Great American Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
| Great American Conferencee Men's Basketball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference Basketball Championship | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Conference | Great American Conference |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Played | 2012–present |
| Current champion | Southwestern Oklahoma State (1st) |
| Most championships | Arkansas Tech (2) Ouachita Baptist (2) Southern Nazarene (2) |
| Official website | GAC men's basketball |
| Host stadiums | |
| FireLake Arena (2022) Steelman Field House (2021) Bruin Fieldhouse (2012–2020) | |
| Host locations | |
| Shawnee, OK (2022) Monticello, AR (2021) Bartlesville, OK (2012–2020) | |
The Great American Conference Men's Basketball Tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the Great American Conference.
The tournament has been held annually since 2012, one year after the conference was initially founded. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.[1]
The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament.
Results[]
| Year | Champions | Score | Runner-Up | MVP | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Arkansas Tech | 69–58 | Southwestern Oklahoma State | Jared Williamson, Arkansas Tech | Bruin Fieldhouse (Bartlesville, OK) |
| 2013 | Ouachita Baptist | 59–54 | Arkansas Tech | Colt Fason, Ouachita Baptist | Bruin Fieldhouse (Bartlesville, OK) |
| 2014 | Harding | 93–86 (OT) | Henderson State | Weston Jameson, Harding | Bruin Fieldhouse (Bartlesville, OK) |
| 2015 | Arkansas Tech | 80–77 | East Central | Mike Balogun, Arkansas Tech | Bruin Fieldhouse (Bartlesville, OK) |
| 2016 | Ouachita Baptist | 72–56 | Harding | Tirrell Brown, Ouachita Baptist | Bruin Fieldhouse (Bartlesville, OK) |
| 2017 | East Central | 82–67 | Arkansas–Monticello | Braxton Reeves, East Central | Bruin Fieldhouse (Bartlesville, OK) |
| 2018 | Southern Nazarene | 62–57 | Arkansas–Monticello | Jhonathan Dunn, Southern Nazarene | Bruin Fieldhouse (Bartlesville, OK) |
| 2019 | Southern Nazarene | 80–77 | Southeastern Oklahoma State | Micah Speight, Southern Nazarene | Bruin Fieldhouse (Bartlesville, OK) |
| 2020 | Henderson State | 72–61 | Oklahoma Baptist | Chris Parker, Henderson State | Bruin Fieldhouse (Bartlesville, OK) |
| 2021 | Arkansas–Monticello | 75–74 | Southern Arkansas | DaJuan Jones, Arkansas–Monticello | Steelman Field House (Monticello, AR) |
| 2022 | Southwestern Oklahoma State | 66–58 | Southern Nazarene | Damion Thornton, SW Oklahoma State | (Shawnee, OK) |
Championship records[]
| School | Finals Record | Finals Appearances | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Nazarene | 2–1 | 3 | 2018, 2019 |
| Ouachita Baptist | 2–1 | 3 | 2013, 2016 |
| Arkansas Tech | 2–1 | 3 | 2012, 2015 |
| Arkansas–Monticello | 1–2 | 3 | 2021 |
| Southwestern Oklahoma State | 1–1 | 2 | 2022 |
| Henderson State | 1–1 | 2 | 2020 |
| Harding | 1–1 | 2 | 2014 |
| East Central | 1–1 | 2 | 2017 |
| Oklahoma Baptist | 0–1 | 1 | |
| Southeastern Oklahoma State | 0–1 | 1 | |
| Southern Arkansas | 0–1 | 1 |
- Northwestern Oklahoma State has not yet reached the tournament final
See also[]
- NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament
- Great American Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
References[]
- ^ "GAC MEN'S BASKETBALL HISTORY". History. Great American Conference. 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
Categories:
- NCAA Division II men's basketball conference tournaments
- Great American Conference
- Recurring sporting events established in 2012