Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament

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Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament
SportCollege basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Number of teams12
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Current stadiumIndiana Farmers Coliseum
Current locationIndianapolis, Indiana
Played1980–present
Last contest2021
Current championCleveland State Vikings
Most championshipsButler Bulldogs (7)
TV partner(s)ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3 and ESPNU

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.

History and tournament format[]

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 Lewis Arena, adding the women's tournament in 2017 (with both events marketed under the title Motor City Madness), and moving to the new Little Caesars Arena beginning in 2018.[1] As part of a contract carried over from Joe Louis Arena, Little Caesars Arena hosted the Horizon League's men's and women's basketball tournaments until 2019, under the blanket title Motor City Madness.[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 as the venue.[7]

Horizon League Tournament Championship Game records[]

Team Championships Years Runners up Years Record
Butler 7 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2010, 2011 6 1992, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009 7–6 (.538)
Xavier 6 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991 4 1981, 1984, 1990, 1993 6–4 (.600)
Milwaukee 4 2003, 2005, 2006, 2014 3 2004, 2011, 2017 4–3 (.571)
Detroit 3 1994, 1999, 2012 5 1988, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2005 3–5 (.375)
Evansville 3 1982, 1992, 1993 2 1989, 1994 3–2 (.600)
Northern Kentucky 3 2017, 2019, 2020 0 – 3–0 (1.000)
Oral Roberts 2 1980, 1984 1 1985 2–1 (.667)
Valparaiso 2 2013, 2015 1 2012 2–1 (.667)
Wright State 2 2007, 2018 6 1995, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019 2–6 (.250)
Cleveland State 2 2009, 2021 2 2008, 2018 2–2 (.500)
Green Bay 2 1995, 2016 2 1998, 2015 2–2 (.500)
UIC 2 2002, 2004 2 1997, 2020 2–2 (.500)
Loyola 1 1985 4 1980, 1982, 1983, 2002 1–4 (.200)
Dayton 1 1990 0 – 1–0 (1.000)
Northern Illinois 1 1996 0 – 1–0 (1.000)
Oklahoma City 1 1981 0 – 1–0 (1.000)
Saint Louis 0 – 3 1986, 1987, 1991 0–3 (.000)
Oakland 0 – 1 2021 0–1 (.000)
Duquesne 0 – 0 – 0–0 (–)
IUPUI 0 – 0 – 0–0 (–)
La Salle 0 – 0 – 0–0 (–)
Marquette 0 – 0 – 0–0 (–)
Purdue Fort Wayne 0 – 0 – 0–0 (–)
Robert Morris 0 – 0 – 0–0 (–)
Youngstown State 0 – 0 – 0–0 (–)
Notes
  • Current conference members in bold.

Horizon League Tournament all-time standings[]

Current members[]

Through 2020 tournament finals
School Record Winning pct Championships
Detroit 31–35 .470 3
Wright State 25–23 .521 2
Green Bay 24–23 .511 2
UIC 23–23 .500 2
Milwaukee 21–18 .538 4
Cleveland State 15–22 .405 2
Northern Kentucky 8–2 .800 3
Youngstown State 6–19 .240 0
Oakland 4–7 .364 0
IUPUI 0–3 .000 0
Purdue Fort Wayne 0–0 – 0
Robert Morris 0–0 – 0

Former members[]

School Record Winning pct Championships
Butler 30–25 .545 7
Loyola 25–32 .439 1
Xavier 24–10 .706 6
Evansville 15–12 .556 3
Valparaiso 8–6 .571 2
Oral Roberts 7–6 .538 2
Saint Louis 7–8 .467 0
Northern Illinois 5–2 .714 1
Dayton 5–4 .556 1
Oklahoma City 5–4 .556 1
Duquesne 1–1 .500 0
Marquette 0–2 .000 0
La Salle 0–3 .000 0

Horizon League Tournament results[]

Year Champion Seed Score Runner-up Seed Tournament MVP Site
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 Indiana Farmers Coliseum – Indianapolis, IN
2021 Cleveland State 1 80–69 Oakland 3 , Cleveland State
2022

Post-season success[]

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.

Championships and post-season appearances[]

