2023 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

2023 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2022–23
Teams8
SiteThe Legacy Center
Lake Charles, Louisiana
ChampionsTexas A&M–Corpus Christi (3rd title)
Winning coachSteve Lutz (2nd title)
MVPJalen Jackson (Texas A&M–Corpus Christi)
TelevisionESPN+, ESPNU, ESPN2
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2022–23 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 14 4   .778 24 11   .686
Northwestern State 13 5   .722 22 11   .667
Southeastern Louisiana 12 6   .667 18 14   .563
Nicholls 11 7   .611 16 15   .516
Texas A&M–Commerce* 9 9   .500 13 20   .394
Houston Christian 7 11   .389 10 22   .313
New Orleans 7 11   .389 12 20   .375
McNeese 6 12   .333 11 23   .324
Incarnate Word 6 12   .333 12 19   .387
Lamar 5 13   .278 9 22   .290
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2023 Southland tournament winner


The 2023 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the 2022–23 season of the Southland Conference. The tournament was held March 5–8, 2023, at The Legacy Center in Lake Charles, Louisiana.[1][2][3][4] Top seeded Texas A&M–Corpus Christi defeated second seeded Northwestern State 75–71 in the championship game winning its second consecutive tournament championship and receiving the conference's automatic invitation to the 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.[5]

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  4. ^ "Southland Conference Basketball Championships". Visit Lake Charles. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  5. ^ "Islanders Repeat as SLC Tournament Champions after Winning Thriller over Northwestern State". Texas A&M University Corpus Christi. March 8, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2023.