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]
| 2024 Horizon League men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2023–24 |
| Teams | 11 |
| Site | Campus sites (First Round and Quarterfinals) Indiana Farmers Coliseum Indianapolis, Indiana (Semifinals and Finals) |
| Champions | Oakland (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Greg Kampe (1st title) |
| Television | ESPN+, ESPNU, ESPN2, ESPN |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds
editAll 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
edit| 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
editThe 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
edit- ^ "2024 Barbasol Horizon League Men's & Women's Basketball Championships - Horizon League". horizonleague.org. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ "Horizon League Basketball Championships". www.indianastatefair.com. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ "Barbasol Returns as Title Sponsor of Horizon League Basketball Championships Culminating in Indianapolis". horizonleague.org. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ "2024 #HLMBB Bracket (PDF) - Horizon League" (PDF). horizonleague.org. Retrieved February 1, 2024.