SUN BELT CONFERENCE INFORMATION PACKET THE SUN BELT CONFERENCE MEMBERSHIP AT A GLANCE
APPALACHIAN STATE GEORGIA SOUTHERN SOUTH ALABAMA
Location...... Boone, North Carolina Location...... Statesboro, Georgia Location...... Mobile, Alabama
Founded...... 1899 Founded...... 1906 Founded...... 1963
Enrollment...... 18,026 Enrollment...... 27,459 Enrollment...... 16,699
Nickname...... Mountaineers Nickname...... Eagles Nickname...... Jaguars
Colors...... Black & Gold Colors...... Blue & White Colors...... Blue, Red & White
Alumni...... 120,000 Alumni...... 75,000 Alumni...... 67,000
LITTLE ROCK GEORGIA STATE UTA
Location...... Little Rock, Arkansas Location...... Atlanta, Georgia Location...... Arlington, Texas
Founded...... 1927 Founded...... 1913 Founded...... 1895
Enrollment...... 10,545 Enrollment...... 50,000 Enrollment...... 51,000
Nickname...... Trojans Nickname...... Panthers Nickname...... Lady Mavericks
Colors...... Maroon & Silver Colors...... Blue & White Colors...... Blue & Orange
Alumni...... 160,000 Alumni...... 180,000 Alumni...... 184,116
ARKANSAS STATE LOUISIANA TEXAS STATE
Location...... Jonesboro, Arkansas Location...... Lafayette, Louisiana Location...... San Marcos, Texas
Founded...... 1909 Founded ...... 1898 Founded...... 1899
Enrollment...... 14,085 Enrollment ...... 19,387 Enrollment...... 38,666
Nickname...... Red Wolves Nickname...... Ragin’ Cajuns Nickname...... Bobcats
Colors...... Scarlet & Black Colors...... Vermilion & White Colors...... Maroon & Gold
Alumni...... 78,000 Alumni...... 115,000 Alumni...... 120,000
COASTAL CAROLINA ULM TROY
Location...... Conway, South Carolina Location...... Monroe, Louisiana Location...... Troy, Alabama
Founded...... 1954 Founded...... 1931 Founded...... 1887
Enrollment...... 10,479 Enrollment...... 8,9 Enrollment...... 20,000
Nickname...... Chanticleers Nickname...... Warhawks Nickname...... Trojans
Colors...... Teal, Bronze & Black Colors...... Maroon & Gold Colors...... Cardinal, Silver & Black
Alumni...... 80,000 Alumni...... 62,194 Alumni...... 140,000 THE SUN BELT CONFERENCE LEAGUE MEMBERSHIP
APPALACHIAN STATE LOUISIANA Boone, N.C. Lafayette, La.
LITTLE ROCK ULM Little Rock, Ark. Monroe, La.
ARKANSAS STATE SOUTH ALABAMA Jonesboro, Ark. Mobile, Ala.
COASTAL CAROLINA UTA Conway, S.C. Arlington, Texas
GEORGIA SOUTHERN TEXAS STATE Statesboro, Ga. San Marcos, Texas
GEORGIA STATE TROY Atlanta, Ga. Troy, Ala. THE SUN BELT CONFERENCE COMMISSIONER KEITH GILL
Keith Gill was named the Sun Belt Prior to his time at the A-10, Gill was a director of athletics for 10 Conference’s sixth commissioner on years, serving at the University of Richmond for five years and March 19, 2019. American University for five years.
With his appointment, Gill became At Richmond, he was appointed as the A-10’s representative on the first African-American to the NCAA Council and served as the governing body’s Vice Chair. be named commissioner of a He also was the Co-Chair of the NCAA Ad Hoc Transfer Issues NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Working Group in 2015. Gill was honored as an Under Armour conference. Athletic Director of the Year by NACDA in 2015.
Already early in his tenure leading At American, Gill led a department where 16 teams earned the Sun Belt, Gill has established a combined grade point average over 3.0 for 23 consecutive priorities for the conference semesters, 25 teams won conference championships, 16 based on emphasizing the academic successes and personal individuals won conference championships, there were 25 development of student-athletes, implementing strategies All-Americans and the men’s basketball team won the Patriot aimed to boost the league’s competitive success across all sports League Championship, earning the school’s first-ever NCAA and expanding the league’s national profile through branding Tournament appearances in 2008 and 2009. and inclusion initiatives. Prior to his time at American, Gill spent three years at the A veteran of intercollegiate athletics for nearly 25 years, Gill came University of Oklahoma from 2004-07 and served two stints at to the Sun Belt from the Atlantic 10 Conference where he served the NCAA national office from 1995-99 and 2000-04. Between his as Executive Associate Commissioner. time at the NCAA office, Gill was an Assistant Director of Athletics at Vanderbilt University. At the A-10, Gill served as the primary liaison to the A-10 Men’s Basketball Advancement Committee, worked with the A-10 A 1994 graduate of Duke University with a bachelor’s degree Men’s Basketball Championship, supported the A-10’s digital and in history and sociology, the Orlando, Fla., native was a four- television broadcast strategy and supported the A-10 Council of year letterman in football. He received a Master’s Degree from Presidents and Directors of Athletics. Oklahoma in 2006.
