The Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament, also called the SWC Classic, was the conference championship tournament in men's basketball for the Southwest Conference. The tournament was held annually between 1976 and 1996, after which the Southwest Conference was dissolved.
The winner of the tournament was guaranteed a spot in the NCAA basketball tournament each year.
Tournament champions by year YearChampionScoreRunner-upMost Outstanding PlayerVenue (city, state) 1976 Texas Tech 74–72 Texas A&M Rick Bullock, Texas Tech Moody Coliseum (Dallas, Texas) 1977 Arkansas 84–70 Houston Ron Brewer, ArkansasThe Summit (Houston, Texas) 1978 Houston 92–90 Texas Mike Schultz, Houston 1979 Arkansas 39–38 Texas Sidney Moncrief, Arkansas 1980 Texas A&M 52–50 Arkansas David Britton, Texas A&MHemisFair Arena (San Antonio, Texas) 1981 Houston 84–59 Texas Rob Williams, Houston 1982 Arkansas 84–69 Houston Alvin Robertson, ArkansasReunion Arena (Dallas, Texas) 1983 Houston 62–59 TCU Michael Young, Houston 1984 Houston 57–56 Arkansas Akeem Olajuwon, Houston The Summit (Houston, Texas) 1985 Texas Tech 67–64 Arkansas Joe Kleine, ArkansasReunion Arena (Dallas, Texas) 1986 Texas Tech 67–63 Texas A&M Tony Benford, Texas Tech 1987 Texas A&M 71–46 Baylor Winston Crite, Texas A&M 1988 SMU 75–64 Baylor Micheal Williams, Baylor 1989 Arkansas 100–76 Texas Lenzie Howell, Arkansas 1990 Arkansas 96–84 Houston Todd Day, Arkansas 1991 Arkansas 120–89 Texas Oliver Miller, Arkansas 1992 Houston 91–72 Texas Dexter Cambridge, Texas 1993 Texas Tech 88–76 Houston Lance Hughes, Texas Tech 1994 Texas 87–62 Texas A&M B. J. Tyler, Texas 1995 Texas 107–104 OT Texas Tech Terrence Rencher, Texas 1996 Texas Tech 75–73 Texas Reggie Freeman, Texas
Championships by school School ChampionshipsYears Arkansas 6 1977, 1979, 1982, 1989, 1990, 1991 Houston 5 1978, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1992 Texas Tech 5 1976, 1985, 1986, 1993, 1996 Texas 2 1994, 1995 Texas A&M 2 1980, 1987 SMU 1 1988 Baylor 0 – Rice 0 – TCU 0 –
Television coverage Year Network Play-by-play Analyst 1991http://the506.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1229375350 ABC Roger Twibell Joe B. Hall 1989RaycomRon FranklinBob Ortegel1987RaycomMerle HarmonBob Ortegel1984http://the506.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1228172635 NBCTVS Phil StoneFrank Fallon Bucky WatersDan Spika 1983http://the506.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1227880878 NBC Frank Fallon Dan Spika 1979http://the506.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1236976716 Metro Communications Frank Glieber Billy Packer and John Wooden
See also Big 12 men's basketball tournament SEC men's basketball tournament Conference USA men's basketball tournament Southwest Conference women's basketball tournament
References
1993-94 Southwest Conference Men's Basketball media guide 2008-09 Texas Longhorns Men's Basketball Media Guide