2008 SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2008 Southwestern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 12–15, 2008 at Fair Park Arena in Birmingham, Alabama.[2]
| 2008 SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2007–08 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Fair Park Arena Birmingham, Alabama |
| Champions | Mississippi Valley State (4th title) |
| Winning coach | James Green (1st title) |
| MVP | Carl Lucas[1] (Mississippi Valley State) |
Format
The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Southwestern Athletic Conference receive a berth in the conference tournament. After the conference season, teams are seeded by conference record.
Bracket
| Quarterfinals March 12 – March 13 | Semifinals March 14 | Finals March 16 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Alabama State | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Texas Southern | 49 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Alabama State | 72 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Jackson State | 77 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Jackson State | 56 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Southern | 55 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Jackson State | 58 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Mississippi Valley St. | 59 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Alabama A&M | 59 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 72 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 59 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Mississippi Valley St. | 70 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Grambling State | 73 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Mississippi Valley St. | 79 | ||||||||||||
References
- "JSU's Trahan and MVSU's Lucas claim tournament awards". Archived from the original on 2008-05-21. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
- ESPN – Conference tournament schedules, results
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