The Sun Belt Conference has been headquartered in New Orleans since 1991 and resided at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome since 2013. THE SUN BELT CONFERENCE LEAGUE STAFF
Kathy Keene, Ph.D. Herbert L. Carter, III, CPA John Barranco Patrick Hairston, Ed.D Deputy Commissioner Senior Associate Commissioner Senior Associate Commissioner Associate Commissioner Chief Financial Officer Corporate Sponsorships/Marketing Chief Compliance Officer
Travis Llewellyn Scottie Rodgers Keith Nunez Spencer Dodd Associate Commissioner Associate Commissioner Assistant Commissioner Assistant Commissioner Electronic Media Strategic Communications Digital & Creative Services Championships & Corporate Sales
Kyle Wilborn Whitney Haworth Donna O’Brien Toni-Ann Derby Assistant Commissioner Director Director Assistant Director Championships & Marketing Digital & Social Media Events & Office Coordinator Championships
Cat Krawiec Assistant Director Championships SUN BELT CHAMPIONSHIPS HISTORY
MEN’S CHAMPIONS WOMEN’S CHAMPIONS
YEAR WINNER RUNNER-UP LOCATION YEAR WINNER RUNNER-UP LOCATION 1977 Charlotte New Orleans Charlotte, N.C. 1983 Old Dominion WKU Norfolk, Va. 1978 New Orleans South Alabama Charlotte, N.C. 1984 Old Dominion South Alabama Norfolk, Va. 1979 Jacksonville South Florida Charlotte, N.C. 1985 Old Dominion WKU Norfolk, Va. 1980 VCU UAB Charlotte, N.C. 1986 WKU Old Dominion Bowling Green, Ky. 1981 VCU UAB Jacksonville, Fla. 1987 Old Dominion South Alabama Norfolk, Va. 1982 UAB VCU Birmingham, Ala. 1988 WKU Old Dominion Tampa, Fla. 1983 UAB South Florida Birmingham, Ala. 1989 WKU South Alabama Bowling Green, Ky. 1984 UAB Old Dominion Birmingham, Ala. 1990 Old Dominion UAB Norfolk, Va. 1985 VCU Old Dominion Hampton, Va. 1991 WKU UAB Birmingham, Ala. 1986 Jacksonville UAB Birmingham, Ala. 1992 WKU Arkansas State Bowling Green, Ky. 1987 UAB WKU Bowling Green, Ky. 1993 WKU Louisiana Tech Ruston, La. 1988 Charlotte VCU Richmond, Va. 1994 Louisiana Tech WKU Bowling Green, Ky. 1989 South Alabama Jacksonville Charlotte, N.C. 1995 WKU Louisiana Tech Ruston, La. 1990 South Florida Charlotte Birmingham, Ala. 1996 Louisiana Tech WKU Jonesboro, Ark. 1991 South Alabama Old Dominion Mobile, Ala. 1997 Louisiana Tech WKU Bowling Green, Ky. 1992 Louisiana Louisiana Tech Biloxi, Miss. 1998 Louisiana Tech WKU Ruston, La. 1993 WKU New Orleans Biloxi, Miss. 1999 Louisiana Tech FIU Jonesboro, Ark. 1994 Louisiana WKU Bowling Green, Ky. 2000 Louisiana Tech WKU Bowling Green, Ky. 1995 WKU Little Rock Little Rock, Ark. 2001 Louisiana Tech Denver Mobile, Ala. 1996 New Orleans Little Rock Little Rock, Ark. 2002 FIU North Texas New Orleans, La. 1997 South Alabama Louisiana Tech Little Rock, Ark. 2003 WKU Middle Tennessee Bowling Green, Ky. 1998 South Alabama Louisiana Lafayette, La. 2004 Middle Tennessee WKU Bowling Green, Ky. 1999 Arkansas State WKU Lafayette, La. 2005 Middle Tennessee Louisiana Denton, Texas 2000 Louisiana South Alabama Little Rock, Ark. 2006 Middle Tennessee WKU Murfreesboro, Tenn. 2001 WKU South Alabama Mobile, Ala. 2007 Middle Tennessee Louisiana Lafayette, La. 2002 WKU Louisiana New Orleans, La. 2008 WKU Middle Tennessee