Great Lakes Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
| Great Lakes Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference Basketball Championship | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Conference | Great Lakes Valley Conference |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Played | 1998–present |
| Current champion | Missouri–St. Louis (1st) |
| Most championships | Bellarmine (5), Kentucky Wesleyan (5) |
| Official website | GLVC men's basketball |
The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Men's Basketball Tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the Great Lakes Valley Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 1998, twenty years after the conference was founded in 1978. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.[1]
The winner, declared conference champion, receives the GLVC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament.
Results[]
| Year | Champions | Score | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 94–81 | Southern Indiana |
| 1999 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 95–84 | Southern Indiana |
| 2000 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 90–88 | Southern Indiana |
| 2001 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 91–74 | Southern Indiana |
| 2002 | Lewis | 77–65 | Kentucky Wesleyan |
| 2003 | Northern Kentucky | 58–55 | Lewis |
| 2004 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 72–71 (OT) | Lewis |
| 2005 | Southern Indiana | 79–49 | Northern Kentucky |
| 2006 | Saint Joseph's | 68–67 | Quincy |
| 2007 | Southern Indiana | 63–61 | Northern Kentucky |
| 2008 | Drury | 89–87 (OT) | Lewis |
| 2009 | Northern Kentucky | 69–47 | Bellarmine |
| 2010 | Bellarmine | 79–69 | Kentucky Wesleyan |
| 2011 | Bellarmine | 87–81 OT) | Southern Indiana |
| 2012 | Southern Indiana | 60–56 | Northern Kentucky |
| 2013 | Drury | 71–65 | Southern Indiana |
| 2014 | Southern Indiana | 86–73 | Bellarmine |
| 2015 | Drury | 77–70 | Bellarmine |
| 2016 | Lewis | 80–71 | Wisconsin–Parkside |
| 2017 | Bellarmine | 74–61 | Lewis |
| 2018 | Bellarmine | 75–61 | Truman |
| 2019 | Bellarmine | 65-48 | Drury |
| 2020 | Truman | 53–52 | Missouri–St. Louis |
| 2021 | Lewis | 76–71 | Drury |
| 2022 | Missouri–St. Louis | 66–56 | Indianapolis |
Championship records[]
| School | Finals Record | Finals Appearances | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Wesleyan | 5–2 | 7 | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004 |
| Bellarmine | 5-3 | 8 | 2010, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Southern Indiana | 4–6 | 10 | 2005, 2007, 2012, 2014 |
| Lewis | 3–4 | 7 | 2002, 2016, 2021 |
| Drury | 3–2 | 5 | 2008, 2013, 2015 |
| Northern Kentucky | 2–3 | 5 | 2003, 2009 |
| Missouri–St. Louis | 1–1 | 2 | 2022 |
| Truman | 1–1 | 2 | 2020 |
| Saint Joseph's | 1–0 | 1 | 2006 |
| Indianapolis | 0–1 | 1 | |
| Quincy | 0–1 | 1 | |
| Wisconsin–Parkside | 0–1 | 1 |
- Illinois–Springfield, Maryville, McKendree, Missouri S&T, Rockhurst, Southwest Baptist, and William Jewell have not yet reached the finals of the GLVC tournament.
- Lindenwood, IPFW, and SIU Edwardsville never reached the tournament finals before departing the GLVC.
- Schools highlighted in pink are former GLVC members.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "GLVC Men's Basketball Archive". Year-by-year records. GLVC. 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
Categories:
- NCAA Division II men's basketball conference tournaments
- Great Lakes Valley Conference
- Recurring sporting events established in 1998