# Gulf South Conference men's basketball tournament

The Gulf South Conference men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the Gulf South Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 1981. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.
The winner receives the Gulf South's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship.

## Results

| Year | Champions | Score | Runner-up | MVP | Venue |
| 1981 | North Alabama | 81–70 | Jacksonville State | Johnny Buckmon, North Alabama | Flowers Hall (Florence, AL) |
| 1982 | Livingston | 49–47 | Tennessee–Martin | Will Cotchery, Livingston | Pruitt Hall (Livingston, AL) |
| 1983 | Jacksonville State | 79–74 | Valdosta State | Robert Spurgeon, Jacksonville St. | Pete Mathews Coliseum (Jacksonville, AL) |
| 1984 | North Alabama | 82–78 | Jacksonville State | Melvin Allen, Jacksonville St. | Flowers Hall (Florence, AL) |
| 1985 | Jacksonville State | 86–73 | Delta State | Keith McKeller, Jacksonville St. | Pete Mathews Coliseum (Jacksonville, AL) |
| 1986 | Delta State | 83–66 | Jacksonville State | Carl Brown, Delta St. | Walter Sillers Coliseum (Cleveland, MS) |
| 1987 | West Georgia | 83–75 | Delta State | Rodney Roberts, West Georgia | UWG Coliseum (Carrollton, GA) |
| 1988 | North Alabama | 79–75 | Troy State | Louis Newsome, North Alabama | Sartain Hall (Troy, AL) |
| 1989 | Jacksonville State | 85–74 | Livingston | Robert Lee Sanders, Jacksonville St. | Pete Mathews Coliseum (Jacksonville, AL) |
| 1990 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1991 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1992 | Jacksonville State | 90–77 | Mississippi College | Dave Edmond, Jacksonville St. | Pete Mathews Coliseum (Jacksonville, AL) |
| 1993 | Delta State | 72–66 | Jacksonville State | Todd Mundt, Delta St. | Walter Sillers Coliseum (Cleveland, MS) |
| 1994 | North Alabama | 66–62$^{OT}$ | Livingston | Curtis Davis, North Alabama | A. E. Wood Coliseum (Clinton, MS) |
| 1995 | Mississippi College | 86–84 | Delta State | Corey Speech, Mississippi Coll. | Flowers Hall (Florence, AL) |
| 1996 | North Alabama | 80–65 | Delta State | Corey Williams, North Alabama | Walter Sillers Coliseum (Cleveland, MS) |
| 1997 | Delta State | 75–70 | West Georgia | Chris Sykes, Delta St. | UWG Coliseum (Carrollton, GA) |
| 1998 | Delta State | 84–65 | Central Arkansas | Rodney Dean, Central Arkansas | Walter Sillers Coliseum (Cleveland, MS) |
| 1999 | Henderson State | 57–49 | Delta State | David Lewis, Henderson St. | Tex Turner Arena (Harrogate, TN) |
| 2000 | Henderson State | 67–61 | North Alabama | Andre Kerr, Henderson St. | Walter Sillers Coliseum (Cleveland, MS) |
| 2001 | Henderson State | 63–53 | Delta State | Niki Arinze, Henderson St. | BancorpSouth Arena (Tupelo, MS) |
| 2002 | West Georgia | 72–50 | Valdosta State | Chezley Watson, West Georgia | BancorpSouth Arena (Tupelo, MS) |
| 2003 | Henderson State | 54–39 | Alabama–Huntsville | Steve Parillon, Henderson St. | BancorpSouth Arena (Tupelo, MS) |
| 2004 | Montevallo | 77–65 | West Georgia | D. J. Towns, Montevallo | BancorpSouth Arena (Tupelo, MS) |
| 2005 | Montevallo | 72–60 | Delta State | James Hall, Montevallo | BancorpSouth Arena (Tupelo, MS) |
| 2006 | Delta State | 71–67 | Montevallo | Jasper Johnson, Delta St. | BancorpSouth Arena (Tupelo, MS) |
| 2007 | Montevallo | 66–62 | Henderson State | Marcus Kennedy, Montevallo | DeSoto Civic Center (Southaven, MS) |
| 2008 | Christian Brothers | 93–89 | Harding | Nick Kohs, Christian Brothers | DeSoto Civic Center (Southaven, MS) |
| 2009 | Arkansas Tech | 79–66 | Valdosta State | Renard Allen, Arkansas Tech | DeSoto Civic Center (Southaven, MS) |
| 2010 | Arkansas Tech | 64–63 | Alabama–Huntsville | Marcus Pillow, Arkansas Tech | DeSoto Civic Center (Southaven, MS) |
| 2011 | Harding | 80–61 | Arkansas Tech | Stephen Blake, Harding | DeSoto Civic Center (Southaven, MS) |
| 2012 | Alabama–Huntsville | 58–43 | Christian Brothers | Josh Magette, Alabama–Huntsville | Arena at NWFSC (Niceville, FL) |
| 2013 | Christian Brothers | 65–62 | Valdosta State | Trey Casey, Christian Brothers | Pete Hanna Center (Birmingham, AL) |
| 2014 | North Alabama | 79–73 | Christian Brothers | Rashaun Claiborne, North Alabama | Pete Hanna Center (Birmingham, AL) |
| 2015 | Alabama–Huntsville | 73–68 | West Alabama | Seab Webster, Alabama–Huntsville | Pete Hanna Center (Birmingham, AL) |
| 2016 | West Georgia | 99–82 | Alabama–Huntsville | Iakeem Alstin, Alabama–Huntsville | Pete Hanna Center (Birmingham, AL) |
| 2017 | Alabama–Huntsville | 94–91 | Valdosta State | Seab Webster, Alabama–Huntsville | Pete Hanna Center (Birmingham, AL) |
| 2018 | West Florida | 71–65 | Delta State | Marvin Jones, West Florida | Pete Hanna Center (Birmingham, AL) |
| 2019 | Delta State | 64-60 | Alabama–Huntsville | Matthew Wilson, Delta State | Pete Hanna Center (Birmingham, AL) |
| 2020 | Alabama–Huntsville | 91–82 | Valdosta State | JJ Kaplan, Alabama—Huntsville | Pete Hanna Center (Birmingham, AL) |
| 2021 | Valdosta State | 75–70 | Alabama–Huntsville | Burke Putnam, Valdosta State | Trustmark Arena (Montevallo, AL) |
| 2022 | Alabama–Huntsville | 86–72 | Union (TN) | CJ Williamson, Alabama–Huntsville | Pete Hanna Center (Birmingham, AL) |
| 2023 | West Alabama | 67–65 | West Georgia | Justin Allison, West Alabama | Pete Hanna Center (Birmingham, AL) |
| 2024 | West Georgia | 75–69 | Alabama–Huntsville | Zawdie Jackson, West Georgia | Pete Hanna Center (Birmingham, AL) |
| 2025 | Alabama–Huntsville | 101–95 | Valdosta State | Blake Campbell, Alabama–Huntsville | Pete Hanna Center (Birmingham, 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) | 2–3 | 5 | 1982, 2023 |
| Christian Brothers | 2–2 | 4 | 2008, 2013 |
| Arkansas Tech | 2–1 | 3 | 2009, 2010 |
| Valdosta State | 1–7 | 8 | 2021 |
| Harding | 1–1 | 2 | 2011 |
| Mississippi College | 1–1 | 2 | 1995 |
| West Florida | 1–0 | 1 | 2018 |
| 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 qualified for the tournament finals.
* 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