1995 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1995 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 7–10 with the opening round played at campus sites and the semifinal and championship round played at Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport, Louisiana.[2]

1995 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199495
Teams8
First round siteCampus Sites
Campus Arenas
Finals siteHirsch Memorial Coliseum
Shreveport, Louisiana
ChampionsNicholls State (1st title)
Winning coachRickey Broussard (1st title)
MVPReggie Jackson (Nicholls State)
1994–95 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Nicholls State171 .944246  .800
UTSA117 .6111513  .536
Northeast Louisiana117 .6111418  .438
North Texas99 .5001413  .519
Stephen F. Austin99 .5001414  .500
Northwestern State810 .4441314  .481
Southwest Texas State711 .3891214  .462
McNeese State711 .3891116  .407
Texas-Arlington711 .3891017  .370
Sam Houston State414 .222719  .269
1995 Southland tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Nicholls State defeated Northeast Louisiana in the championship game, 98–87, to win their first Southland men's basketball tournament.

The Colonels received a bid to the 1995 NCAA Tournament as the No. 13 seed in the Midwest region.

Format

Six of the ten conference members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top two seeds receiving a bye to the semifinal round. Tournament play began with the quarterfinal round.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 7
Semifinals
March 9
Championship
March 10
         
1 Nicholls State 88
8 McNeese State 69
1 Nicholls State 91
5 Stephen F. Austin 89
4 North Texas 72
5 Stephen F. Austin 73
1 Nicholls State 98
2 Northeast Louisiana 87
3 Texas-San Antonio 89
6 Northwestern State 79
3 Texas-San Antonio 76
2 Northeast Louisiana 78
2 Northeast Louisiana 75
7 Texas-Arlington 61

References

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