2019 SWAC men's basketball tournament

The 2019 SWAC men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Southwestern Athletic Conference during the 2018–19 season. Tournament first round games were played at the campus of the higher seeded team on March 12. The remainder of the tournament was held on March 15 and 16, 2019 at the Bill Harris Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. Prairie View A&M defeated Texas Southern 92–86 in the championship game to win the tournament, and received the SWAC's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA tournament. It was the second SWAC title for Prairie View A&M, and the first since the 1997–98 season.

2019 SWAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201819
Teams8
SiteBill Harris Arena
Birmingham, Alabama
First round siteCampus sites
ChampionsPrairie View A&M (2nd title)
Winning coachByron Smith (1st title)
MVPGary Blackston (Prairie View A&M)
TelevisionESPN3, ESPNU
SWAC men's basketball tournaments
2018–19 SWAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Prairie View A&M171 .9442213  .629
Texas Southern144 .7782414  .632
Jackson State108 .5561319  .406
Grambling State108 .5561717  .500
Arkansas–Pine Bluff108 .5561319  .406
Alabama State99 .5001219  .387
Southern612 .333725  .219
Alcorn State612 .3331021  .323
Mississippi Valley State414 .222626  .188
Alabama A&M*414 .222527  .156
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2019 SWAC tournament winner
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