2011 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Tournament
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The 2011 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held in Hot Springs, Arkansas
from March 5 to March 8 at the Summit Arena
and the Convention Center Court. All 12 Sun Belt teams participated in the tournament and their seedings are based on their conference record.
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Hot Springs, Arkansas
Hot Springs is the 10th most populous city in the U.S. state of Arkansas, the county seat of Garland County, and the principal city of the Hot Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area encompassing all of Garland County...
from March 5 to March 8 at the Summit Arena
Summit Arena
The Summit Arena is a 6,200-seat multi-purpose arena in Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA. It hosts local sporting events, concerts, and assorted other engagements such as the Miss Arkansas Pageant. It was opened in 2003. The arena can seat 6,000 for sporting events and the circus...
and the Convention Center Court. All 12 Sun Belt teams participated in the tournament and their seedings are based on their conference record.
Format
The 12 members of the Sun Belt are split into two six team divisions. The top two seeds from both divisions receive byes to the quarterfinals. The first round will see inter-divisional match ups where the 3 will play the 6 seed and the 4 will play the 5 seed. The winners of the 3/6 match ups will play the 2 seeds and the winners of the 4/5 match ups will play the 1 seeds. The championship game will be broadcast on ESPN2ESPN2
ESPN2 is an American sports cable television network owned by ESPN. The channel debuted on October 1, 1993.Originally nicknamed "the deuce," ESPN2 was initially branded as a network for a younger generation of sports fans featuring edgier graphics as well as extreme sports like motocross,...
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