2008 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2008 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 5–11, 2008. The first round was held at campus sites. The quarterfinals, semifinals and championship game took place in Mobile, Alabama at the Mitchell Center. The semifinals were televised by ESPN Regional Television. The Sun Belt Conference Championship Game were televised by ESPN2.

2008 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2007–08
Teams	13
Site	Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama
Champions	Western Kentucky (6th title)
Winning coach	Darrin Horn (1st title)
MVP	Jeremy Evans^[1] (WKU)
Television	ESPN Regional Television, ESPN2
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2007–08 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
South Alabama	16	–	2		.889			26	–	7		.788
Western Kentucky †	16	–	2		.889			29	–	7		.806
Middle Tennessee	11	–	7		.611			17	–	15		.531
Florida Atlantic	8	–	10		.444			15	–	18		.455
Florida International	6	–	12		.333			9	–	20		.310
Troy	4	–	14		.222			12	–	19		.387
West
Arkansas-Little Rock	11	–	7		.611			20	–	11		.645
Louisiana–Lafayette	11	–	7		.611			15	–	15		.500
North Texas	10	–	8		.556			20	–	11		.645
New Orleans	8	–	10		.444			19	–	13		.594
Denver	7	–	11		.389			11	–	19		.367
Arkansas State	5	–	13		.278			10	–	20		.333
Louisiana–Monroe	4	–	14		.222			10	–	21		.323
† 2008 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket

	First round March 5					Second round March 9					Semifinals March 10					Sun Belt Conference Championship Game March 11
						1	South Alabama	81
						8	New Orleans	77
	8	New Orleans	65
	9	Denver	60
											1	South Alabama	73
											4	Middle Tennessee St	82
	4	Middle Tennessee St	74
	13	Louisiana-Monroe	69
						4	Middle Tennessee St	65
						12	Troy	59
	5	Louisiana-Lafayette	60
	12	Troy	70
																4	Middle Tennessee St	57
																3	WKU	67
						3	WKU	84
						6	North Texas	70
	6	North Texas	85
	11	Arkansas State	63
											3	WKU	70
											2	Arkansas-Little Rock	55
						2	Arkansas-Little Rock	66
						7	Florida Atlantic	60
	7	Florida Atlantic	91
	10	Florida International	64

Asterisk denotes game ended in overtime.

External links

References

1. WKU-MT Recap