The Gulf South Conference men's basketball tournament serves as the annual championship event for the Gulf South Conference in men's college basketball. The tournament has been held annually since 1981. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.
The tournament champion earns an automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship on behalf of the Gulf South Conference.
Results YearChampionsScoreRunner-upMVPVenue 1981North Alabama81–70Jacksonville StateJohnny Buckmon, North AlabamaFlowers Hall (Florence, AL) 1982Livingston49–47Tennessee–MartinWill Cotchery, LivingstonPruitt Hall (Livingston, AL) 1983Jacksonville State79–74Valdosta StateRobert Spurgeon, Jacksonville St.Pete Mathews Coliseum (Jacksonville, AL) 1984North Alabama82–78Jacksonville StateMelvin Allen, Jacksonville St.Flowers Hall (Florence, AL) 1985Jacksonville State86–73Delta StateKeith McKeller, Jacksonville St.Pete Mathews Coliseum (Jacksonville, AL) 1986Delta State83–66Jacksonville StateCarl Brown, Delta St.Walter Sillers Coliseum (Cleveland, MS) 1987West Georgia83–75Delta StateRodney Roberts, West GeorgiaUWG Coliseum (Carrollton, GA) 1988North Alabama79–75Troy StateLouis Newsome, North AlabamaSartain Hall (Troy, AL) 1989Jacksonville State85–74LivingstonRobert Lee Sanders, Jacksonville St.Pete Mathews Coliseum (Jacksonville, AL) 1990Not held 1991Not held 1992Jacksonville State90–77Mississippi CollegeDave Edmond, Jacksonville St.Pete Mathews Coliseum (Jacksonville, AL) 1993Delta State72–66Jacksonville StateTodd Mundt, Delta St.Walter Sillers Coliseum (Cleveland, MS) 1994North Alabama66–62OTLivingstonCurtis Davis, North AlabamaA. E. Wood Coliseum (Clinton, MS) 1995Mississippi College86–84Delta StateCorey Speech, Mississippi Coll.Flowers Hall (Florence, AL) 1996North Alabama80–65Delta StateCorey Williams, North AlabamaWalter Sillers Coliseum (Cleveland, MS) 1997Delta State75–70West GeorgiaChris Sykes, Delta St.UWG Coliseum (Carrollton, GA) 1998Delta State84–65Central ArkansasRodney Dean, Central ArkansasWalter Sillers Coliseum (Cleveland, MS) 1999Henderson State57–49Delta StateDavid Lewis, Henderson St.Tex Turner Arena (Harrogate, TN) 2000Henderson State67–61North AlabamaAndre Kerr, Henderson St.Walter Sillers Coliseum (Cleveland, MS) 2001Henderson State63–53Delta StateNiki Arinze, Henderson St.BancorpSouth Arena (Tupelo, MS) 2002West Georgia72–50Valdosta StateChezley Watson, West GeorgiaBancorpSouth Arena (Tupelo, MS) 2003Henderson State54–39Alabama–HuntsvilleSteve Parillon, Henderson St.BancorpSouth Arena (Tupelo, MS) 2004Montevallo77–65West GeorgiaD. J. Towns, MontevalloBancorpSouth Arena (Tupelo, MS) 2005Montevallo72–60Delta StateJames Hall, MontevalloBancorpSouth Arena (Tupelo, MS) 2006Delta State71–67MontevalloJasper Johnson, Delta St.BancorpSouth Arena (Tupelo, MS) 2007Montevallo66–62Henderson StateMarcus Kennedy, MontevalloDeSoto Civic Center (Southaven, MS) 2008Christian Brothers93–89HardingNick Kohs, Christian BrothersDeSoto Civic Center (Southaven, MS) 2009Arkansas Tech79–66Valdosta StateRenard Allen, Arkansas TechDeSoto Civic Center (Southaven, MS) 2010Arkansas Tech64–63Alabama–HuntsvilleMarcus Pillow, Arkansas TechDeSoto Civic Center (Southaven, MS) 2011Harding80–61Arkansas TechStephen Blake, HardingDeSoto Civic Center (Southaven, MS) 2012Alabama–Huntsville58–43Christian BrothersJosh Magette, Alabama–HuntsvilleArena at NWFSC (Niceville, FL) 2013Christian Brothers65–62Valdosta StateTrey Casey, Christian BrothersPete Hanna Center (Birmingham, AL) 2014North Alabama79–73Christian BrothersRashaun Claiborne, North AlabamaPete Hanna Center (Birmingham, AL) 2015Alabama–Huntsville73–68West AlabamaSeab Webster, Alabama–HuntsvillePete Hanna Center (Birmingham, AL) 2016West Georgia99–82Alabama–HuntsvilleIakeem Alstin, Alabama–HuntsvillePete Hanna Center (Birmingham, AL) 2017Alabama–Huntsville94–91Valdosta StateSeab Webster, Alabama–HuntsvillePete Hanna Center (Birmingham, AL) 2018West Florida71–65Delta StateMarvin Jones, West FloridaPete Hanna Center (Birmingham, AL) 2019Delta State64-60Alabama–HuntsvilleMatthew Wilson, Delta StatePete Hanna Center (Birmingham, AL) 2020Alabama–Huntsville91–82Valdosta StateJJ Kaplan, Alabama—HuntsvillePete Hanna Center (Birmingham, AL) 2021Valdosta State75–70Alabama–HuntsvilleBurke Putnam, Valdosta StateTrustmark Arena (Montevallo, AL) 2022Alabama–Huntsville86–72Union (TN)CJ Williamson, Alabama–HuntsvillePete Hanna Center (Birmingham, AL) 2023West Alabama67–65West GeorgiaJustin Allison, West Alabama 2024 West Georgia 75–69 Alabama–Huntsville Zawdie Jackson, West Georgia 2025Alabama–Huntsville101–95Valdosta State Blake Campbell, Alabama–Huntsville 2026 West Florida 76–69 West Alabama Aric Demings, West Florida Pruitt Hall (Livingston, AL)
Championship records School Finals Record Finals Appearances Years North Alabama 6–1 7 1981, 1984, 1998, 1994, 1996, 2014 Alabama–Huntsville 6–6 12 2012, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2022, 2025 Delta State 6–8 14 1986, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2006, 2019 Jacksonville State 4–4 8 1983, 1985, 1989, 1992 West Georgia 4–3 7 1987, 2002, 2016, 2024 Henderson State 4–1 5 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 Montevallo 3–1 4 2004, 2005, 2007 West Alabama(Livingston) 2–4 6 1982, 2023 Christian Brothers 2–2 4 2008, 2013 Arkansas Tech 2–1 3 2009, 2010 West Florida 2–0 2 2018, 2026 Valdosta State 1–7 8 2021 Harding 1–1 2 2011 Mississippi College 1–1 2 1995 Central Arkansas 0–1 1 Troy(Troy State) 0–1 1 Tennessee–Martin 0–1 1 Union (TN) 0–1 1 Auburn–Montgomery, Lee (TN), and Trevecca Nazarene have not yet reached the tournament final. Arkansas–Monticello, Lincoln Memorial, Ouachita Baptist, Shorter, and Southern Arkansas never reached the tournament finals before departing the Gulf South. Schools highlighted in pink are former members of the Gulf South Conference, as of the upcoming 2026–27 season.
See also NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament Gulf South Conference women's basketball tournament
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