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2011 SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2011 SWAC men's basketball tournament took place March 9–12 at the Garland Special Events Center in Garland, Texas. The top eight teams in the conference standings qualified for the tournament. Alabama State, the winner of the tournament, received the Southwestern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA tournament. The tournament's championship game was televised on ESPNU ESPNU is an American multinational digital cable and satellite sports television channel owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture between the Walt Disney Company (which owns a controlling 80% stake) and Hearst Communications (which owns the remain .... Bracket References {{SWAC men's basketball tournament navbox SWAC men's basketball tournament Southwestern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garland Special Events Center
The Curtis Culwell Center (formerly the Garland Special Events Center) is a 6,860-fixed seat arena (8,500 full capacity) and conference center in Garland, Texas. It opened in 2005 and was designed by HKS, Inc. and constructed at a cost of $31.5 million by Lee Lewis Construction with engineering by Walter P. Moore, Blum Consulting Engineers, and RLK Engineers Inc. The arena is the property of the Garland Independent School District (GISD). Events It is used by the men's basketball teams of the GISD. It was also used as a venue by the SMU Mustangs men's and women's basketball teams while the Moody Coliseum was being renovated. It also hosts the UIL state girls' volleyball championships. On May 3, 2015, two men carried out an attack during an art exhibition featuring works depicting Muhammad. Both men were killed at the scene. One Garland ISD officer was wounded in the exchange of gunfire. Professional wrestling The arena has hosted multiple events from the professional wrestli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garland, Texas
Garland is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located within Dallas County, Texas, Dallas County with portions extending into Collin County, Texas, Collin and Rockwall County, Texas, Rockwall counties. It is located northeast of Dallas and is a part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. In 2020, it had a population of 246,018, making it the List of United States cities by population, 93rd-most populous city in the United States and the List of cities in Texas by population, 13th-most populous city in Texas. Garland is the third largest city in Dallas County by population and has access to downtown Dallas via public transportation including two Blue Line (DART), DART Blue Line stations and buses. It as known worldwide as the birthplace of Wingstop, which first opened in 1994 and still operates to this day. History Immigrants began arriving in the Peter's Colony, Peters colony area around 1850, but a community was not created until 1874. Two communities sprang up in the area: Emb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010–11 Alabama State Hornets Basketball Team
The 2010–11 Alabama State Hornets basketball team represented Alabama State University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by sixth-year head coach Lewis Jackson (basketball, born 1962), Lewis Jackson, played their home games at the Dunn–Oliver Acadome in Montgomery, Alabama as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). After finishing fourth in the SWAC regular season standings, the Hornets won the 2011 SWAC men's basketball tournament, SWAC tournament, earning the opportunity to play in the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, NCAA tournament. Alabama State was beaten in the First Four by 2010–11 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team, UTSA to finish the season 17–18 (11–7 SWAC). Roster Schedule and results , - !colspan=12 style=, Regular Season , - !colspan=9 style=, 2011 SWAC men's basketball tournament, , - !colspan=9 style=, 2011 NCAA Division I me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewis Jackson (basketball, Born 1962)
Lewis Jackson (born August 13, 1962) is the former men's college basketball head coach at Alabama State University. He took over as head coach in 2005, after Rob Spivery departed to take the head coach's job at Southern University. Jackson resigned from ASU on March 27, 2020, after 15 seasons. Prior to becoming the head coach at Alabama State, Jackson was an assistant coach for five years on Spivery's staff. Jackson also played basketball at Alabama State, currently sitting fourth on Alabama State's all-time scoring list, and was named Southwestern Athletic Conference, SWAC Player of the Year in his senior year. Jackson was inducted into both the Alabama State and SWAC Hall of Fames, and his number was retired by both Alabama State and his high school, Wetumpka High School. Jackson played one year of professional basketball in Australia for the Illawarra Hawks. Jackson was the recipient of the 2009 Southwestern Athletic Conference, SWAC Coach of the Year award. Jackson is marri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ESPNU
ESPNU is an American multinational digital cable and satellite sports television channel owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture between the Walt Disney Company (which owns a controlling 80% stake) and Hearst Communications (which owns the remaining 20%). The channel is primarily dedicated to coverage of college athletics, and is also used as an additional outlet for general ESPN programming. ESPNU is based alongside its sister networks at ESPN's headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut. , ESPNU is available to approximately 36,000,000 pay television households in the United States, down from its 2014 peak of 75,000,000 households. History The network was launched on March 4, 2005, with its first broadcast originating from the site of Gallagher-Iba Arena on the Oklahoma State University campus in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The network's first live event was a semifinal game of the Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament between Southeast Missouri State University and Eas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southwestern Athletic Conference
