Conference Carolinas men's basketball tournament
Collegiate basketball tournament
The Conference Carolinas men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for Conference Carolinas (formerly the North State Intercollegiate Conference , Carolinas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference , and the Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference ). The tournament has been held annually since 1936 with two gaps between 1937–40 and 1944–46. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.[ 1]
The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship .
Results
Year
Champions
Score
Runner-up
Venue
1936
High Point
49–39
Lenoir–Rhyne
High Point, NC
1937
Not held
1938
Not held
1939
Not held
1940
Not held
1941
Appalachian State
51–40
Catawba
High Point, NC
1942
High Point
50–34
Appalachian State
High Point, NC
1943
Appalachian State
36–31
Western Carolina
High Point, NC
1944
Not held
1945
Not held
1946
Not held
1947
Elon
53–51
Western Carolina
High Point, NC
1948
Appalachian State
74–59
High Point
Elkin, NC
1949
Lenoir–Rhyne
57–55
Appalachian State
Elkin, NC
1950
Appalachian State
67–53
Elon
Statesville, NC
1951
High Point
66–62
East Carolina
Statesville, NC
1952
Lenoir–Rhyne
74–59
High Point
Statesville, NC
1953
High Point
66–63
Elon
Winston-Salem, NC
1954
East Carolina
86–75
Atlantic Christian
Lexington, NC
1955
Atlantic Christian
108–85
Lenoir–Rhyne
Lexington, NC
1956
Elon
71–67
Lenoir–Rhyne
Lexington, NC
1957
Lenoir–Rhyne
71–58
Western Carolina
Lexington, NC
1958
Lenoir–Rhyne
79–64
High Point
Lexington, NC
1959
Western Carolina
39–36
Catawba
Lexington, NC
1960
Catawba
59–57OT
Lenoir–Rhyne
Lexington, NC
1961
High Point †
88–73
Atlantic Christian
Lexington, NC
1962
Western Carolina
69–58
High Point
Lexington, NC
1963
Lenoir–Rhyne
63–47
High Point
Lexington, NC
1964
Lenoir–Rhyne
31–30
High Point
Lexington, NC
1965
Elon
67–60
High Point
Lexington, NC
1966
High Point
59–55
Appalachian State
Lexington, NC
1967
Appalachian State
91–67
Guilford
Lexington, NC
1968
Guilford
80–73
Catawba
Winston-Salem, NC
1969
High Point
80–67
Newberry
Winston-Salem, NC
1970
Guilford
66–61
Elon
Winston-Salem, NC
1971
Elon
58–57
Guilford
Winston-Salem, NC
1972
Elon
83–69
Guilford
Elon, NC
1973
Catawba
72–69
Guilford
Lexington, NC
1974
Lenoir–Rhyne
65–63
Mars Hill
Lexington, NC
1975
Pfeiffer
61–58
High Point
Lexington, NC
1976
Guilford
89–74
Catawba
Lexington, NC
1977
Catawba
67–65OT
Pembroke State
Lexington, NC
1978
High Point
82–80
Guilford
Lexington, NC
1979
High Point
54–51
Pfeiffer
Salisbury, NC
1980
Catawba
10–9
High Point
Salisbury, NC
1981
Pembroke State
63–61
Wingate
Salisbury, NC
1982
Pembroke State
77–76
Catawba
Salisbury, NC
1983
Catawba
82–75
Pembroke State
Elon, NC
1984
Pembroke State
73–62
Wingate
Elon, NC
1985
Lenoir–Rhyne
62–58
Catawba
Salisbury, NC
1986
Pembroke State
85–81OT
Atlantic Christian
Salisbury, NC
1987
High Point
56–51
Elon
Salisbury, NC
1988
High Point
67–64
Wingate
Salisbury, NC
1989
High Point
97–92
Wingate
High Point, NC
1990
Pembroke State
86–82
Pfeiffer
High Point, NC
1991
Pfeiffer
110–96
Pembroke State
High Point, NC
1992
Pfeiffer
98–59
High Point
