2024 Horizon League men's basketball tournament

2024 Horizon League men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2023–24
Teams11
SiteCampus sites
(First Round and Quarterfinals)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum
Indianapolis, Indiana
(Semifinals and Finals)
ChampionsOakland (1st title)
Winning coachGreg Kampe (1st title)
TelevisionESPN+, ESPNU, ESPN2, ESPN
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2023–24 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oakland † 15 – 5   .750 24 – 12   .667
Youngstown State 14 – 6   .700 22 – 10   .688
Green Bay 13 – 7   .650 18 – 14   .563
Wright State 13 – 7   .650 18 – 14   .563
Northern Kentucky 12 – 8   .600 18 – 15   .545
Milwaukee 12 – 8   .600 20 – 15   .571
Cleveland State 11 – 9   .550 21 – 15   .583
Purdue Fort Wayne 11 – 9   .550 23 – 13   .639
Robert Morris 6 – 14   .300 10 – 22   .313
IUPUI 2 – 18   .100 6 – 26   .188
Detroit Mercy 1 – 19   .050 1 – 31   .031
† 2024 Horizon League tournament winner

The 2024 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament was the final event of the 2023–24 men's basketball season for the Horizon League. It was held from March 5–12, 2024; first-round and quarterfinal games were played at the home courts of the higher seeds, with all remaining games at Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis.[1][2] The winner, Oakland, received the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. The tournament was sponsored by Barbasol.[3]

Seeds

All of the teams will participate in the tournament with the top-five teams receiving byes to the quarterfinals.

Seed School Conf Tiebreaker
1 Oakland 15−5
2 Youngstown State 14−6
3 Green Bay 13−7 2–0 vs. Wright State
4 Wright State 13−7 0–2 vs. Green Bay
5 Northern Kentucky 12−8 1–1 vs. Milwaukee/1–1 vs. Oakland
6 Milwaukee 12−8 1–1 vs. Northern Kentucky/0–2 vs. Oakland
7 Cleveland State 11−9 2–0 vs. Purdue Fort Wayne
8 Purdue Fort Wayne 11−9 0–2 vs. Cleveland State
9 Robert Morris 6−14
10 IUPUI 2−18
11 Detroit Mercy 1−19

Schedule

Game Time Matchup Score Television
First round – Tuesday, March 5
1 8:00 pm No. 11 Detroit Mercy at No. 6 Milwaukee 79–83 ESPN+
2 7:00 pm No. 10 IUPUI at No. 7 Cleveland State 66–85
3 7:00 pm No. 9 Robert Morris at No. 8 Purdue Fort Wayne 63–78
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 7
4 7:00 pm No. 8 Purdue Fort Wayne at No. 1 Oakland 65–75 ESPN+
5 7:00 pm No. 7 Cleveland State at No. 2 Youngstown State 82–70
6 9:00 pm No. 6 Milwaukee at No. 3 Green Bay 95-84
7 8:00 pm No. 5 Northern Kentucky at No. 4 Wright State 99–97 OT
Semifinals – Monday, March 11
at Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Indianapolis, IN
8 7:00 pm No. 7 Cleveland State vs. No. 1 Oakland 71–74 ESPNU
9 9:30 pm No. 6 Milwaukee vs. No. 5 Northern Kentucky 82–75 ESPN2
Championship – Tuesday, March 12
at Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Indianapolis, IN
10 7:00 pm No. 1 Oakland vs. No. 6 Milwaukee 83–76 ESPN
All game times Eastern. Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

The Horizon League does not use a fixed bracket tournament system, and pairings are re-seeded after the first and second rounds.

First round
Tuesday, March 5 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 7 		Semifinals
Monday, March 11 		Championship
Tuesday, March 12
1 Oakland 75
8 Purdue Fort Wayne 78 8 Purdue Fort Wayne 65
9 Robert Morris 63 1 Oakland 74
7 Cleveland State 71
4 Wright State 97
5 Northern Kentucky 99*
1 Oakland 83
6 Milwaukee 76
2 Youngstown State 70
7 Cleveland State 85 7 Cleveland State 82
10 IUPUI 66 5 Northern Kentucky 75
6 Milwaukee 82
3 Green Bay 84
6 Milwaukee 83 6 Milwaukee 95
11 Detroit Mercy 79

Source:[4]

References

  1. ^ "2024 Barbasol Horizon League Men's & Women's Basketball Championships - Horizon League". horizonleague.org. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "Horizon League Basketball Championships". www.indianastatefair.com. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  3. ^ "Barbasol Returns as Title Sponsor of Horizon League Basketball Championships Culminating in Indianapolis". horizonleague.org. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  4. ^ "2024 #HLMBB Bracket (PDF) - Horizon League" (PDF). horizonleague.org. Retrieved February 1, 2024.