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Horizon League men's basketball tournament
College tournament in Indiana, U.S. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Horizon League men's basketball conference tournament is held annually at the end of the men's college basketball regular season. The tournament has been played each year since 1980. The winner of the tournament is designated the Horizon League tournament champion and receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA men's basketball tournament. The finals of the tournament are typically among the first held before the field for the NCAA tournament is announced.
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History and tournament format
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Through 2002, the entire tournament was hosted at a single venue. From 2003 through 2015, all first-round matches were played at the home court of the higher-seeded team involved. Hosting rights for the quarterfinals and semifinals were awarded to the winner of the regular season championship. The championship game was played at the home arena of the higher remaining seed. This format rewarded the regular-season champion and runner-up with a double-bye into the semifinals. The regular-season champion received the added benefit of home-court advantage in the semifinals, plus a home-court final if it won its semifinal.
Beginning in 2009, the Horizon League secured an entitlement sponsorship of its men's and women's basketball tournaments with Speedway SuperAmerica, a major gas and convenience store chain throughout the midwest United States, officially changing the name of the tournaments to "The Speedway Horizon League Men's/Women's Basketball Championship".
From 2016 to 2019, the Horizon League tournament was held in Detroit under a five-year deal, beginning at Joe Louis Arena, adding the women's tournament in 2017 (with both events marketed under the title Motor City Madness), and moving to the newly-opened Little Caesars Arena beginning in 2018.[1][2][3][4]
However, the contract with Detroit was ended a year early;[5] the league reopened bidding for the men's and women's tournaments in 2018, with the new contract taking effect with the 2019–20 season.[6] On January 25, 2019, the conference announced that Indianapolis would host the men's and women's semifinals and final from 2020 to 2022, with Indiana Farmers Coliseum, now known as Corteva Coliseum, as the venue.[7] In 2022, the deal was extended through 2026.[8]
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Horizon League Tournament results
| Year | Champion | Seed | Score | Runner-up | Seed | Tournament MVP | Location |
| 1980 | Oral Roberts | 2 | 103–93 | Loyola | 1 | Calvin Garrett, Oral Roberts | Roberts Municipal Stadium – Evansville, IN |
| 1981 | Oklahoma City | 2 | 82–76 | Xavier | 1 | Anthony Hicks, Xavier | Opening round: campus locations Semifinals: Frederickson Fieldhouse – Oklahoma City, OK Championship: Riverfront Coliseum – Cincinnati, OH |
| 1982 | Evansville | 1 | 81–72 | Loyola | 3 | Brad Leaf, Evansville | Mabee Center – Tulsa, OK |
| 1983 | Xavier | 2 | 82–76 | Loyola | 1 | Alfredrick Hughes, Loyola | Roberts Municipal Stadium – Evansville, IN |
| 1984 | Oral Roberts | 1 | 82–76 | Xavier | 3 | Sam Potter, Oral Roberts | UIC Pavilion – Chicago, IL |
| 1985 | Loyola | 1 | 89–83 | Oral Roberts | 3 | Alfredrick Hughes, Loyola | Mabee Center – Tulsa, OK |
| 1986 | Xavier | 1 | 74–66 | Saint Louis | 2 | Byron Larkin, Xavier | Market Square Arena – Indianapolis, IN |
| 1987 | Xavier | 3 | 81–69 | Saint Louis | 4 | ||
| 1988 | Xavier | 1 | 122–96 | Detroit | 6 | ||
| 1989 | Xavier | 3 | 85–78 | Evansville | 1 | Tyrone Hill, Xavier | University of Dayton Arena – Dayton, OH |
| 1990 | Dayton | 2 | 98–89 | Xavier | 1 | Negele Knight, Dayton | |
| 1991 | Xavier | 1 | 81–68 | Saint Louis | 3 | Jamie Gladden, Xavier | |
| 1992 | Evansville | 2 | 95–76 | Butler | 3 | Parrish Casebier, Evansville | Riverfront Coliseum – Cincinnati, OH |
| 1993 | Evansville | 2 | 80–69 | Xavier | 1 | Market Square Arena – Indianapolis, IN | |
| 1994 | Detroit | 4 | 72–63 | Evansville | 2 | Andy Elkins, Evansville | Hinkle Fieldhouse – Indianapolis, IN |
| 1995 | Green Bay | 3 | 73–59 | Wright State | 8 | Jeff Nordgaard, Green Bay | Nutter Center – Dayton, OH |
| 1996 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 84–63 | Detroit | 5 | Chris Coleman, Northern Illinois | |
| 1997 | Butler | 1 | 69–68 | UIC | 3 | Kelsey Wilson, Butler | |
| 1998 | Butler | 3 | 70–51 | Green Bay | 4 | Jon Neuhouser, Butler | Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena – Green Bay, WI |
| 1999 | Detroit | 1 | 72–65 | Butler | 2 | Rashad Phillips, Detroit | UIC Pavilion – Chicago, IL |
| 2000 | Butler | 1 | 62–43 | Detroit | 3 | Mike Marshall, Butler | |
| 2001 | Butler | 1 | 53–38 | Detroit | 2 | LaVall Jordan, Butler | Nutter Center – Dayton, OH |
| 2002 | UIC | 6 | 76–75 (OT) | Loyola | 5 | Cedrick Banks, UIC | CSU Convocation Center – Cleveland, OH |
