Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament

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Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament (defunct)
Conference basketball championship
SportCollege basketball
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Played1976–1996
Most championshipsArkansas (6)
Host stadiums
Moody Coliseum (1976)
The Summit (1977–79, 1984)
HemisFair Arena (1980–81)
Reunion Arena (1982–83, 1985–96)
Host locations
Dallas (1976, 1982–83, 1985–96)
Houston (1977–79, 1984)
San Antonio (1980–81)

The Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament, also called the SWC Classic, was the conference championship tournament in men's basketball for the Southwest Conference. The tournament was held annually between 1976 and 1996, after which the Southwest Conference was dissolved.

The winner of the tournament was guaranteed a spot in the NCAA basketball tournament each year.

Tournament champions by year

Year SWC Champion Score Runner-up Most Outstanding Player Venue (and city)
1976 Texas Tech 74-72 Texas A&M Rick Bullock, Texas Tech Moody Coliseum (Dallas, Texas)
1977 Arkansas 80-74 Houston Ron Brewer, Arkansas The Summit (Houston, Texas)
1978 Houston 92-90 Texas Mike Schultz, Houston
1979 Arkansas 39-38 Texas Sidney Moncrief, Arkansas
1980 Texas A&M 52-50 Arkansas David Britton, Texas A&M HemisFair Arena (San Antonio, Texas)
1981 Houston 84-59 Texas Rob Williams, Houston
1982 Arkansas 84-69 Houston Alvin Robertson, Arkansas Reunion Arena (Dallas, Texas)
1983 Houston 62-59 TCU Michael Young, Houston
1984 Houston 57-56 Arkansas Akeem Olajuwon, Houston The Summit (Houston, Texas)
1985 Texas Tech 67-64 Arkansas Joe Kleine, Arkansas Reunion Arena (Dallas, Texas)
1986 Texas Tech 67-63 Texas A&M Tony Benford, Texas Tech
1987 Texas A&M 71-46 Baylor Winston Crite, Texas A&M
1988 SMU 75-64 Baylor Micheal Williams, Baylor
1989 Arkansas 100-76 Texas Lenzie Howell, Arkansas
1990 Arkansas 96-84 Houston Todd Day, Arkansas
1991 Arkansas 120-89 Texas Oliver Miller, Arkansas
1992 Houston 91-72 Texas Dexter Cambridge, Texas
1993 Texas Tech 88-76 Houston Lance Hughes, Texas Tech
1994 Texas 87-62 Texas A&M B. J. Tyler, Texas
1995 Texas 107-104 (OT) Texas Tech Terrence Rencher, Texas
1996 Texas Tech 75-73 Texas Reggie Freeman, Texas

Championships by school

Titles School
6 Arkansas
5 Houston, Texas Tech
2 Texas, Texas A&M
1 SMU

Television coverage

Year Network Play-by-play Analyst
1991[1] ABC Roger Twibell Joe B. Hall
1989 Raycom Ron Franklin Bob Ortegel
1987 Raycom Merle Harmon Bob Ortegel
1984[2] NBC
TVS
Phil Stone
Frank Fallon
Bucky Waters
Dan Spika
1983[3] NBC Frank Fallon Dan Spika
1979[4] Metro Communications Frank Glieber Billy Packer and John Wooden

See also

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