SIAC men's basketball tournament
| Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference basketball championship | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Conference | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Played | 1934–present |
| Current champion | Clark Atlanta (6th) |
| Most championships | Florida A&M (12) |
| Official website | SIAC men's basketball |
The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament is the annual conference men's basketball championship tournament for the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 1934.[1] It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.
The winner receives the SIAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament.
Florida A&M have been the most successful team at the SIAC tournament, with twelve championships.
History
[edit]| SIAC men's basketball tournament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Champions | Runner-Up | ||
| 1934 | Tuskegee (1) | Clark | ||
| 1935 | Alabama State (1) | LeMoyne–Owen | ||
| 1936 | Alabama State (2) | Morehouse | ||
| 1937 | Morehouse (1) | Clark | ||
| 1938 | Xavier Louisiana (1) | Clark | ||
| 1939 | Xavier Louisiana (2) | Morehouse | ||
| 1940 | Clark (1) | Florida A&M | ||
| 1941 | Xavier Louisiana (3) | Tuskegee | ||
| 1942 | Florida A&M (1) | Tuskegee | ||
| 1943 | South Carolina State (1) | Xavier Louisiana | ||
| 1944 | Tuskegee (2) | Clark | ||
| 1945 | Florida A&M (2) | Alabama State | ||
| 1946 | Morehouse (2) | Tuskegee | ||
| 1947 | Florida A&M (3) | Alabama State | ||
| 1948 | Tuskegee (3) | South Carolina State | ||
| 1949 | Morris Brown (1) | Florida A&M | ||
| 1950 | Morris Brown (2) | Florida A&M | ||
| 1951 | Morris Brown (3) | Florida A&M | ||
| 1952 | Florida A&M (4) | Alabama State | ||
| 1953 | Bethune–Cookman (1) | Xavier Louisiana | ||
| 1954 | Clark (2) | Florida A&M | ||
| 1955 | Florida A&M (5) | |||
| 1956 | Knoxville (1) | Morehouse | ||
| 1957 | Florida A&M (6) | Tuskegee | ||
| 1958 | Florida A&M (7) | Benedict | ||
| 1959 | Morris Brown (4) | Morehouse | ||
| 1960 | Florida A&M (8) | South Carolina State | ||
| 1961 | Benedict (1) | South Carolina State | ||
| 1962 | Florida A&M (9) | South Carolina State | ||
| 1963 | Fisk (1) | Clark | ||
| 1964 | South Carolina State (2) | Florida A&M | ||
| 1965 | Clark (3) | Bethune–Cookman | ||
| 1966 | South Carolina State (3) | Clark | ||
| 1967 | Florida A&M (10) | South Carolina State | ||
| 1968 | Bethune–Cookman (2) | Florida A&M | ||
| 1969 | Fort Valley State (1) | Tuskgee | ||
| 1970 | Savannah State (1) | Alabama State | ||
| 1971 | Alabama State (3) | Albany State | ||
| 1972 | Alabama State (4) | Bethune–Cookman | ||
| 1973 | Albany State (1) | Alabama State | ||
| 1974 | Fisk (2) | Florida A&M | ||
| 1975 | Alabama A&M (1) | Miles | ||
| 1976 | Alabama A&M (2) | Fisk | ||
| 1977 | Florida A&M (11) | Bethune–Cookman | ||
| 1978 | Florida A&M (12) | Bethune–Cookman | ||
| 1979 | Tuskegee (4) | Florida A&M | ||
| 1980 | Bethune–Cookman (3) | Benedict | ||
| 1981 | Morehouse (3) | Clark | ||
| 1982 | Morris Brown (5) | Albany State | ||
| 1983 | Albany State (2) | Fort Valley State | ||
| 1984 | Albany State (3) | Tuskegee | ||
| 1985 | Albany State (4) | Savannah State | ||
