lexington, NC

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| 1963

| Lenoir–Rhyne

| 63–47

| High Point

| Lexington, NC

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| 1964

| Lenoir–Rhyne

| 31–30

| High Point

| Lexington, NC

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| 1965

| Elon

| 67–60

| High Point

| Lexington, NC

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| 1966

| High Point

| 59–55

| Appalachian State

| Lexington, NC

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| 1967

| Appalachian State

| 91–67

| Guilford

| Lexington, NC

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| 1968

| Guilford

| 80–73

| Catawba

| Winston-Salem, NC

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| 1969

| High Point

| 80–67

| Newberry

| Winston-Salem, NC

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| 1970

| Guilford

| 66–61

| Elon

| Winston-Salem, NC

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| 1971

| Elon

| 58–57

| Guilford

| Winston-Salem, NC

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| 1972

| Elon

| 83–69

| Guilford

| Elon, NC

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| 1973

| Catawba

| 72–69

| Guilford

| Lexington, NC

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| 1974

| Lenoir–Rhyne

| 65–63

| Mars Hill

| Lexington, NC

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| 1975

| Pfeiffer

| 61–58

| High Point

| Lexington, NC

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| 1976

| Guilford

| 89–74

| Catawba

| Lexington, NC

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| 1977

| Catawba

| 67–65OT

| Pembroke State

| Lexington, NC

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| 1978

| High Point

| 82–80

| Guilford

| Lexington, NC

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| 1979

| High Point

| 54–51

| Pfeiffer

| Salisbury, NC

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| 1980

| Catawba

| 10–9

| High Point

| Salisbury, NC

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| 1981

| Pembroke State

| 63–61

| Wingate

| Salisbury, NC

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| 1982

| Pembroke State

| 77–76

| Catawba

| Salisbury, NC

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| 1983

| Catawba

| 82–75

| Pembroke State

| Elon, NC

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| 1984

| Pembroke State

| 73–62

| Wingate

| Elon, NC

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| 1985

| Lenoir–Rhyne

| 62–58

| Catawba

| Salisbury, NC

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| 1986

| Pembroke State

| 85–81OT

| Atlantic Christian

| Salisbury, NC

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| 1987

| High Point

| 56–51

| Elon

| Salisbury, NC

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| 1988

| High Point

| 67–64

| Wingate

| Salisbury, NC

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| 1989

| High Point

| 97–92

| Wingate

| High Point, NC

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| 1990

| Pembroke State

| 86–82

| Pfeiffer

| High Point, NC

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| 1991

| Pfeiffer

| 110–96

| Pembroke State

| High Point, NC

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| 1992

| Pfeiffer

| 98–59

| High Point

| Misenheimer, NC

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| 1993

| Pfeiffer

| 69–62

| Mount Olive

| Misenheimer, NC

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| 1994

| Pfeiffer

| 76–67

| High Point

| Misenheimer, NC

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| 1995

| Pfeiffer

| 84–79

| High Point

| Misenheimer, NC

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| 1996

| Queens (NC)

| 86–73OT

| High Point

| High Point, NC

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| 1997

| High Point

| 71–68

| Queens (NC)

| High Point, NC

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| 1998

| Queens (NC)

| 63–55

| Barton

| Fort Mill, SC

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| 1999

| Queens (NC)

| 78–72

| Pfeiffer

| Fort Mill, SC

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| 2000

| St. Andrews (NC)

| 82–81

| Pfeiffer

| Fort Mill, SC

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| 2001

| Longwood

| 80–65

| Queens (NC)

| Fort Mill, SC

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| 2002

| Belmont Abbey

| 78–60

| Queens (NC)

| Fort Mill, SC

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| 2003

| Belmont Abbey

| 73–68

| Pfeiffer

| Misenheimer, NC

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| 2004

| Pfeiffer

| 106–95

| Mount Olive

| Due West, SC

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| 2005

| Pfeiffer

| 98–84

| Mount Olive

| Gaffney, SC

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| 2006

| Barton

| 102–1002OT

| Mount Olive

| Mount Olive, NC

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| 2007

| Barton

| 92–80

| Mount Olive

| Misenheimer, NC

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| 2008

| Mount Olive

| 90–82

| Queens (NC)

