Gulf South Conference men's basketball tournament
{{Infobox NCAA conference tournament
| name = Gulf South Conference men's basketball tournament
| optional_subheader = Conference basketball championship
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| sport = Basketball
| conference = Gulf South Conference
| number_of_teams = 8
| format = Single-elimination tournament
| current_stadium = Pete Hanna Center
| current_location = Homewood, Alabama
| years = 1981–present
| most_recent =
| current_champion = Alabama–Huntsville (6th)
| most_championships = Alabama–Huntsville (6)
Delta State (6)
North Alabama (6)
| television =
| website = [http://www.gscsports.org/index.aspx?path=mbball& GSC men's basketball]
| sponsors =
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The Gulf South Conference men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the Gulf South Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 1981. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.{{cite web| title = Gulf South Conference Men's Basketball History | work =Year-by-year records| publisher = Gulf South Conference | year=2017| url =http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/gulfsouthconference.com/documents/2016/7/20/2016_MBB_Record_Book.pdf | access-date = April 13, 2017}}
The winner receives the Gulf South's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship.
Results
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| Year
!Champions !Score !Runner-up !MVP !Venue |
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| 1981 |81–70 |Johnny Buckmon, North Alabama |
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| 1982 |49–47 |Will Cotchery, Livingston |Pruitt Hall (Livingston, AL) |
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| 1983 |Jacksonville State |79–74 |Robert Spurgeon, Jacksonville St. |
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| 1984 |North Alabama |82–78 |Jacksonville State |Melvin Allen, Jacksonville St. |Flowers Hall (Florence, AL) |
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| 1985 |Jacksonville State |86–73 |Keith McKeller, Jacksonville St. |Pete Mathews Coliseum (Jacksonville, AL) |
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| 1986 |Delta State |83–66 |Jacksonville State |Carl Brown, Delta St. |Walter Sillers Coliseum (Cleveland, MS) |
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| 1987 |83–75 |Delta State |Rodney Roberts, West Georgia |UWG Coliseum (Carrollton, GA) |
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| 1988 |North Alabama |79–75 |Louis Newsome, North Alabama |
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| 1989 |Jacksonville State |85–74 |Livingston |Robert Lee Sanders, Jacksonville St. |Pete Mathews Coliseum (Jacksonville, AL) |
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| 1990 |colspan="5"|Not held |
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| 1991 |colspan="5"|Not held |
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| 1992 |Jacksonville State |90–77 |Dave Edmond, Jacksonville St. |Pete Mathews Coliseum (Jacksonville, AL) |
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| 1993 |Delta State |72–66 |Jacksonville State |Todd Mundt, Delta St. |Walter Sillers Coliseum (Cleveland, MS) |
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| 1994 |North Alabama |66–62OT |Livingston |Curtis Davis, North Alabama |
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| 1995 |Mississippi College |86–84 |Delta State |Corey Speech, Mississippi Coll. |Flowers Hall (Florence, AL) |
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| 1996 |North Alabama |80–65 |Delta State |Corey Williams, North Alabama |Walter Sillers Coliseum (Cleveland, MS) |
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| 1997 |Delta State |75–70 |West Georgia |Chris Sykes, Delta St. |UWG Coliseum (Carrollton, GA) |
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| 1998 |Delta State |84–65 |Rodney Dean, Central Arkansas |Walter Sillers Coliseum (Cleveland, MS) |
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| 1999 |57–49 |Delta State |David Lewis, Henderson St. |
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| 2000 |Henderson State |67–61 |North Alabama |Andre Kerr, Henderson St. |Walter Sillers Coliseum (Cleveland, MS) |
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| 2001 |Henderson State |63–53 |Delta State |Niki Arinze, Henderson St. |
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| 2002 |West Georgia |72–50 |Valdosta State |Chezley Watson, West Georgia |BancorpSouth Arena (Tupelo, MS) |
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| 2003 |Henderson State |54–39 |Steve Parillon, Henderson St. |BancorpSouth Arena (Tupelo, MS) |
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| 2004 |77–65 |West Georgia |D. J. Towns, Montevallo |BancorpSouth Arena (Tupelo, MS) |
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| 2005 |Montevallo |72–60 |Delta State |James Hall, Montevallo |BancorpSouth Arena (Tupelo, MS) |