| 1986 | Alabama A&M (3) | Morris Brown | ||
| 1987 | Alabama A&M (4) | Clark | ||
| 1988 | Alabama A&M (5) | Albany State | ||
| 1989 | Alabama A&M (6) | Paine | ||
| 1990 | Morehouse (4) | Albany State | ||
| 1991 | Morehouse (5) | Miles | ||
| 1992 | Albany State (5) | Alabama A&M | ||
| 1993 | Alabama A&M (7) | LeMoyne–Owen | ||
| 1994 | Paine (1) | Alabama A&M | ||
| 1995 | Alabama A&M (8) | Morehouse | ||
| 1996 | Alabama A&M (9) | Morehouse | ||
| 1997 | Albany State (6) | Clark Atlanta | ||
| 1998 | Fort Valley State (2) | Morehouse | ||
| 1999 | Paine (2) | Clark Atlanta | ||
| 2000 | LeMoyne–Owen (1) | Fort Valley State | ||
| 2001 | Kentucky State (1) | Fort Valley State | ||
| 2002 | Paine (3) | Morehouse | ||
| 2003 | Morehouse (6) | Miles | ||
| 2004 | Benedict (2) | Morehouse | ||
| 2005 | Lane (1) | Albany State | ||
| 2006 | Stillman (1) | Miles | ||
| 2007 | Albany State (7) | Fort Valley State | ||
| 2008 | Benedict (3) | Tuskegee | ||
| 2009 | LeMoyne–Owen (2) | Clark Atlanta | ||
| 2010 | Tuskegee (5) | Clark Atlanta | ||
| 2011 | Clark Atlanta (4) | Stillman | ||
| 2012 | Benedict (4) | LeMoyne–Owen | ||
| 2013 | Benedict (5) | Morehouse | ||
| 2014 | Tuskegee (6) | Fort Valley State | ||
| 2015 | Benedict (6) | Lane | ||
| 2016 | Stillman (2) | LeMoyne–Owen | ||
| 2017 | Clark Atlanta (5) | Fort Valley State | ||
| 2018 | Claflin (1) | Clark Atlanta | ||
| 2019 | Miles (1) | LeMoyne–Owen | ||
| 2020 | Miles (2) | Albany State | ||
| 2021 | Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2022 | Savannah State (2) | Benedict | ||
| 2023 | Miles (3) | Benedict | ||
| 2024 | Clark Atlanta (6) | Miles | ||
Championship records
[edit]| School | Titles | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Florida A&M | 12 | 1942, 1945, 1947, 1952, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1967, 1977, 1978 |
| Alabama A&M | 9 | 1975, 1976, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996 |
| Albany State | 7 | 1973, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1992, 1997, 2007 |
| Clark Atlanta (Clark) |
6 | 1940, 1954, 1965, 2011, 2017, 2024 |
| Benedict | 6 | 1961, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2015 |
| Tuskegee | 6 | 1934, 1944, 1948, 1979, 2010, 2014 |
| Morehouse | 6 | 1937, 1946, 1981, 1990, 1991, 2003 |
| Morris Brown | 5 | 1949, 1950, 1951, 1959, 1982 |
| Alabama State | 4 | 1935, 1936, 1971, 1972 |
| Miles | 3 | 2019, 2020, 2023 |
| Paine | 3 | 1994, 1999, 2002 |
| Bethune–Cookman | 3 | 1953, 1968, 1980 |
| South Carolina State | 3 | 1943, 1964, 1966 |
| Xavier Louisiana | 3 | 1938, 1939, 1941 |
| Savannah State | 2 | 1970, 2022 |
| Stillman | 2 | 2006, 2016 |
| LeMoyne–Owen | 2 | 2000, 2009 |
| Fort Valley State | 2 | 1969, 1998 |
| Fisk | 2 | 1963, 1974 |
| Claflin | 1 | 2018 |
| Lane | 1 | 2005 |
| Kentucky State | 1 | 2001 |
| Knoxville | 1 | 1956 |
- Allen, Central State (OH), Edward Waters, and Spring Hill have not yet won the SIAC tournament
- Rust and Talladega never won the tournament as SIAC members
- Schools highlighted in pink are former members of the SIAC
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS". thesiac.com. SIAC. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
