The Sun Belt Conference tournament is back. And so is the format known as “The Gauntlet.” Four teams tied atop the Sun Belt standings this season with matching 13-5 records in conference play — South Alabama,

The stage is set for the 2025 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament, which will take place March 4-10 at the Pensacola Bay Center. All 14 teams from the conference will compete in the single-elimination tournament.

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