Tournament Central – Bracket, History, Records
 
The 2014 American Southwest Conference Championship Tournament is the 16th postseason event in league history dating back to 1999. The winner of the Championship earns an automatic berth in the NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Championship.
 
The tournament will tip off at Noon on Friday, Feb. 28 as No. 3 Mary Hardin-Baylor takes on No. 6 Louisiana College, followed by No. 2 Hardin-Simmons facing No. 7 Sul Ross State at 2:30 p.m. In the evening, No. 4 Concordia Texas will face No. 5 Texas-Tyler at 5:00 p.m. and No. 1 Texas-Dallas will play the late game at 7:30 p.m. against No. 8 East Texas Baptist.
 
The ASC Championship semifinals will be played on Saturday, March 1. Game five will tip at 1:00 p.m. and game six is scheduled for a 3:30 p.m. start time. The championship game will start at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 2.
 
Four of the teams in the 2014 ASC Championship have won tournament titles. Texas-Dallas (2005, 2009) and Mary Hardin-Baylor (2008, 2010) has each won two trophies while Concordia Texas (2013) and Sul Ross State (2004) have one each. Six teams have won the championship on their home court with the most recent coming in 2010 when UMHB last hoisted the trophy.
 
The entire eight-team, single elimination event is available for fans to watch online for free. All tournament links for live stats, broadcasts, box scores, game recaps, bracket, photos and post-game interviews can be found on the ASC Tournament Central page and the Texas-Dallas athletic website.
 
Admission prices each day will be $8 for adults and $5 for students. Children five and under are admitted free. An all-tournament pass is $15. No complimentary pass lists will be accepted. Tickets are available on game days at the UTD Activity Center entrance. Souvenir tournament T-shirts will be available for $20, while official game programs will be free.
 
The NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship Selection Show unveiling the 62-team championship field airs live on Monday, March 3 at 11:30 a.m. CT. Go to NCAA.com, Select Video > Live Events and scroll to Monday, March 3 for the live video link.

The 2014 ASC Championship Tournament Teams
 
No. 1 Texas-Dallas (22-3) – The Comets locked up the No. 1 seed after claiming the league regular season title. UTD will host the Championship for the second consecutive season and fourth time overall. The Comets set a team record with 20 conference wins to join a short list as one of just three ASC teams to reach the 20-win mark in league play. Texas-Dallas has an 11-8 tournament record and have played in the last 11 consecutive ASC tournaments. The Comets won the Championship in 2005 and again on their home floor in 2009. Senior forward Kyle Schleigh, a returning all-tournament selection, recorded the Comets' first-ever triple-double this season (Jan. 2, 2014) and is the first player in the ASC since Keith Darden of Concordia Texas (Feb. 5, 2005) to record a triple-double. He is also currently one of just three players in NCAA Division III with a triple-double this season. In 2014 Schleigh moved into sixth place all-time on the ASC scoring list with 1,652 career points. Schleigh is also fourth on the ASC's rebounding list with 857 career boards and can potentially become the first player in ASC history to record 1,700 points and 900 rebounds.
 
No. 2 Hardin-Simmons (17-8) – The Cowboys won 11 of their last 12 games to claim the No. 2 seed. Hardin-Simmons makes its fourth consecutive league tournament appearance and seventh overall. The Cowboys have an 8-6 tournament record and played in the championship game in 2012. The Cowboys are led by junior forward Derrick Jefferson, senior guard Charles Sams and junior center Mawen Maywin. Jefferson ranks in the top 10 in four league categories including fourth in steals (2.4) and fifth in scoring (18). Sams ranks 17th in NCAA Division III with 76 three-pointers, and Maywin ranks 11th in DIII with 69 total blocks.
 
No. 3 Mary Hardin-Baylor (17-8) – The Cru enters the ASC tournament riding an eight-game win streak including their most recent victory in an upset of No. 17 Texas-Dallas in the final game of the regular season. Mary Hardin-Baylor has a 14-11 tournament record, played in two of the last three ASC Championship games and was the NCAA Division III National Runner-Up a year ago. UMHB makes its 11th straight tournament appearance and 14th overall. Senior guard James Allen, a returning all-tournament selection, leads the Cru in scoring (18.4), ranked fourth in the ASC. Junior forward Jerard Graham ranks second in the league in overall rebounds (229) and is 10th in scoring (15.7).
 
No. 4 Concordia Texas (16-9) – The defending ASC tournament champion, Concordia Texas returns with hopes of repeating last year’s title run and a return trip to the NCAA Division III tournament. The Tornados played in their first NCAA DIII tournament last season advancing to the second round. Concordia returns two all-tournament selections from last year’s championship team; senior forward Dwayne Patterson and junior guard Josh Sanchez, the tournament MVP. Sanchez (20.4) and Patterson (19.6) rank second and third respectively, in conference scoring and are the league’s top scoring duo combining for more than 900 total points. The Tornados are 5-5 in tournament play and enter their second consecutive ASC tournament and seventh overall.
 
