2011 Horizon League men's basketball tournament

The 2011 Horizon League men's basketball tournament was played Tuesday, March 1 through Tuesday, March 8. The Horizon League Network broadcast the opening rounds, which were played at the home courts of the higher seeds. The quarterfinals and semifinals were broadcast by ESPNU and took place at U.S. Cellular Arena in Milwaukee, the home court of the #1 overall seed, the Milwaukee Panthers. As Milwaukee defeated Valparaiso in its semifinal match, it secured host status for the championship game against Butler as well; the final was broadcast by ESPN/ESPN3.com. Butler defeated Milwaukee 59–44 in the final, winning its second consecutive Horizon League tournament title and receiving an automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA tournament.

2011 Horizon League men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2010–11
Teams	10
First round site	campus sites
Semifinals site	U.S. Cellular Arena Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Finals site	U.S. Cellular Arena Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Champions	Butler (7th title)
Winning coach	Brad Stevens (3rd title)
MVP	Matt Howard (Butler)
Television	ESPN, ESPNU, ESPN3 and Horizon League Network
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Seeds

All Horizon League schools played in the tournament. Teams were seeded by 2010–11 Horizon League season record, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top 2 teams received a bye to the semifinals.

Schedule

Game	Time*	Matchup#	Television
First Round – Tuesday, March 1
1	7:00 PM	#10 UIC at #3 Cleveland State	HLN
2	7:00 PM	#7 Green Bay at #6 Wright State	HLN
3	8:00 PM	#9 Youngstown State at #4 Valparaiso	HLN
4	7:00 PM	#8 Loyola at #5 Detroit	HLN
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 4
5	8:30 PM	#3 Cleveland State vs. #6 Wright State	HLN/ESPN3.com
6	6:00 PM	#4 Valparaiso vs. #5 Detroit	HLN/ESPN3.com
Semifinals – Saturday, March 5
7	6:00 PM	#3 Cleveland State vs #2 Butler	ESPNU/ESPN3.com
8	8:30 PM	#4 Valparaiso at #1 Milwaukee	ESPNU/ESPN3.com
Championship Game – Tuesday, March 8
9	9pm	#2 Butler at #1 Milwaukee	ESPN/ESPN3.com
*Game Times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

	First Round Tuesday, March 1					Second Round Friday, March 4					Semifinals Saturday, March 5					Championship Tuesday, March 8
											2	Butler	76
	3	Cleveland State	73								3	Cleveland State	68
	10	UIC	61			3	Cleveland State	73
	6	Wright State	60			6	Wright State	59
	7	Green Bay	50													2	Butler	59
																1	Milwaukee	44
											1	Milwaukee	70
	4	Valparaiso	80								4	Valparaiso	63
	9	Youngstown State	71			4	Valparaiso	88
	5	Detroit	90			5	Detroit	78
	8	Loyola	69

First round games at campus sites of lower-numbered seeds
Second round and semifinals hosted by #1 overall seed (Milwaukee)
Championship game hosted by highest remaining seed

Honors

Matt Howard of Butler was named the tournament MVP for the second successive year.^[1]

Horizon League All-Tournament Team^[2]

Player	School	Position	Year
Matt Howard	Butler	Forward	Senior
Shelvin Mack	Butler	Guard	Junior
Shawn Vanzant	Butler	Guard	Senior
Anthony Hill	Milwaukee	Forward	Senior
Brandon Wood	Valparaiso	Guard	Junior

References

1. "Matt Howard". butlersports.com. Butler University. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
2. "Butler Snares NCAA Tournament Bid With 59-44 Win Over Milwaukee". horizonleague.org. Horizon League. March 9, 2011. Archived from the original on March 31, 2012. Retrieved September 4, 2011.