| Mount Olive, NC

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| 2009

| Barton

| 65–52

| Erskine

| Wilson, NC

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| 2010

| Mount Olive

| 83–80

| Anderson (SC)

| Mount Olive, NC

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| 2011

| Limestone

| 68–59

| Barton

| Gaffney, SC

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| 2012

| Barton

| 67–60

| Mount Olive

| Mount Olive, NC

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| 2013

| Belmont Abbey

| 67–55

| Limestone

| Gaffney, SC

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| 2014

| Limestone

| 69–54

| King (TN)

| Concord, NC

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| 2015

| North Greenville

| 68–66

| Mount Olive

| Mount Olive, NC

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| 2016

| King (TN)

| 85–53

| Barton

| Bristol, TN

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| 2017

| Limestone

| 76–70

| King (TN)

| Misenheimer, NC

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| 2018

| Lees–McRae

| 75–72

| Belmont Abbey

| Banner Elk, NC

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| 2019

| Emmanuel

| 75–72

| Belmont Abbey

|Franklin Springs, GA

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| 2020

| Southern Wesleyan

| 78–68

| Belmont Abbey

| Spartanburg, SC

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| 2021

| Belmont Abbey

| 82–70

| Emmanuel

| Franklin Springs, GA

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| 2022

| Belmont Abbey

| 79–73

| UNC Pembroke

|rowspan=4| Spartanburg, SC

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| 2023

| Emmanuel

| 77–60

| Belmont Abbey

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| 2024

| UNC Pembroke

| 82–81 (OT)

| Emmanuel

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| 2025

| UNC Pembroke

| 107–91

| Emmanuel

Championship records

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School

! Finals Record

! Finals Appearances

! class=unsortable | Years

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| High Point

| 12–13

| 25

|align=left| 1936, 1942, 1951, 1953, 1961, 1966, 1969, 1978, 1979, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1997

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| Pfeiffer

| 8–5

| 13

|align=left| 1975, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2004, 2005

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| Lenoir–Rhyne

| 8–4

| 12

|align=left| 1949, 1952, 1957, 1958, 1963, 1964, 1974, 1985

UNC Pembroke
(Pembroke State)

| 7–4

| 11

|align=left| 1981, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1990, 2024, 2025

Barton
(Atlantic Christian)

| 5–6

| 11

|align=left| 1955, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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| Catawba

| 5–6

| 11

|align=left| 1960, 1973, 1977, 1980, 1983

Belmont Abbey

| 5–4

| 9

|align=left| 2002, 2003, 2013, 2021, 2022

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| Elon

| 5–4

| 9

|align=left| 1947, 1956, 1965, 1971, 1972

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| Appalachian State

| 5–3

| 8

|align=left| 1941, 1943, 1948, 1950, 1967

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| Guilford

| 3–5

| 8

|align=left| 1968, 1970, 1976

Limestone

| 3–1

| 4

|align=left| 2011, 2014, 2017

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| Queens (NC)

| 3–4

| 7

|align=left| 1996, 1998, 1999

Emmanuel

| 2–3

| 5

|align=left| 2019, 2023

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| Western Carolina

| 2–3

| 5

|align=left| 1959, 1962

Mount Olive

| 2–7

| 9

|align=left| 2008, 2010

King (TN)

| 1–2

| 3

|align=left| 2016

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| East Carolina

| 1–1

| 2

|align=left| 1954

Southern Wesleyan

| 1–0

| 1

|align=left| 2020

Lees–McRae

| 1–0

| 1

|align=left| 2018

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| Longwood

| 1–0

| 1

|align=left| 2001

North Greenville

| 1–0

| 1

|align=left| 2015

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| St. Andrews (NC)

| 1–0

| 1

|align=left| 2000

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| Wingate

| 0–4

| 4

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| Anderson (SC)

| 0–1

| 1

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Erskine

| 0–1

| 1

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| Newberry

| 0–1

| 1

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| Mars Hill

| 0–1

| 1

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See also

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Conference Carolinas navbox}}

{{NCAA men's college basketball tournament navbox}}

Category:NCAA Division II men's basketball conference tournaments

Tournament

Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1936