Mobile, Ala. 2003 WKU Middle Tennessee Bowling Green, Ky. 2009 Middle Tennessee Little Rock Hot Springs, Ark. 2004 Louisiana* New Orleans Bowling Green, Ky. 2010 Middle Tennessee Little Rock Hot Springs, Ark. 2005 Louisiana* Denver Denton, Texas 2011 Little Rock WKU Hot Springs, Ark. 2006 South Alabama WKU Murfreesboro, Tenn. 2012 Little Rock Middle Tennessee Hot Springs, Ark. 2007 North Texas Arkansas State Lafayette, La. 2013 Middle Tennessee Little Rock Hot Springs, Ark. 2008 WKU Middle Tennessee Mobile, Ala. 2014 WKU Arkansas State New Orleans, La. 2009 WKU South Alabama Hot Springs, Ark. 2015 Little Rock Arkansas State New Orleans, La. 2010 North Texas Troy Hot Springs, Ark. 2016 Troy Little Rock New Orleans, La. 2011 Little Rock North Texas Hot Springs, Ark. 2017 Troy Louisiana New Orleans, La. 2012 WKU North Texas Hot Springs, Ark. 2018 Little Rock Texas State New Orleans, La. 2013 WKU FIU Hot Springs, Ark. 2019 Little Rock South Alabama New Orleans, La. 2014 Louisiana Georgia State New Orleans, La. 2015 Georgia State Georgia Southern New Orleans, La. 2016 Little Rock ULM New Orleans, La. 2017 Troy Texas State New Orleans, La. 2018 Georgia State UTA New Orleans, La. 2019 Georgia State UTA New Orleans, La.
*Titles vacated due to NCAA sanctions SUN BELT CHAMPIONSHIPS HISTORY
MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP ATTENDANCE HISTORY
YEAR SITE TOTAL ATTENDANCE AVG PER SESSION 1977 Charlotte Coliseum (Charlotte, N.C.)...... 18,745...... 9,373 1978 Charlotte Coliseum (Charlotte, N.C.)...... 22,566...... 7,522 1979 Charlotte Coliseum (Charlotte, N.C.)...... 19,382...... 6,461 1980 Charlotte Coliseum (Charlotte, N.C.)...... 12,874...... 3,219 1981 Jacksonville Coliseum (Jacksonville, Fla.)...... 15,264...... 5,088 1982 Birmingham-Jefferson Coliseum (Birmingham, Ala.)...... 29,079...... 9,693 1983 Birmingham-Jefferson Coliseum (Birmingham, Ala.)...... 39,064...... 9,766 1984 Birmingham-Jefferson Coliseum (Birmingham, Ala.)...... 35,029...... 8,757 1985 Hampton Coliseum (Hampton, Va.)...... 30,894...... 7,724 1986 Birmingham-Jefferson Coliseum (Birmingham, Ala.)...... 25,724...... 6,431 1987 E.A. Diddle Arena (Bowling Green, Ky.)...... 32,000...... 8,000 1988 Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Va.)...... 30,834...... 7,709 1989 Charlotte Coliseum (Charlotte, N.C.)...... 20,830...... 5,207 1990 Birmingham-Jefferson Coliseum (Birmingham, Ala.)...... 27,818...... 6,955 1991 Mobile Civic Center (Mobile, Ala.)...... 42,200...... 10,550 1992 Mississippi Coast Coliseum (Biloxi, Miss.)...... 14,416...... 2,883 1993 Mississippi Coast Coliseum (Biloxi, Miss.)...... 19,649...... 4,912 1994 E.A. Diddle Arena (Bowling Green, Ky.)...... 34,946...... 6,989 1995 Barton Coliseum (Little Rock, Ark.)...... 25,063...... 5,012 1996 Barton Coliseum (Little Rock, Ark.)...... 23,842...... 4,768 1997 Barton Coliseum (Little Rock, Ark.)...... 12,754...... 2,551 1998 CAJUNDOME (Lafayette, La.)...... 25,156...... 5,032 1999 CAJUNDOME (Lafayette, La.)...... 15,830...... 3,958 2000 Alltel Arena (Little Rock, Ark.)...... 15,628...... 3,907 2001 Mitchell Arena (Mobile, Ala.)...... 23,926...... 3,988 2002 Lakefront Arena (New Orleans, La.)