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which is made up of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the Southern United States. It participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA's NCAA Division I, Division I for most sports; in College football, football, it participates in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), formerly referred to as Division I-AA. The SWAC is considered the premier HBCU conference and ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of alumni affiliated with professional sports teams, particularly in football. On the gridiron, the conference has been the biggest draw on the Football Championship Subdivision, Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level of the NCAA, leading the nation in average home attendance every year except one since FCS has been in existence. In 1994, the SWAC fell just 40,000 fans short of be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Automatic Bid
An automatic bid is a bid or berth to a tournament, granted based on performance in prior competition, and not based on subjective picking (see: at-large bid). It is used in the United States in all professional sports, in which all playoff bids are automatic and determined by objective formulae; in college sports, all divisions (except the Football Bowl Subdivision, highest division of college football) use a mix of automatic bids and subjective selections to seed the postseason tournaments. In NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship, Men's and NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship, Women's Division I college basketball, the teams that win their NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Conference Tournaments, conference tournament are granted automatic berths to the main tournament. The Ivy League was the last Division I conference to institute a conference tournament, not doing so until the 2016–17 season; before then, the team with the best record in conference games a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 68 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament that determined the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball national champion for the 2010-11 season. The 73rd edition of the NCAA tournament began on March 15, 2011, and concluded with the championship game on April 4, at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. This tournament marked the introduction of the " First Four" round and an expansion of the field of participants from 65 teams to 68. Due to the geographical location of New Orleans and San Antonio, the "South" and "Midwest" regional games were replaced for this tournament by the monikers "Southeast" and "Southwest", respectively. The Final Four featured no top seeds for the first time since 2006, with the highest remaining seed being West Region winner, #3 Connecticut. For the first time since 2000, a #8 seed advanced to the Final Four as Butler, the national runner-up from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010–11 Texas Southern Tigers Basketball Team
The 2010–11 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team represented Texas Southern University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by 3rd-year head coach Tony Harvey, played their home games at the Health and Physical Education Arena and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 19–13 and 16–2 in SWAC play to finish in first place. They defeated Arkansas–Pine Bluff in the quarterfinals of the SWAC Basketball tournament before being upset by eventual champion Alabama State in the semifinals. They were invited to the 2011 National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Colorado. Previous season The Tigers finished the 2009–10 season 17–16 overall; 11–7 in SWAC play. They were not invited to either the NCAA tournament or the NIT. Roster Schedule and results , - !colspan=12 style=, Non-conference regular season , - !colspan=9 style=, SWAC reg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010–11 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Basketball Team
The 2010–11 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team represented Mississippi Valley State University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Delta Devils, led by third year head coach Sean Woods, played their home games at Harrison HPER Complex as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The Delta Devils finished the season 13-19 overall and 12-6 in SWAC conference play. They lost 65-62 in the first round of the SWAC Basketball tournament to Grambling State. Roster Source: Schedule and results , - !colspan=12 style=, Non-conference regular season , - !colspan=12 style=, SWAC regular season , - !colspan=12 style=, SWAC men's basketball tournament References {{DEFAULTSORT:2010-11 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball seasons Mississippi Valley State Mississippi Valley Mississippi Valley The Mississippi River i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010–11 Southwestern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Season
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SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament
The SWAC men's basketball tournament (popularly known as the SWAC tournament) is the conference championship tournament in basketball for the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The tournament has been held every year since 1978. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. On seven occasions, the SWAC champion has won an NCAA Division I tournament game (two being in the first round and five in preliminary rounds). The 1977–78 season was the SWAC's first as an NCAA Division I basketball conference, but it was not until 1980 that the champion went to the Division I tournament; most notably, the 1979 champion was Alcorn State, who went 27–0 but only received an NIT bid (where they lost in the second round) as they had "not yet completed the three years of adherence to a 2.00 average entrance requirem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
