Year |
Champion |
Score |
Runner-up |
MVP |
Location |
1979 |
Northeast Louisiana |
90–69 |
Mercer |
Calvin Natt, Northeast Louisiana[1] |
Fant-Ewing Coliseum • Monroe, LA |
1980 |
Centenary |
79–77 |
Northeast Louisiana |
George Lett, Centenary[1] |
Fant-Ewing Coliseum • Monroe, LA |
1981 |
Mercer |
72–67 |
Houston Baptist |
Tony Gattis, Mercer[1] |
Hirsch Coliseum • Shreveport, LA |
1982 |
Northeast Louisiana |
98–85 |
Centenary |
Donald Wilson, Northeast Louisiana[1] |
Fant-Ewing Coliseum • Monroe, LA |
1983 |
Georgia Southern |
68–67 |
Arkansas-Little Rock |
Jim Lampley, UALR[1] |
Barton Coliseum • Little Rock, AR |
1984 |
Houston Baptist |
81–76 |
Samford |
Craig Beard, Samford[1] |
Spring Branch Coliseum • Houston, TX |
1985 |
Mercer |
105–96 |
Arkansas-Little Rock |
Sam Mitchell, Mercer[1] |
Hanner Fieldhouse • Statesboro, GA |
1986 |
Arkansas-Little Rock |
85–63 |
Centenary |
Michael Clarke, UALR[1] |
Barton Coliseum • Little Rock, AR |
1987 |
Georgia Southern |
49–46 |
Stetson |
Jeff Sanders, Georgia Southern[1] |
Barton Coliseum • Little Rock, AR |
1988 |
UTSA |
76–69 |
Georgia Southern |
Frank Hampton, UTSA[1] |
Ocean Center • Daytona Beach, FL |
1989 |
Arkansas-Little Rock |
100–72 |
Centenary |
Jeff Cummings, UALR[1] |
Barton Coliseum • Little Rock, AR |
1990 |
Arkansas-Little Rock |
105–95 |
Centenary |
Derrick Owens, UALR[1] |
Barton Coliseum • Little Rock, AR |
1991 |
Georgia State |
80–60 |
Arkansas-Little Rock |
Chris Collier, Georgia State[1] |
Edmunds Center • DeLand, FL |
1992 |
Georgia Southern |
95–82 |
Georgia State |
Charlton Young, Georgia Southern[1] |
Hanner Fieldhouse • Statesboro, GA |
1993 |
No tournament |
1994 |
UCF |
70–67 |
Stetson |
Victor Saxton, UCF[1] |
UCF Arena • Orlando, FL |
1995 |
FIU |
68–57 |
Mercer |
James Mazyck, FIU[1] |
UCF Arena • Orlando, FL |
1996 |
UCF |
86–77 |
Mercer |
Harry Kennedy, UCF[1] |
Edmunds Center • DeLand, FL |
1997 |
College of Charleston |
83–73 |
FIU |
Anthony Johnson, C of C[1] |
John Kresse Arena • Charleston, SC |
1998 |
College of Charleston |
72–63 |
FIU |
Sedric Webber, C of C[1] |
John Kresse Arena • Charleston, SC |
1999 |
Samford |
89–61 |
UCF |
Marc Salyers, Samford[1] |
Jacksonville Coliseum • Jacksonville, FL |
2000 |
Samford |
81–68 |
UCF |
Marc Salyers, Samford[1] |
Jacksonville Coliseum • Jacksonville, FL |
2001 |
Georgia State |
79–55 |
Troy |
Thomas Terrell, Georgia State[1] |
GSU Sports Arena • Atlanta, GA |
2002 |
Florida Atlantic |
76–75 |
Georgia State |
Thomas Terrell, Georgia State[1] |
UCF Arena • Orlando, FL |
2003 |
Troy |
80–59 |
UCF |
Ben Fletcher, Troy[1] |
GSU Sports Arena • Atlanta, GA |
2004 |
UCF |
60–55 |
Troy |
Dexter Lyons, UCF[1] |
Curb Event Center • Nashville, TN |
2005 |
UCF |
63–54 |
Gardner-Webb |
Gary Johnson, UCF[1] |
Curb Event Center • Nashville, TN |
2006 |
Belmont |
74–69OT |
Lipscomb |
Justin Hare, Belmont[1] |
Memorial Center • Johnson City, TN |
2007 |
Belmont |
94–67 |
East Tennessee State |
Justin Hare, Belmont[1] |
Memorial Center • Johnson City, TN |
2008 |
Belmont |
79–61 |
Jacksonville |
Shane Dansby, Belmont[1] |
Allen Arena • Nashville, TN |
2009 |
East Tennessee State |
85–68 |
Jacksonville |
Kevin Tiggs, ETSU[1] |
Allen Arena • Nashville, TN |
2010 |
East Tennessee State |
72–66 |
Mercer |
Micah Williams, ETSU[1] |
University Center • Macon, GA |
2011 |
Belmont |
87–46 |
North Florida |
Mick Hedgepeth, Belmont[1] |
University Center • Macon, GA |
2012 |
Belmont |
83–69 |
Florida Gulf Coast |
Kerron Johnson, Belmont[1] |
University Center • Macon, GA |
2013 |
Florida Gulf Coast |
88–75 |
Mercer |
Brett Comer, FGCU[1] |
University Center • Macon, GA |
2014 |
Mercer |
68–60 |
Florida Gulf Coast |
Langston Hall, Mercer |
Alico Arena • Fort Myers, FL |
2015 |
North Florida |
63–57 |
USC Upstate |
Demarcus Daniels, North Florida |
UNF Arena • Jacksonville, FL |