2008 SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament

2008 SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2007–08
Teams	8
Site	Fair Park Arena Birmingham, Alabama
Champions	Mississippi Valley State (4th title)
Winning coach	James Green (1st title)
MVP	Carl Lucas[1] (Mississippi Valley State)
SWAC Men's Basketball Tournaments «2007  2009»

The 2008 Southwestern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 12–15, 2008 at Fair Park Arena in Birmingham, Alabama.^[2]

Format

The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Southwestern Athletic Conference receive a berth in the conference tournament. After the conference season, teams are seeded by conference record.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 12 – March 13					Semifinals March 14					Finals March 16
	1	Alabama State	67
	8	Texas Southern	49
						1	Alabama State	72
						4	Jackson State	77
	4	Jackson State	56
	5	Southern	55
											4	Jackson State	58
											2	Mississippi Valley St.	59
	3	Alabama A&M	59
	6	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	72
						6	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	59
						2	Mississippi Valley St.	70
	7	Grambling State	73
	2	Mississippi Valley St.	79

Sources

• 2008 Tournament Bracket

References

1. JSU's Trahan and MVSU's Lucas claim tournament awards
2. ESPN – Conference tournament schedules, results