South Alabama enters as the No. 1 seed in the conference, as they were undefeated against the other three teams this season to secure the tiebreaker advantage. The Jaguars were 2-0 this season against Arkansas State,

It’s like muscle memory,” SBC Commissioner Keith Gill said about being in Pensacola. “What can we add and how can we enhance the championship?”

The Monarchs finished Year 1 under coach Mike Jones by playing some of their best basketball over the final week, becoming the lone rabble-rouser in a tournament that has otherwise followed the