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| 2006 |Delta State |71–67 |Montevallo |Jasper Johnson, Delta St. |BancorpSouth Arena (Tupelo, MS) |
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| 2007 |Montevallo |66–62 |Henderson State |Marcus Kennedy, Montevallo |
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| 2008 |93–89 |Nick Kohs, Christian Brothers |DeSoto Civic Center (Southaven, MS) |
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| 2009 |79–66 |Valdosta State |Renard Allen, Arkansas Tech |DeSoto Civic Center (Southaven, MS) |
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| 2010 |Arkansas Tech |64–63 |Alabama–Huntsville |Marcus Pillow, Arkansas Tech |DeSoto Civic Center (Southaven, MS) |
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| 2011 |Harding |80–61 |Arkansas Tech |Stephen Blake, Harding |DeSoto Civic Center (Southaven, MS) |
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| 2012 |Alabama–Huntsville |58–43 |Christian Brothers |Josh Magette, Alabama–Huntsville |
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| 2013 |Christian Brothers |65–62 |Valdosta State |Trey Casey, Christian Brothers |
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| 2014 |North Alabama |79–73 |Christian Brothers |Rashaun Claiborne, North Alabama |Pete Hanna Center (Birmingham, AL) |
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| 2015 |Alabama–Huntsville |73–68 |West Alabama |Seab Webster, Alabama–Huntsville |Pete Hanna Center (Birmingham, AL) |
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| 2016 |West Georgia |99–82 |Alabama–Huntsville |Iakeem Alstin, Alabama–Huntsville |Pete Hanna Center (Birmingham, AL) |
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| 2017 |Alabama–Huntsville |94–91 |Valdosta State |Seab Webster, Alabama–Huntsville |Pete Hanna Center (Birmingham, AL) |
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| 2018 |71–65 |Delta State |Marvin Jones, West Florida |Pete Hanna Center (Birmingham, AL) |
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| 2019 |Delta State |64-60 |Alabama–Huntsville |Matthew Wilson, Delta State |Pete Hanna Center (Birmingham, AL) |
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| 2020 |Alabama–Huntsville |91–82 |Valdosta State |JJ Kaplan, Alabama—Huntsville |Pete Hanna Center (Birmingham, AL) |
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| 2021 |Valdosta State |75–70 |Alabama–Huntsville |Burke Putnam, Valdosta State |
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| 2022 |Alabama–Huntsville |86–72 |Union (TN) |CJ Williamson, Alabama–Huntsville |rowspan=4|Pete Hanna Center (Birmingham, AL) |
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| 2023 |West Alabama |67–65 |West Georgia |Justin Allison, West Alabama |
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| 2024 | West Georgia | 75–69 | Alabama–Huntsville | Zawdie Jackson, West Georgia |
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| 2025 |Alabama–Huntsville |101–95 |Valdosta State | Blake Campbell, Alabama–Huntsville |
Championship records
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| School
! Finals Record ! Finals Appearances ! class=unsortable | Years |
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| 6–1 | 7 |align=left| 1981, 1984, 1998, 1994, 1996, 2014 |
| Alabama–Huntsville
| 6–6 | 12 |align=left| 2012, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2022, 2025 |
| Delta State
| 6–8 | 14 |align=left| 1986, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2006, 2019 |
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| 4–4 | 8 |align=left| 1983, 1985, 1989, 1992 |
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| 4–3 | 7 |align=left| 1987, 2002, 2016, 2024 |
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| 4–1 | 5 |align=left| 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 |
| Montevallo
| 3–1 | 4 |align=left| 2004, 2005, 2007 |
| West Alabama (Livingston) | 2–3 | 5 |align=left| 1982, 2023 |
| Christian Brothers
| 2–2 | 4 |align=left| 2008, 2013 |
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| 2–1 | 3 |align=left| 2009, 2010 |
| Valdosta State
| 1–7 | 8 |align=left| 2021 |
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| Harding | 1–1 | 2 |align=left| 2011 |
| Mississippi College
| 1–1 | 2 |align=left| 1995 |
| West Florida
| 1–0 | 1 |align=left| 2018 |
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| 0–1 | 1 |align=left| |
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| Troy | 0–1 | 1 |align=left| |
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| 0–1 | 1 |align=left| |
| Union (TN)
| 0–1 | 1 |align=left| |
- Auburn–Montgomery, Lee (TN), and Trevecca Nazarene have not yet qualified for the tournament finals.
- Arkansas–Monticello, Lincoln Memorial, Ouachita Baptist, Shorter, and Southern Arkansas never reached the tournament finals before departing the Gulf South.
- Schools highlighted in pink are former members of the Gulf South Conference
See also
References
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Category:NCAA Division II men's basketball conference tournaments