Peach Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
The Peach Belt Conference men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the Peach Belt Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 1992. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.[1]
| Peach Belt Conference men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference basketball championship | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Conference | Peach Belt Conference |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Played | 1992–present |
| Current champion | Augusta (7th) |
| Most championships | Augusta (7) |
| Official website | PBC men's basketball |
| Host locations | |
| Augusta, GA (1992–95, 2004–05, 2022) Milledgeville, GA (1996–97) Savannah, GA (1998–99) Greenwood, SC (2000–01, 2006–07, 2017–2020) Columbus, GA (2002–03, 2012–14, 2016) Aiken, SC (2008–11) Pembroke, NC (2015) Saint Augustine, FL (2021) | |
The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship.
Results
| Year | Champions | Score | Runner-up | Most Valuable Player | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Columbus State | 86–76 | USC Spartanburg | Tyrone Avery, Columbus State | Augusta, GA |
| 1993 | USC Aiken | 64–60 | Augusta State | Steve Franklin, USC Aiken & Derek Stewart, Augusta State |
Augusta, GA |
| 1994 | Lander | 76–74 | Columbus State | Bill Hanford, Lander | Augusta, GA |
| 1995 | Lander | 77–56 | Columbus State | Larry Person, Lander | Augusta, GA |
| 1996 | Columbus State | 95–83 | USC Spartanburg | Isaac Camon, Columbus State | Milledgeville, GA |
| 1997 | Georgia College | 69–65 | USC Spartanburg | Quinton Matthews, Georgia College | Milledgeville, GA |
| 1998 | Columbus State | 74–60 | Armstrong Atlantic State | Calvin Hill, Columbus State | Savannah, GA |
| 1999 | Georgia College | 70–64 | Augusta State | Derrick Nicholson, Georgia College | Savannah, GA |
| 2000 | Columbus State | 95–67 | Armstrong Atlantic State | Travis Crutcher, Columbus State | Greenwood, SC |
| 2001 | Augusta State | 60–46 | Armstrong Atlantic State | Gary Boodnikoff, Augusta State | Greenwood, SC |
| 2002 | Augusta State | 79–67 | Kennesaw State | Gary Boodnikoff, Augusta State | Columbus, GA |
| 2003 | Columbus State | 72–56 | Kennesaw State | Jed Bedford, Columbus State | Columbus, GA |
| 2004 | Kennesaw State | 72–70 | Columbus State | Terrence Hill, Kennesaw State | Augusta, GA |
| 2005 | Columbus State | 93–81 | USC Upstate | Yandel Brown, Columbus State | Augusta, GA |
| 2006 | USC Upstate | 73–49 | Armstrong Atlantic State | Daniel Quinlan, USC Upstate | Greenwood, SC |
| 2007 | Lander | 75–61 | Clayton State | Michael Griffin, Lander | Greenwood, SC |
| 2008 | Clayton State | 89–873OT | USC Aiken | Tracy Williams, Clayton State | Aiken, SC |
| 2009 | Augusta State | 65–64 | USC Aiken | Ben Madgen, Augusta State | Aiken, SC |
| 2010 | USC Aiken | 65–60 | Montevallo | Byron Faison, USC Aiken | Aiken, SC |
| 2011 | Augusta State | 76–59 | UNC Pembroke | George Johnson, Augusta State | Aiken, SC |
| 2012 | Montevallo | 70–57 | Columbus State | Antoine Davis, Montevello | Columbus, GA |
| 2013 | USC Aiken | 65–60 | Montevallo | Re'Mon Nelson, USC Aiken | Columbus, GA |
| 2014 | USC Aiken | 61–59 | Montevallo | DeVontae Wright, USC Aiken | Columbus, GA |
| 2015 | Montevallo | 80–76OT | Columbus State | Larry Slaughter, Montevello | Pembroke, NC |
| 2016 | Lander | 87–86 | Augusta | J. R. Washington, Lander | Columbus, GA |
| 2017 | UNC Pembroke | 89–77 | Columbus State | Akia Pruitt, UNC Pembroke | Greenwood, SC |
| 2018 | UNC Pembroke | 70–60 | Clayton State | Nigel Grant, UNC Pembroke | Morrow, GA |
| 2019 | Augusta | 93-86 | USC Aiken | Deane Williams, Augusta | Augusta, GA |
| 2020 | Lander | 76-73 | Columbus State | Tyler Brevard, Lander | Greenwood, SC |
| 2021 | Flagler | 73–60 | Georgia Southwestern | Jaizec Lottie, Flagler | Saint Augustine, FL |
| 2022 | Augusta | 82–71 | Flagler | Tyshaun Crawford, Augusta | Saint Augustine, FL |
| 2023 | Augusta | 86–72 | Lander | Tyshaun Crawford, Augusta | Augusta, GA |
Championship records
| School | Championships | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Augusta | 7 | 2001, 2002, 2009, 2011, 2019, 2022, 2023 |
| Columbus State | 6 | 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005 |
| Lander | 5 | 1994, 1995, 2007, 2016, 2020 |
| USC Aiken | 4 | 1993, 2010, 2013, 2014 |
| Georgia College | 2 | 1997, 1999 |
| Montevallo | 2 | 2012, 2015 |
| UNC Pembroke | 2 | 2017, 2018 |
| Clayton State | 1 | 2008 |
| Flagler | 1 | 2021 |
| Kennesaw State | 1 | 2004 |
| USC Upstate | 1 | 2006 |
- Georgia Southwestern, North Georgia, USC Beaufort, and Young Harris have not yet won the Peach Belt tournament.
- Francis Marion and North Florida never won the tournament as Peach Belt members.
- Schools highlighted in pink are former members of the Peach Belt Conference
References
- "Peach Belt Men's Basketball Records" (PDF). Peach Belt Conference. 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
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