Men’s Basketball Tournament History 2000 Tournament SUN BELT CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS Coach Jesse Evans Quarterfinals - Alltel Arena (Little Rock, Ark.) March 5 - (2) Louisiana 55, (7) 35 Semifinals - Alltel Arena (Little Rock, Ark.) March 6 - (2) Louisiana 73, (3) Louisiana Tech 58 Championship - Alltel Arena (Little Rock, Ark.) March 7 - (2) Louisiana 51, (1) South 50 2001 Sun Belt Conference Tournament Coach Jesse Evans Quarterfinals - (Mobile, Ala.) March 4 - (W2) Louisiana 63, (E3) Louisiana Tech 56 Semifinals - Mitchell Center (Mobile, Ala.) March 5 - (E1) Western Kentucky 82, (W2) Louisiana 75 2002 Sun Belt Conference Tournament SUN BELT CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT RUNNER-UP Coach Jesse Evans Quarterfinals - (New Orleans, La.) March 2 - (W1) Louisiana 74, (E4) State 59 1992 Sun Belt Conference Tournament Semifinals - Lakefront Arena (New Orleans, La.) SUN BELT CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS March 4 - (W1) Louisiana 67, (E2) Arkansas-Little Rock 53 Coach Championship - Lakefront Arena (New Orleans, La.) Quarterfinals - Coast Coliseum (Biloxi, Miss.) March 5 - (E1) Western Kentucky 76, (W1) UL 70 March 6 - (2) Louisiana 73, (7) New Orleans 69 (OT) Semifinals - Mississippi Coast Coliseum (Biloxi, Miss.) 2003 Sun Belt Conference Tournament March 7 - (2) Louisiana 64, (6) UALR 61 Coach Jesse Evans Championship - Mississippi Coast Coliseum (Biloxi, Miss.) Quarterfinals - E.A. Diddle Arena (Bowling Green, Ky.) March 8 - (2) Louisiana 75, (1) Louisiana Tech 71 March 8 - (W5) 72, (W1) UL 68 1993 Sun Belt Conference Tournament 2004 Sun Belt Conference Tournament* Coach Marty Fletcher Coach Jesse Evans Quarterfinals - Mississippi Coast Coliseum (Biloxi, Miss.) Quarterfinals - E.A. Diddle Arena (Bowling Green, Ky.) March 6 - (6) South Alabama 87, (3) Louisiana 78 March 6 - (1) Louisiana 84, (8) South Alabama 58 Semifinals - E.A. Diddle Arena (Bowling Green, Ky.) 1994 Sun Belt Conference Tournament March 8 - (1) Louisiana 70, (5) Middle 66 SUN BELT CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS Championships - E.A. Diddle Arena (Bowling Green, Ky.) Coach Marty Fletcher March 9 - (1) Louisiana 67, (3) New Orleans 58 Quarterfinals - E.A. Diddle Arena (Bowling Green, Ky.) * Sun Belt Tournament championship later vacated due to March 5 - (2) Louisiana 81, (7) -Pan American 60 NCAA sanctions. Semifinals - E.A. Diddle Arena (Bowling Green, Ky.) March 6 - (2) Louisiana 59, (3) New Orleans 55 2005 Sun Belt Conference Tournament* Championship - E.A. Diddle Arena (Bowling Green, Ky.) Coach Robert Lee March 8 - (2) Louisiana 78, (1) Western Kentucky 72 Quarterfinals - The Super Pit (Denton, Texas) March 6 - (W2) Louisiana 71, (E3) Middle Tennessee 57 1995 Sun Belt Conference Tournament Semifinals - The Super Pit (Denton, Texas) Coach Marty Fletcher March 7 - (W2) Louisiana 80, (E5) International 69 First Round - Barton Coliseum (Little Rock, Ark.) Championships - The Super Pit (Denton, Texas) March 3 - (9) Louisiana 59, (8) Lamar 55 March 7 - (W2) Louisiana 88, (W1) Denver 69 Quarterfinals - Barton Coliseum (Little Rock, Ark.) * Sun Belt Tournament championship later vacated due to March 4 - (1) Western Kentucky 87, (9) Louisiana 72 NCAA sanctions. 1996 Sun Belt Conference Tournament 2006 Sun Belt Conference Tournament Coach Marty Fletcher Coach Robert Lee Quarterfinals - Barton Coliseum (Little Rock, Ark.) Quarterfinals - The (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) March 2 - (5) Louisiana 98, (4) Western Kentucky 94 March 5 - (W2) Louisiana 62, (W6) Troy 59 (OT) Semifinals - Barton Coliseum (Little Rock, Ark.) Semifinals - The Murphy Center (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) March 3 - (1) New Orleans 75, (5) Louisiana 71 (2 OT) March 6 - (E1) Western Kentucky 80, (W2) Louisiana 72 1997 Sun Belt Conference Tournament 2007 Sun Belt Conference Tournament Coach Marty Fletcher Coach Robert Lee First Round - Barton Coliseum (Little Rock, Ark.) First Round - The Super Pit (Denton, Texas) Feb. 28 - (7) Louisiana 56, (10) Texas-Pan American 53 Feb. 28 - (5) 93, (12) Louisiana 78 Quarterfinals - Barton Coliseum (Little Rock, Ark.) March 1 - (2) South Alabama 66, (7) Louisiana 39 2008 Sun Belt Conference Tournament Coach Robert Lee 1998 Sun Belt Conference Tournament First Round - (Lafayette, La.) SUN BELT CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT RUNNER-UP March 5 - (12) Troy 70, (5) Louisiana 60 Coach Jesse Evans Quarterfinals - Cajundome (Lafayette, La.) 2009 Sun Belt Conference Tournament Feb. 28 - (3) Louisiana 76, (6) New Orleans 69 Coach Robert Lee Semifinals - Cajundome (Lafayette, La.) First Round - Cajundome (Lafayette, La.) March 1 - (3) Louisiana 81, (7) Lamar 65 March 4 - (9) FIU 71, (8) Louisiana 69 Championship - Cajundome (Lafayette, La.) March 3 - (1) South Alabama 62, (3) Louisiana 59 2010 Sun Belt Conference Tournament Coach Robert Lee 1999 Sun Belt Conference Tournament First Round - Convention Center (Hot Springs, Ark.) Coach Jesse Evans March 6 - (10) La.-Monroe 76, (7) Louisiana 75 Quarterfinals - Cajundome (Lafayette, La.) Feb. 27 - (5) Western Kentucky 80, (4) Louisiana 73 2011 Sun Belt Conference Tournament Coach First Round - Summit Arena (Hot Springs, Ark.) March 6 - (E3) Western Kentucky 81, (W2) Louisiana 76