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 | North Georgia (1st) |
| Most championships | Augusta (7) |
| Official website | PBC men's basketball |
| Host locations | |
| Augusta, GA (1992–95, 2004–05, 2022-2023) 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, 2024) Pembroke, NC (2015) Saint Augustine, FL (2021) | |
The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship.
Results
edit| 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 |
| 2024 | North Georgia | 70–60 | Flagler | Frank Champion, North Georgia | Aiken, SC |
Championship records
edit| 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 |
| North Georgia | 1 | 2024 |
| Kennesaw State | 1 | 2004 |
| USC Upstate | 1 | 2006 |
- Georgia Southwestern, 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
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Peach Belt Men's Basketball Records" (PDF). Peach Belt Conference. 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2017.