SWAC Tournament Champions
SWAC Tournament Champions
Full list of Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Tournament men’s basketball champions, including head coach, by year. Parenthesis indicate number of titles for that coach or school. The league has held this tournament since 1978 and Texas Southern is the program with the most titles (eleven), followed by Southern (nine). Davey Whitney is the coach with the most titles (seven), followed by Mike Davis and Ben Jobe (four each). See also: SWAC Regular Season Champions
1978 — Jackson State, Paul Covington
1979 — Alcorn State, Davey Whitney
1980 — Alcorn State (2), Davey Whitney (2)
1981 — Southern, Carl Stewart
1982 — Alcorn State (3), Davey Whitney (3)
1983 — Alcorn State (4), Davey Whitney (4)
1984 — Alcorn State (5), Davey Whitney (5)
1985 — Southern (2), Robert Hopkins
1986 — Mississippi Valley State, Lafayette Stribling
1987 — Southern (3), Ben Jobe
1988 — Southern (4), Ben Jobe (2)
1989 — Southern (5), Ben Jobe (3)
1990 — Texas Southern, Robert Moreland
1991 — Jackson State (2), Andy Stoglin
1992 — Mississippi Valley State (2), Lafayette Stribling (2)
1993 — Southern (6), Ben Jobe (4)
1994 — Texas Southern (2), Robert Moreland (2)
1995 — Texas Southern (3), Robert Moreland (3)
1996 — Mississippi Valley State (3), Lafayette Stribling (3)
1997 — Jackson State (3), Andy Stoglin (2)
1998 — Prairie View A&M, Elwood Plummer
1999 — Alcorn State (6), Davey Whitney (6)
2000 — Jackson State (4), Andy Stoglin (3)
2001 — Alabama State, Rob Spivery
2002 — Alcorn State (7), Davey Whitney (7)
2003 — Texas Southern (4), Ronnie Courtney
2004 — Alabama State (2), Rob Spivery (2)
2005 — Alabama A&M, L. Vann Pettaway
2006 — Southern (7), Rob Spivery (3)
2007 — Jackson State (5), Tevester Anderson
2008 — Mississippi Valley State (4), James Green
2009 — Alabama State (3), Lewis Jackson
2010 — Arkansas-Pine Bluff, George Ivory
2011 — Alabama State (4), Lewis Jackson (2)
2012 — Mississippi Valley State (5), Sean Woods
2013 — Southern (8), Roman Banks
2014 — Texas Southern (5), Mike Davis
2015 — Texas Southern (6), Mike Davis (2)
2016 — Southern (9), Roman Banks (2)
2017 — Texas Southern (7), Mike Davis (3)
2018 — Texas Southern (8), Mike Davis (4)
2019 — Prairie View A&M, Byron Smith
2020 — tournament cancelled
2021 — Texas Southern (9), Johnny Jones
2022 — Texas Southern (10), Johnny Jones (2)
2023 — Texas Southern (11), Johnny Jones (3)
2024 — Grambling State, Donte’ Jackson
2025 — Alabama State (5), Tony Madlock
2026 — Prairie View A&M (2), Byron Smith (2)
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