THANK YOU TO THIS YEAR'S TOURNAMENT SPONSORS!
Welcome to the official home page of the
2013 Raymond James Gulf South Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championship Tournaments.
This year’s four-day Tournament will be held at the
Pete Hanna Center on the campus of
Samford University in Homewood, Alabama from Thursday, March 7th through Sunday, March 10th. Sunday’s Women’s and Men’s Finals will be shown live by ESPN3/ESPN Full Court, Mediacom, the Alabama Cable Network. CSS and CoxSports will be showing the men’s game live. CSS will show the women's game on Monday, March 11 at 7:00 pm and reair the men's game on March 12 at 12:00 pm.
2013 GSC TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6
Welcoming Party (5:30 - 7:00 pm)
The Plaza at SoHo Square in Downtown Homewood, AL. We will be having a Welcome Party in which all GSC fans and the entire Birmingham community is invited. Free hot dogs and snacks will be provided by our Presenting Sponsor, Michael's and more. Players on the All-GSC Teams will be introduced, dance teams and cheerleaders are expected and a DJ playing an assortment of music will be at this festive event. Click
HERE for directions to SoHo Square.
THURSDAY, MARCH 7
Women’s Quarterfinals
Game 2 / 2:30 pm /
#2 North Alabama 63, #7 Christian Brothers 52
Men’s Quarterfinals
Game A / 5:30 pm /
#2 Christian Brothers 75, #7 West Alabama 61
Game B / 7:30 pm /
#1 Alabama-Huntsville 81, #8 West Georgia 68
FRIDAY, MARCH 8
Women’s Quarterfinals
Game 3 / 12:00 pm /
#5 Alabama-Huntsville 90, #4 Valdosta State 79
Game 4 / 2:30 pm /
#6 West Alabama 58, #3 West Georgia 41
Men’s Quarterfinals
Game C / 5:30 pm /
#4 Valdosta State 58, #5 Delta State 41
Game D / 7:30 pm /
#6 West Florida 82, #3 North Alabama 78
Fan Appreciation Night
8:00 - 11:00 pm at
Michael's Restaurant in the Aloft Hotel in Homewood, AL. The GSC will be hosting a Fan Appreciation Night! Free wings will be available to those with a ticket from the tournament. It will be a fun get-together for fans to meet each other and reflect back on the first two days of the tournament.. Click
HERE for directions to the Aloft Hotel.
SATURDAY, MARCH 9
Women’s Semifinals
Game 5 / 12:00 pm /
Alabama-Huntsville 68, Delta State 57
Game 6 / 2:30 pm /
West Alabama 69, North Alabama 52
Men’s Semifinals
Game E / 5:30 pm /
Valdosta State 76, Alabama-Huntsville 68
Game F / 7:30 pm /
Christian Brothers 66, West Florida 58
Scout's Day
Saturday is Scout's Day. Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts will be admitted free. The Pledge of Allegiance will be lead by the Girl Scouts before Game 5 and the Boy Scouts will lead the pledge before Game E. Also, Girl Scouts cookies will be available for purchase at the game.
SUNDAY, MARCH 10
"HOMEWOOD - YOUR CHAMPIONSHIP CITY" DAY
Women’s Championship
^Game 7 / 1:30 pm /
Alabama-Huntsville 82, West Alabama 59
Men’s Championship
^Game G / 4:30 pm /
Christian Brothers 65, Valdosta State 62
^--The women’s and men’s Championship Games will be shown LIVE by all GSC-TV affiliates with the exception of CSS and CoxSportsTV which will only carry the men’s game live. CSS will air the women's game on Monday, March 11 at 6:00 pm Central and the men's final will re-air on Tuesday at Noon. CoxSportsTV will show the women's game on March 11 at 7:00 pm and again on March 12 at 8:00pm and re-air the men's game on March 12 at 6:00 pm. Click
HERE for GSC-TV viewership information.
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CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION FOR FANS
DIRECTIONS: The Pete Hanna Center is located on the campus of Samford University. Click
HERE for directions to the facility.
PARKING: Parking is complimentary on the Samford campus. Detailed parking information can be found
HERE.
TICKETS: All tickets to the 2013 GSC Basketball Tournaments are General Admission and are provided on a Per-Day basis.
Adults--
$8
GSC Students/Senior Citizens (60 years or older)/Active Military--
$5 (Proper Identification is need for $5 ticket access)
Children under 5 years old admitted
Free
PHOTOS: Wade Event Photography will be shooting each game of the GSC Tournament. Fans can purchase photographs during and after the Tournament by visiting Wade Event Photography's website which can be found
HERE.
HOTELS: Thank you to our official Tournament hotels. Fans are encouraged to stay at one of the below properties if possible.
Hilton Garden Inn Birmingham/Lakeshore Drive
Hampton Inn Birmingham I-65/Lakeshore Drive
Holiday Inn Birmingham-Homewood
TownePlace Suites Marriott Birmingham Homewood
Fairfield Inn/Inverness
Candlewood Suites
RESTAURANTS: coming soon
MEDIA INFORMATION
MEDIA CREDENTIALS: Media Credential requests should be made directly to the GSC Office to Assistant Commissioner Michael Anderson at
mikeanderson@gscsports.org.
Deadline for requests is Monday, March 4th. When submitting your request, please list your media group plus the names and duties of each of your representatives.
PARTICIPATING TEAMS
Alabama-Huntsville:
Men –
Women
Christian Brothers:
Men –
Women
Delta State:
Men –
Women
North Alabama:
Men –
Women
Valdosta State:
Men –
Women
West Alabama:
Men –
Women
West Florida:
Men –
Women
West Georgia:
Men –
Women
GSC MEDIA RELATONS INFORMATION
GSC Basketball Home Pages:
Men’s –
Women’s
GSC Media Guides:
Men’s –
Women’s
GSC Tournament History:
Men’s –
Women’s