| 2003 | Milwaukee | 2 | 69–52 | Butler | 1 | Clay Tucker, Milwaukee | Opening round: campus locations Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Championship: U.S. Cellular Arena – Milwaukee, WI |
| 2004 | UIC | 2 | 65–62 | Milwaukee | 1 | Armond Williams, UIC | Opening round: campus locations Quarterfinals, Semifinals: Hinkle Fieldhouse – Indianapolis, IN Championship: U.S. Cellular Arena – Milwaukee, WI |
| 2005 | Milwaukee | 1 | 59–58 | Detroit | 3 | Joah Tucker, Milwaukee | Opening round: campus locations Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Championship: U.S. Cellular Arena – Milwaukee, WI |
| 2006 | Milwaukee | 1 | 87–71 | Butler | 2 | Adrian Tigert, Milwaukee | |
| 2007 | Wright State | 1 | 60–55 | Butler | 2 | DaShaun Wood, Wright State | Opening round: campus locations Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Championship: Nutter Center – Dayton, OH |
| 2008 | Butler | 1 | 70–55 | Cleveland State | 2 | Mike Green, Butler | Opening round: campus locations Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Championship: Hinkle Fieldhouse – Indianapolis, IN |
| 2009 | Cleveland State | 3 | 57–54 | Butler | 1 | Cedric Jackson, Cleveland State | |
| 2010 | Butler | 1 | 70–45 | Wright State | 2 | Matt Howard, Butler | |
| 2011 | Butler | 2 | 59–44 | Milwaukee | 1 | Opening round: campus locations Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Championship: U.S. Cellular Arena – Milwaukee, WI | |
| 2012 | Detroit | 3 | 70–50 | Valparaiso | 1 | Ray McCallum Jr., Detroit | Opening round: campus locations Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Championship: Athletics–Recreation Center – Valparaiso, IN |
| 2013 | Valparaiso | 1 | 62–54 | Wright State | 3 | Erik Buggs, Valparaiso | |
| 2014 | Milwaukee | 5 | 69–63 | Wright State | 3 | Jordan Aaron, Milwaukee | Opening round: campus locations Quarterfinals, Semifinals: Resch Center – Green Bay, WI Championship: Nutter Center – Dayton, OH |
| 2015 | Valparaiso | 1 | 54–44 | Green Bay | 2 | Alec Peters, Valparaiso | Opening round: campus locations Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Championship: Athletics–Recreation Center – Valparaiso, IN |
| 2016 | Green Bay | 4 | 78–69 | Wright State | 3 | Jordan Fouse, Green Bay | Joe Louis Arena – Detroit, MI |
| 2017 | Northern Kentucky | 4 | 59–53 | Milwaukee | 10 | Lavone Holland II, Northern Kentucky | |
| 2018 | Wright State | 2 | 74–57 | Cleveland State | 8 | Grant Benzinger, Wright State | Little Caesars Arena – Detroit, MI |
| 2019 | Northern Kentucky | 2 | 77–66 | Wright State | 1 | Drew McDonald, Northern Kentucky | Opening round: campus locations Semifinals, Championship: Little Caesars Arena – Detroit, MI |
| 2020 | Northern Kentucky | 2 | 71–62 | UIC | 4 | Jalen Tate, Northern Kentucky | Opening round: campus locations Semifinals, Championship: Indiana Farmers Coliseum – Indianapolis, IN |
| 2021 | Cleveland State | 1 | 80–69 | Oakland | 3 | Torrey Patton, Cleveland State | |
| 2022 | Wright State | 4 | 72–71 | Northern Kentucky | 3 | Grant Basile, Wright State | |
| 2023 | Northern Kentucky | 4 | 63–61 | Cleveland State | 3 | Marques Warrick, Northern Kentucky | |
| 2024 | Oakland | 1 | 83–76 | Milwaukee | 6 | Trey Townsend, Oakland | |
| 2025 | Robert Morris | 1 | 89–78 | Youngstown State | 4 | Kam Woods, Robert Morris | Opening round: campus locations Semifinals, Championship: Corteva Coliseum – Indianapolis, IN |
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Horizon League tournament champions
| School | Championships | Championship Years |
| Butler | 7 | 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2010, 2011 |
| Xavier | 6 | 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991 |
| Milwaukee | 4 | 2003, 2005, 2006, 2014 |
| Northern Kentucky | 4 | 2017, 2019, 2020, 2023 |
| Wright State | 3 | 2007, 2018, 2022 |
| Detroit Mercy | 3 | 1994, 1999, 2012 |
| Evansville | 3 | 1982, 1992, 1993 |
| Cleveland State | 2 | 2009, 2021 |
| Green Bay | 2 | 1995, 2016 |
| Oral Roberts | 2 | 1980, 1984 |
| UIC | 2 | 2002, 2004 |
| Valparaiso | 2 | 2013, 2015 |
| Dayton | 1 | 1990 |
| Loyola | 1 | 1985 |
| Northern Illinois | 1 | 1996 |
| Oakland | 1 | 2024 |
| Oklahoma City | 1 | 1981 |
| Robert Morris | 1 | 2025 |
| Duquesne | 0 | |
| IU Indy | 0 | |
| La Salle | 0 | |
| Marquette | 0 | |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 0 | |
| Saint Louis | 0 | |
| Youngstown State | 0 |
- Notes
- Current conference members in bold.
- Future conference member in italics.
Horizon League Tournament all-time standings
Current members
- Through 2020 tournament finals
Former members
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Postseason appearances
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Horizon League members past and present have made several Sweet 16, Elite Eight, and Final Four appearances. Charter member Loyola also won the 1963 NCAA tournament.
Current tournaments
Defunct tournaments
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