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The SIAC Basketball Tournament, the oldest post-season tournament in the nation, was the brain child of the late Cleveland Leigh "Major" Abbott. Abbott, a former athletic director and football coach at Tuskegee University, went into the details on the value of a conference basketball tournament with representatives from member institutions during a meeting back in 1933. Later after hearing Abbott's proposal, the conference voted to sponsor a basketball tournament. The site for the inaugural tournament in 1934 was Logan Hall on the campus of Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University) in Tuskegee, Alabama.
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At the outset, teams were limited to ten players and one coach. Logan Hall's playing area was 5OYx90', the baskets were official wooden one-
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One thing that has not changed is the quality of play. There have been many outstanding teams and players to participate in this affair over the past 74 years. Tuskegee won the first tournament with Cleveland Leigh "Major" Abbott at the helm. Morris Brown won three consecutive titles from 1949-5 1, two of which came under the direction of a coach named Herbert "Bus" Thompson.
A few outstanding performers include names like Nathaniel "Sweetwater" Clifton (Xavier), Caldwell Jones
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(Albany State), John Cheyney (Bethune-Cookman), James "PatchHead" Humphrey (Bethune-Cookman), Clemon Johnson (FloridaA&M), Wfl "One Dollar Bill" Shaw (Lane), Major Jones (Albany State), Harold "Showtime' ' Ellis (Morehouse) and Oliver Jones (Albany State).
The tournament has blossomed into one of the top NCAADivision II basketball events in the country. This annual affair brings together alumni, students, friends, and fans of member institutions to witness an orating display of basketball. |
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View the Men's and Women's Tournament Champions |
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SIAC Men's Tournament Champions
SIAC Women's Tournament Champions
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2007 Tournament Game Results |
Men's Tournament
February 28, 2007
Lane 67, LeMoyne-Owen 80
Albany St. 67, Clark Atlanta 43
Miles 75, Morehouse 73
Tuskegee 85, Kentucky St. 101
March 1, 2007
Benedict 84, LeMoyne-Owen 58
Stillman 58, Albany State 64
Fort Valley St. 72, Miles 59
Paine 82, Kentucky St 88
March 3, 2007
Benedict 64, Albany St 77
Fort Valley St. 86, Kentucky St. 70
March 4, 2007
Men's Championship
Albany St. 54, Fort Valley St. 50
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Women's Tournament
February 28, 2007
Stillman 75, Lane 71
LeMoyne-Owen 65, Clark Atlanta 50
Albany St. 82, Miles 64
March 1, 2007
Kentucky St. 59, Paine 63
Fort Valley St. 79, Stillman 66
Benedict 65, LeMoyne-Owen 53
Tuskegee 48, Albany St. 51
March 3, 2007
Paine 58, Fort Valley St. 67
Benedict 59, Albany St. 53
March 4, 2007
Women' Championship
Fort Valley St. 56, Benedict 75
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2006 Tournament Game Results |
Men's Tournament
March 1, 2006
Kentucky St 72, LeMoyne-Owen 63
Lane 71, Clark Atlanta 70
Miles 68, Fort Valley St 63
Tuskegee 88, Morehouse 84 (OT)
March 2, 2006
Albany St 75, Lane 63
Miles 66, Benedict 62
March 3, 2006
Paine 86, Kentucky St 78
Stillman 67, Tuskegee 51
Miles 60, Albany St 52
March 4, 2006
Stillman 63, Paine 53
March 5, 2006
Stillman 79, Miles 76 |
Women's Tournament
March 1, 2006
LeMoyne-Owen 57, Kentucky St 45
Miles 84, Lane 51
March 2, 2006
Tuskegee 83, Clark Atlanta 77
Stillman 44, Albany St 41
Fort Valley St 57, LeMoyne-Owen 47
Benedict 86, Miles 80
March 3, 2006
Paine 71, Tuskegee 61
Fort Valley St 54, Stillman 45
March 4, 2006
Paine 69, Benedict 67
March 5, 2006
Women's Championship
Paine 73, Fort Valley St 68 |
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2005 Tournament Game Results |
Men's Tournament
March 2, 2005
Fort Valley State 62, Tuskegee 59
Kentucky State 82, LeMoyne-Owen 57
Lane 59, Clark Atlanta 47
March 3, 2005
Morehouse 78, Miles 61
Albany State 70, Fort Valley St 53
Lane 63, Paine 52
Kentucky State78, Benedict 68
March 4, 2005
Albany State 70, Morehouse 52
Lane 76, Kentucky State 59
March 5, 2005
Men's Championship Game
Lane 84, Albany State 73
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Women's Tournament
March 2, 2005
LeMoyne-Owen 63, Lane 61
Albany State 84, Kentucky State 54
Benedict 58, Miles 49
Paine 73, Clark Atlanta 56
March 3, 2005
Fort Valley State 56, Albany State 45
Tuskegee 71, LeMoyne-Owen 62, OT
March 4, 2005
Fort Valley State 69, Benedict 67
Paine 78, Tuskegee 66
March 5, 2005
Women's Championship Game
Paine 74, Fort Valley State 72, 2OT |
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