Misenheimer, NC
1993
Pfeiffer
69–62
Mount Olive
Misenheimer, NC
1994
Pfeiffer
76–67
High Point
Misenheimer, NC
1995
Pfeiffer
84–79
High Point
Misenheimer, NC
1996
Queens (NC)
86–73OT
High Point
High Point, NC
1997
High Point
71–68
Queens (NC)
High Point, NC
1998
Queens (NC)
63–55
Barton
Fort Mill, SC
1999
Queens (NC)
78–72
Pfeiffer
Fort Mill, SC
2000
St. Andrews (NC)
82–81
Pfeiffer
Fort Mill, SC
2001
Longwood
80–65
Queens (NC)
Fort Mill, SC
2002
Belmont Abbey
78–60
Queens (NC)
Fort Mill, SC
2003
Belmont Abbey
73–68
Pfeiffer
Misenheimer, NC
2004
Pfeiffer
106–95
Mount Olive
Due West, SC
2005
Pfeiffer
98–84
Mount Olive
Gaffney, SC
2006
Barton
102–1002OT
Mount Olive
Mount Olive, NC
2007
Barton
92–80
Mount Olive
Misenheimer, NC
2008
Mount Olive
90–82
Queens (NC)
Mount Olive, NC
2009
Barton
65–52
Erskine
Wilson, NC
2010
Mount Olive
83–80
Anderson (SC)
Mount Olive, NC
2011
Limestone
68–59
Barton
Gaffney, SC
2012
Barton
67–60
Mount Olive
Mount Olive, NC
2013
Belmont Abbey
67–55
Limestone
Gaffney, SC
2014
Limestone
69–54
King (TN)
Concord, NC
2015
North Greenville
68–66
Mount Olive
Mount Olive, NC
2016
King (TN)
85–53
Barton
Bristol, TN
2017
Limestone
76–70
King (TN)
Misenheimer, NC
2018
Lees–McRae
75–72
Belmont Abbey
Banner Elk, NC
2019
Emmanuel
75–72
Belmont Abbey
Franklin Springs, GA
2020
Southern Wesleyan
78–68
Belmont Abbey
Spartanburg, SC
2021
Belmont Abbey
82–70
Emmanuel
Franklin Springs, GA
2022
Belmont Abbey
79–73
UNC Pembroke
Spartanburg, SC
2023
Emmanuel
77–60
Belmont Abbey
2024
UNC Pembroke
82–81 (OT)
Emmanuel
Championship records
School
Finals Record
Finals Appearances
Years
High Point
12–13
25
1936, 1942, 1951, 1953, 1961 , 1966, 1969, 1978, 1979, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1997
Pfeiffer
8–5
13
1975, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2004, 2005
Lenoir–Rhyne
8–4
12
1949, 1952, 1957, 1958, 1963, 1964, 1974, 1985
UNC Pembroke (Pembroke State)
6–4
10
1981, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1990, 2024
Barton (Atlantic Christian)
5–6
11
1955, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Catawba
5–6
11
1960, 1973, 1977, 1980, 1983
Belmont Abbey
5–4
9
2002, 2003, 2013, 2021, 2022
Elon
5–4
9
1947, 1956, 1965, 1971, 1972
Appalachian State
5–3
8
1941, 1943, 1948, 1950, 1967
Guilford
3–5
8
1968, 1970, 1976
Limestone
3–1
4
2011, 2014, 2017
Queens (NC)
3–4
7
1996, 1998, 1999
Mount Olive
2–7
9
2008, 2010
Western Carolina
2–3
5
1959, 1962
Emmanuel
2–2
4
2019, 2023
King (TN)
1–2
3
2016
East Carolina
1–1
2
1954
Southern Wesleyan
1–0
1
2020
Lees–McRae
1–0
1
2018
Longwood
1–0
1
2001
North Greenville
1–0
1
2015
St. Andrews (NC)
1–0
1
2000
Wingate
0–4
4
Anderson (SC)
0–1
1
Erskine
0–1
1
Newberry
0–1
1
Mars Hill
0–1
1
See also
References
Members Future members Acrobatics & tumbling affiliates Bowling affiliates Wrestling affiliates
NCAA men's college basketball tournaments
Division I
Early season Defunct Early season Conference postseason Defunct Conference postseason Postseason Defunct Postseason
Division II
Conference postseason Defunct Conference postseason Postseason
Division III
Conference postseason Defunct Conference postseason Postseason