Welcome to the official home page of the 2009 Gulf South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament. This site is the best place for GSC fans to find all the information they will need, including ticket and travel information, Tournament results, recaps and links to live stats and broadband internet broadcasts.
This year's four-day Tournament will be held at the DeSoto Civic Center in Southaven, Mississippi from Wednesday, March 4th until Sunday, March 8th. The event begins with the Opening Round on Wednesday and restarts with the Quarter-Finals on Friday afternoon.
DIRECTIONS: The DeSoto Civic Center is conveniently located off of I-55, just south of Memphis, TN. Directions to the DeSoto Civic Center can be found Here.
TICKETS: Tickets are now available to this year's event and can be obtained by calling the DeSoto Civic Center Box Office at (662) 470-2131. Ticket prices are as follows: Single day (Adults $10; Children 11 and under $5; Seniors $8); All-Tournament Passes ($35). Students and Senior citizens receive $2 discount with proper I.D. All tickets are general admission.
PARKING: Parking at the DeSoto Civic Center is $2 for the entire Tournament.
MEDIA: Members of the media who plan on attending this year's event must send credential request(s) to Gulf South Conference Assistant Commissioner Mike Anderson via email, phone (205-991-9880) or fax (205-437-0505). Your request must include your name, the name of the media outlet you represent and the type of credential you are requesting (i.e., photo, print, radio). Radio broadcasts require previous notification sent to the league office by Monday, March 2. Rights fee is $75 per game (max of $300).
HOTELS/RESTAURANTS: Please visit the DeSoto County Tourism Website for a complete list of local hotels and restaurants.
SCHEDULE: Updated throughout the Tournament. If you can't make it to a game, you can follow the action using the “Live Stats” feature or on Penn Atlantic's Broadband internet broadcast. Just click on the corresponding link!
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2009 GSC TOURNAMENT BRACKET | ||||
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Wednesday, March 4 | ||||
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Opening Round | ||||
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Game A |
2:45 pm |
(W4) Ark.-Monticello 76, (E5) Montevallo 63 |
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Game B |
7:30 pm |
(W5) Harding 82, (E4) West Alabama 56 |
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Friday, March 6 | ||||
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Quarter-Finals | ||||
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Game C |
12:30 pm |
(E1) Valdosta State 66, Arkansas-Monticello 53 |
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Game D |
2:45 pm |
(W3) Arkansas Tech 82, (E2) North Alabama 66 |
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Game E |
5:30 pm |
Harding 60, (W1) Christian Brothers 53 |
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Game F |
7:30 pm |
(W2) Delta State 46, (E3) Ala.-Huntsville 45 |
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Saturday, March 7 | ||||
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Semi-Finals | ||||
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Game G |
5:30 pm |
Arkansas Tech 73, Harding 63 |
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Game H |
7:30 pm |
Valdosta State 78, Delta State 61 |
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Sunday, March 8 | ||||
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*Championship | ||||
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Game I |
2:45 pm |
Arkansas Tech 79, Valdosta State 66 |
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*Televised Live on CSS and Cox Sports; All times Central and subject to change | ||||
Click Here for Printable PDF Bracket
LINKS:
2008 Tournament Recap
GSC Tournament History (PDF)
GSC Mens' Basketball Media Guide (PDF)
NCAASports.com
GSC Women's Basketball Tournament Home Page
Official Website of the DeSoto Civic Center
DeSoto County Tourism Website
