Southland Conference 2007-08 Preview
by Phil Kasiecki

One year after the Southland Conference’s representative in the NCAA Tournament pulled off one of the most notable upsets in the NCAA Tournament, it nearly happened again. In trying to follow Northwestern State’s lead, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi gave Wisconsin all it could handle in the first round of [...]

Southland Conference 2006-07 Preview
by Phil Kasiecki

The Southland Conference had one of the big moments in the 2006 NCAA Tournament, as Northwestern State became the first team in the conference to reach the second round in 21 years when they rallied from a 17-point deficit to defeat Iowa. The game also marked the 15th [...]

Southland Conference 2005-06 Preview
by Neal Heston and Zach Smart

It’s been said that there is no substitute for experience, and that saying could prove especially true in the Southland Conference in 2005-06. Experience may be the deciding factor in which teams compete for the title, and it’s reflected in the experience of the teams [...]

Southland Conference Championship Recap
by Phil Kasiecki

No. 2 SE Louisiana 49, No. 1 Northwestern State 42

Southeastern Louisiana held host Northwestern State below 30 percent shooting and got 16 points and eight rebounds from Ricky Woods en route to a 49-42 win in the Southland Conference championship game.

A run of ten unanswered points by the Lions [...]

Southland Conference Tournament Recaps
by Phil Kasiecki

Unlike many conference tournaments, the 2005 Southland Conference Tournament is held entirely at campus sites instead of one site for all or most rounds. That gives teams a homecourt advantage based on their finish in the regular season, with the regular season champion potentially being able to play [...]

Southland Conference 2004-05 Season Preview
by Matt Isam

The 2005 season in the Southland Conference should be very entertaining with recent powerhouses falling and new teams starting to earn the respect and compete at the top of the conference.
Of course there will be some familiar teams such as University of Texas-San Antonio, Sam Houston State University, [...]

Southland Conference 2003-04 Season Recap
by Zach Ewing

After a regular season that finished with three teams tied atop the standings and another just a game behind, it came as no surprise that parity ruled the Southland Conference Tournament.
The top four teams all survived the first day of quarterfinals, but on semifinal day, the No. 4 [...]

Southland Conference Finals Recap

Recap by Paul Oren

No.3 Texas San-Antonio 74 No.4 Stephen F Austin 70
Southland Conference Player of the Year Leroy Hurd has consistently carried the Texas San-Antonio Roadrunners on his back throughout the season, and in their biggest of the season, the trend continued. Hurd scored 23 points including [...]

Southland Conference Semifinals Recap

Recap by Paul Oren

On paper, in every conference tournament, you’d expect the number one and number two seeds to advance to the championship, and for the first 39 minutes in both Southland Conference Semi-Final contests, it appeared as if that perception would be reality. But that’s why the games [...]

Southland Conference Notebook
by Adam Shandler

Lamar: Terrell Petteway is lighting it up for the Cardinals. Problem is, his efforts may be sneezed upon by the hoops elite. Petteway opened the season with both a 23 and 10 double-double and a 30 point outing. Those stellar performances, however, came against small schools LeTourneau and Hardin [...]

Southland Conference Preview
by Adam Shandler

If you’re a college coach, you gotta love the junior colleges. They’re like the minor leagues for NCAA Division I programs. You may get a guy that can only give you two years, but those are two quality years. Players out of the JuCo system are a little more [...]

Southland Conference Recap
by Scott Allen

The race for the regular season conference title came down to the last weekend with Sam Houston State securing its second regular season crown in four years and Stephen F. Austin finishing a close second. The Bearkats and Lumberjacks both showed that the recipe for success in the SLC is [...]

Southland Conference Notebook
by Scott Allen

The Southland Conference tournament gets under way this Monday with a pair of first-round games on the campuses of Texas-Arlington and Southwest Texas. Regular season champion Sam Houston State and second-place finisher Stephen F. Austin received first-round byes and will host second-round games on Wednesday. The Bearkats will play host [...]

Southland Conference Notebook
by Scott Allen

Conference crown up for grabs

With one week remaining in the conference schedule, the battle for the Southland regular season title has come down to two teams. Sam Houston State (19-6, 15-3) maintains a slim one game lead in the win column over Stephen F. Austin (18-6, 14-3), as the Bearkats [...]

Southland Conference Notebook
by Jason Orts

Stephen F. Austin proves it is for real

The Lumberjacks, who were picked to finish in the middle of the Southland Conference pack at the beginning of the season, proved they are for real with victories over highly-regarded teams Lamar and Sam Houston to run their record to 7-0 in conference [...]

Southland Notebook
by Jason Orts

Conference Play in Full Effect

Southland Conference action is in full swing now, and Stephen F. Austin has raced out to a perfect 5-0 start, including a big win over preseason favorite McNeese State. But the Lumberjacks can not afford to relax, as Sam Houston is right on their heels, [...]

Southland Notebook
by Jason Orts

SLC off to slow start

The Southland Conference has had a bit of a rough start to the season, as it is just 14-41 this season against division I foes and 29-41 overall. In fact, only three teams (Southwest Texas, McNeese State, [...]

Southland Conference Preview
by Jason Orts

Last season, McNeese State ransacked the Southland Conference, finishing 17-3 for the second straight season, including a 14-game winning streak that will carry over into this season. The Cowboys are now 34-6 in the last two seasons in conference play.

There is no [...]

2001-02 Southland Conference Preview
by David Mosse

With the defending champions McNeese State suffering a couple of
key losses, this league should be Texas-San Antonio’s to win. The Roadrunners
sport virtually the same roster that finished tied for second last season.
With four senior starters including high-scoring guard Devin Brown and
rebounding machine McEverett Powers, the Roadrunners will be tough [...]