No. 5 Texas-Tyler (14-11) – Texas-Tyler enters the ASC tournament as the No. 5 seed. The Patriots make their sixth tournament appearance in the last seven years and are 0-5 in tournament play. Head coach Jamon Copeland finished with 14 regular season wins, tying him for the most of a first-year Texas-Tyler coach. The Patriots are led by senior forward Travis Dykman and senior guard Bryce Kemp. Dykman leads the team in scoring (15.1); ranked 15th in the ASC and Kemp leads the league in steals (65) and is fourth in three-point field goal percentage (.441).
 
No. 6 Louisiana College (11-13) – The Wildcats are the No. 6 seed and make their third ASC tournament appearance. Louisiana College is led by sophomore forward Anthony Gaines Jr., sophomore point guard Kevin Cottonham and freshman forward Raheem Regis. Gaines ranks second in the ASC in blocks (1.5) and eighth in scoring (16.3). Cottonham ranks second in assists (119) and Regis leads the league in field goal percentage (.658). The Wildcats are 0-2 in tournament play.
 
No. 7 Sul Ross State (11-14) – The Lobos enter the tournament as the No. 7 seed and make their first postseason appearance since 2010, and seventh overall. Sul Ross State has a 3-5 tournament record and won the title in 2004. The Lobos are led by senior guard Mychal Pinson and junior forward Percy Settle. Pinson ranks fifth in the league in three-point field goals (54) and sixth in scoring (17.8). Settle is ninth in rebounds (7.4) and ranks 16th in scoring (15.0).
 
No. 8 East Texas Baptist (11-14) – The Tigers won their last three games of the regular season and enter the tournament as the No. 8 seed. ETBU has a 1-7 tournament record and makes its eighth tournament appearance, including four in the last five years. The Tigers are led by sophomore center Jamil Samuel, freshman guard Dylan Augustine and junior guard Erby Thompson. Samuel ranks second in the league in blocks (48), Augustine leads the ASC in three-point field goal percentage (.495) and Thompson leads ETBU in scoring (12.0) and is tied for first in the league in free throw percentage (.865).

Mississippi College (9-13, 11-14) – The Choctaws closed out their time in the American Southwest Conference by winning four of their final five games, including victories over Ozarks and Louisiana College last week. In the three home games to close out the season, MC shot 56 percent from the field and averaged 86.7 points per game. They were led by junior guard Jay Case, who averaged 18.7 points per game and shot 50 percent from the three-point line in the three-game stretch. MC said goodbye to their senior class of Lakin Ford and Willie Williams on Monday night in the 78-72 win over LC. The Choctaws had an outstanding run in ASC play, being the only team in the league to qualify for the first 15 conference tournaments. They won five ASC Championships and nine ASC East Division titles. MC will make the move to Division II and the Gulf South Conference for the 2014-15 season. Mississippi College is ineligible for participation in ASC Men's Basketball Championship Tournament due to its ineligibility for the national tournament as a Division II reclassification candidate.
 
Ozarks (6-16, 8-17) – Ozarks dropped both of its games last week to finish the season with six conference wins. Ozarks won four conference games a year ago. Head Coach David Ferrell will head into the 2015 season with four returning starters, including top players junior guard Ricky Allen and freshman guard Josh Ferrell. Allen posted team highs in points (15.6), assists (6.7) and steals (2.5) to rank among the top players in the conference. Ferrell produced an outstanding freshman campaign leading all conference freshmen in points (11.8), steals (2.0) and three-pointers (45).
 
Howard Payne (5-17, 5-20) – The Yellow Jackets dropped their two final games of the season (64-61) to LeTourneau and (78-75) to East Texas Baptist. Junior guard Brandon Gould led the Jackets for the week averaging 23 points per game. He also grabbed 15 rebounds from the point guard spot and had six assists with just three turnovers. He was 6-of-9 from behind the arc and 8-of-9 from the free-throw line for the week. Sophomore center Quelan Lancaster pulled down 18 rebounds over the two games.
 
LeTourneau (4-18, 5-20) – After an ASC tournament appearance in 2013, LeTourneau fell short of making its second consecutive tournament. Senior forward Justin Jones ended his career with the YellowJackets with 18 double-double performances including 13 this season. He scored a career-best 32 points last Thursday against Howard Payne. He played in 51 games in the last two seasons in the blue and yellow, where he scored 717 points, made 51.1 percent of his shots from the field and grabbed 450 rebounds for an average of nine boards a contest. Jones was the only ASC player to average a double-double this season.