The Lone Star Conference men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the Lone Star Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 1981. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.
The winner, declared conference champion, receives the Lone Star Conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship.
Results YearChampionsScoreRunner-upVenue 1975Sam Houston State83–74Howard PayneBrownwood, TX 1976Howard Payne74–68Angelo StateBrownwood, TX 1977East Texas State77–66Howard PayneBrownwood, TX 1978East Texas State76–71Howard PayneBrownwood, TX 1979Southwest Texas State70–69East Texas StateHuntsville, TX 1980Southwest Texas State70–61Texas A&IHuntsville, TX 1981Sam Houston State89–76Howard PayneHuntsville, TX 1982Sam Houston State53–50Stephen F. AustinHuntsville, TX 1983Stephen F. Austin68–56Sam Houston StateNacogdoches, TX 1984Angelo State83–80East Texas StateCommerce, TX 1985Abilene Christian99–81Angelo StateAbilene, TX 1986Abilene Christian74–65Texas A&IAbilene, TX 1987Abilene Christian78–69West Texas StateAbilene, TX 1988Angelo State94–73West Texas StateSan Angelo, TX 1989Angelo State84–66Texas A&ISan Angelo, TX 1990West Texas State91–70East Texas StateCommerce, TX 1991West Texas State83–70Central State (OK)Amarillo, TX 1992Texas A&I98–97Central OklahomaAbilene, TX 1993Eastern New Mexico76–68Texas A&M–KingsvilleAbilene, TX 1994West Texas A&M85–79Abilene ChristianCanyon, TX 1995Central Oklahoma96–93Texas A&M–KingsvilleEdmond, OK 1996Texas A&M–Kingsville112–95Central OklahomaCommerce, TX 1997Central Oklahoma89–85Texas A&M–CommerceEdmond, OK 1998Central Oklahoma123–101West Texas A&MEdmond, OK 1999Midwestern State78–62Tarleton StateWichita Falls, TX 2000Midwestern State93–83West Texas A&MTahlequah, OK 2001West Texas A&M75–73OTAngelo StateSan Angelo, TX 2002Northeastern State (OK)66–50Tarleton StateTahlequah, OK 2003 West Texas A&M69–61Tarleton StatePortales, NM 2004Tarleton State69–66Northeastern StateStephenville, TX 2005Texas A&M–Commerce77–62West Texas A&MCommerce, TX 2006 West Texas A&M99–85Tarleton StateDurant, OK 2007 Midwestern State89–80Southeastern Oklahoma StateWichita Falls, TX 2008Central Oklahoma72–70Texas A&M–CommerceBartlesville, OK 2009 Midwestern State66–60Southwestern Oklahoma StateBartlesville, OK 2010 Midwestern State65–55Tarleton StateBartlesville, OK 2011Central Oklahoma68–52Tarleton StateBartlesville, OK 2012Midwestern State57–51Tarleton StateAllen, TX 2013Tarleton State53–50Midwestern StateAllen, TX 2014Tarleton State71–65Midwestern StateAllen, TX 2015Texas A&M–Commerce68–61Angelo StateAllen, TX 2016Midwestern State88–72Angelo StateAllen, TX 2017UT Permian Basin93–85Angelo StateAllen, TX 2018West Texas A&M80–76Texas–Permian BasinFrisco, TX 2019West Texas A&M57-55Texas A&M-CommerceFrisco, TX 2020West Texas A&M81–65St. Edward'sFrisco, TX 2021West Texas A&M108–89St. Edward'sCanyon, TX 2022West Texas A&M77–70Texas A&M–KingsvilleFrisco, TX 2023West Texas A&M64–63Angelo State 2024 Eastern New Mexico 91–88 Lubbock Christian 2025 Dallas Baptist 76–70 Lubbock Christian 2026 Dallas Baptist 76–74 Eastern New Mexico
Championship records School School FinalsRecord FinalsAppearances Years West Texas A&M(West Texas State) 12–5 17 1990, 1991, 1994, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Midwestern State 7–2 9 1999, 2000, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2016 Central Oklahoma(Central State) 5–3 8 1995, 1997, 1998, 2008, 2011 East Texas A&M(East Texas State,Texas A&M–Commerce) 4–6 10 1977, 1978, 2005, 2015 Tarleton State 3–7 10 2004, 2013, 2014 Angelo State 3–7 10 1984, 1988, 1989 Abilene Christian 3–1 4 1985, 1986, 1987 Sam Houston State(Sam Houston) 3–1 4 1975, 1981, 1982 Texas A&M–Kingsville(Texas A&I) 2–6 8 1992, 1996 Eastern New Mexico 2–1 3 1993, 2024 Dallas Baptist 2–0 2 2025, 2026 Southwest Texas State(Texas State) 2–0 2 1979, 1980 Howard Payne 1–5 6 1976 UT Permian Basin 1–1 2 2017 Northeastern State (OK) 1–1 2 2002 Stephen F. Austin 1–1 2 1983 Lubbock Christian 0–2 2 St. Edward's 0–2 2 Southeastern Oklahoma State 0–1 1 Southwestern Oklahoma State 0–1 1
Cameron, Oklahoma Christian, St. Mary's (TX), Sul Ross State, Texas A&M International, UT Tyler, and Western New Mexico have yet to qualify for the tournament finals. Sul Ross State left the LSC after the 1975–76 season and did not return until 2024–25. Arkansas–Fort Smith, East Central (OK), Harding, Incarnate Word, and Ouachita Baptist never qualified for the tournament finals as Lone Star Conference members. Schools highlighted in pink are former members of the Lone Star Conference.
See also Lone Star Conference women's basketball tournament
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