...... 20,166...... 4,033 2003 E.A. Diddle Arena (Bowling Green, Ky.)...... 29,410...... 5,882 2004 E.A. Diddle Arena (Bowling Green, Ky.)...... 16,717...... 2,388 2005 The Super Pit (Denton, Texas)...... 13,355...... 2,226 2006 Murphy Center (Murfreesboro, Tenn.)...... 15,436...... 2,576 2007 CAJUNDOME (Lafayette, La.)...... 13,767...... 2,753 2008 Mitchell Center (Mobile, Ala.)...... 23,362...... 3,337 2009 Summit Arena (Hot Springs, Ark.)...... 23,611...... 4,723 2010 Summit Arena (Hot Springs, Ark.)...... 21,477...... 4,295 2011 Summit Arena (Hot Springs, Ark.)...... 16, 583...... 4,146 2012 Summit Arena (Hot Springs, Ark.)...... 16,109...... 4,027 2013 Summit Arena (Hot Springs, Ark.)...... 13,332...... 3,333 2014 Lakefront Arena (New Orleans, La.)...... 7,637...... 1,909 2015 Lakefront Arena (New Orleans, La.)...... 5,418...... 1,355 2016 Lakefront Arena (New Orleans, La.)...... 4,904...... 1,226 2017 Lakefront Arena (New Orleans, La.)...... 6,978...... 1,324 2018 Lakefront Arena (New Orleans, La.)...... 9,902...... 1,650 2019 Lakefront Arena (New Orleans, La.)...... 10,921...... 1,820 SUN BELT CHAMPIONSHIPS HISTORY
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP ATTENDANCE HISTORY
YEAR SITE TOTAL ATTENDANCE 1983 ODU Field House (Norfolk, Va.)...... 3,878 1984 ODU Field House (Norfolk, Va.)...... 5,116 1985 ODU Field House (Norfolk, Va.)...... 3,365 1986 E.A. Diddle Arena (Bowling Green, Ky.)...... 4,350 1987 ODU Field House (Norfolk, Va.)...... 3,781 1988 USF Sun Dome (Tampa, Fla.) ...... 1,475 1989 E.A. Diddle Arena (Bowling Green, Ky.)...... 5,550 1990 ODU Field House (Norfolk, Va.)...... 3,201 1991 UAB Arena (Birmingham, Ala.)...... 5,298 1992 E.A. Diddle Arena (Bowling Green, Ky.)...... 8,478 1993 Thomas Assembly Center (Ruston, La.)...... 9,513 1994 E.A. Diddle Arena (Bowling Green, Ky.)...... 8,414 1995 Thomas Assembly Center (Ruston, La.)...... 12,855 1996 Convocation Center (Jonesboro, Ark.)...... 6,201 1997 E.A. Diddle Arena (Bowling Green, Ky.)...... 10,142 1998 Thomas Assembly Center (Ruston, La.)...... 10,901 1999 Convocation Center (Jonesboro, Ark.)...... 7,724 2000 E.A. Diddle Arena (Bowling Green, Ky.)...... 9,090 2001 Mitchell Center (Mobile, Ala.)...... 13,653 2002 Lakefront Arena (New Orleans, La.)...... 8,969 2003 E.A. Diddle Arena (Bowling Green, Ky.)...... 15,378 2004 E.A. Diddle Arena (Bowling Green, Ky.)...... 8,476 2005 The Super Pit (Denton, Texas)...... 7,147 2006 Murphy Center (Murfreesboro, Tenn.)...... 13,129 2007 CAJUNDOME (Lafayette, La.)...... 8,328 2008 Mitchell Center (Mobile, Ala.)...... 18,449 2009 Summit Arena (Hot Springs, Ark.)...... 18,600 2010 Summit Arena (Hot Springs, Ark.)...... 16,154 2011 Summit Arena (Hot Springs, Ark.)...... 12,631 2012 Summit Arena (Hot Springs, Ark.)...... 13,253 2013 Summit Arena (Hot Springs, Ark.)...... 10,799 2014 Lakefront Arena (New Orleans, La.)...... 3,267 2015 Lakefront Arena (New Orleans, La.)...... 2,407 2016 Lakefront Arena (New Orleans, La.)...... 5,354 2017 Lakefront Arena (New Orleans, La.)...... 4,167 2018 Lakefront Arena (New Orleans, La.)...... 5,355 2019 Lakefront Arena (New Orleans, La.)...... 2,795