Season Season champion
(league record) 		NCAA bids
(seed), advancement 		NIT bids
(seed), advancement 		CBI bids
(seed), advancement 		CIT bids
(seed), advancement
1980 Loyola (5–0) - Loyola Tournament
not
held		 Tournament
not
held
1981 Xavier (8–3) - -
1982 Evansville (10–2) Evansville (10) Oral Roberts
1983 Loyola (12–2) Xavier (12) -
1984 Oral Roberts (11–3) Oral Roberts (11) Xavier, Quarterfinals
1985 Loyola (13–1) Loyola (4), Sweet 16 Butler
1986 Xavier (10–2) Xavier (12) -
1987 Evansville (8–4)
Loyola (8-4)		 Xavier (13), 2nd rnd St. Louis, 2nd rnd
1988 Xavier (9–1) Xavier (11) Evansville
1989 Evansville (10–2) Evansville (11), 2nd rnd
Xavier (14)		 St. Louis, Championship game
1990 Xavier (12–2) Xavier (6), Sweet 16
Dayton (12), 2nd rnd		 St. Louis, Championship game
Marquette
1991 Xavier (11–3) Xavier (14), 2nd rnd Butler
1992 Evansville (8–2) Evansville (8) Butler
1993 Evansville (12–2)
Xavier (12–2)		 Xavier (9), 2nd rnd
Evansville (14)		 -
1994 Xavier (8–2) - Xavier, Quarterfinals
Evansville
1995 Xavier (14–0) Green Bay (11)
Xavier (14)		 -
1996 Green Bay (16–0) Green Bay (8)
Northern Illinois (14)		 -
1997 Butler (12–4) Butler (14) -
1998 Detroit (12–2)
UIC (12–2)		 UIC (9)
Detroit (10), 2nd rnd
Butler (13)		 -
1999 Detroit (12–2) Detroit (12), 2nd rnd Butler, Quarterfinals
2000 Butler (12–2) Butler (12) -
2001 Butler (11–3) Butler (10), 2nd rnd Detroit, Semifinals
2002 Butler (12–4) UIC (15) Butler, 2nd rnd
Detroit
2003 Butler (14–2) Butler (12), Sweet 16
Milwaukee (12)		 UIC
2004 Milwaukee (13–3) UIC (13) Milwaukee
2005 Milwaukee (14–2) Milwaukee (12), Sweet 16 -
2006 Milwaukee (12–4) Milwaukee (11), 2nd rnd Butler (8)
Butler (13–3)
Wright State (13–3)		 Butler (5), Sweet 16
Wright State (14)		 -
Butler (16–2) Butler (7), 2nd rnd Cleveland State (6) Valparaiso (4), 2nd rnd
2009 Butler (15–3) Butler (9)
Cleveland State (13), 2nd rnd		 - Green Bay (2) -
2010 Butler (18–0) Butler (5), Nat'l Runner-Up - Green Bay (3), 2nd rnd -
2011 Butler (13–5)
Cleveland State (13–5)
Milwaukee (13–5)		 Butler (8), Nat'l Runner-Up Cleveland State (2), 2nd rnd
Milwaukee (5)		 - Valparaiso
2012 Valparaiso (14–4) Detroit (15; 61 overall) Cleveland State (6)
Valparaiso (7)		 Butler, 3rd rnd (semi-final)
Milwaukee		 -
Valparaiso (13–3) Valparaiso (14; 56 overall) Detroit (6) Wright State, 3rd rnd (semi-final) Youngstown State, 2nd rnd
UIC, 2nd rnd
Green Bay
Green Bay (14–2) Milwaukee (15; 60 overall) Green Bay (4) - Valparaiso
Wright State, 2nd rnd
Cleveland State
Valparaiso (13–3) Valparaiso (13; 51 overall) Green Bay (5) - Cleveland State 2nd rnd
Oakland
Valparaiso (16–2) Green Bay (14; 55 overall) Valparaiso (1), Championship game - -
Oakland (14-4)
Valparaiso (14–4)		 Northern Kentucky (15; 59 overall) Oakland (7), 2nd rnd
Valparaiso (7)		 Green Bay
UIC		 -
Northern Kentucky(15-3) Wright State (13; 57 overall) Northern Kentucky (7) - UIC Championship Game
2019 Wright State (13-5)
Northern Kentucky(13-5)		 Northern Kentucky (14; 58 overall) Wright State (7) - Green Bay Championship Game
- - - - -

Broadcasters[]

Television[]

Year Network Play-by-play Analyst
2021 ESPN Jason Benetti
2020 Dan Dakich
2019 Fran Fraschilla
2018
2017 Bob Wischusen
2016 Mike Tirico Dan Dakich
2015 Bob Wischusen Jim Calhoun
2014 Malcolm Huckaby
2013[8] Stephen Bardo
2012[9] Mark Jones
2011[10] Bob Wischusen
2010[11] Jon Sciambi LaPhonso Ellis
2009[12] Ron Franklin Fran Fraschilla
2008[13] Terry Gannon Stephen Bardo
2007[14]
2006[15] Dave Barnett Tim McCormick and Jason Williams
2005[16] Dave Strader Stephen Bardo
2004[17] Dave Revsine Bob Valvano
2003[18]

Radio[]

Year Network Play-by-play Analyst
2013 Westwood One Wayne Larrivee Will Perdue
2012 [19] Dave Ryan Pete Gillen
2011[20] Wayne Larrivee
2010[21]
2009[22] Mark Champion

See also[]

Notes[]

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  3. ^ Paul, Tony (May 7, 2015). "Moving Horizon League tourney to Detroit is all about branding". The Detroit News. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  4. ^ Potter, Bill (July 5, 2016). "Horizon League Announces 2017 Little Caesars Motor City Madness Updates". Horizon League. Archived from the original on January 20, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  5. ^ Paul, Tony (March 13, 2019). "'Beyond compare': Horizon League commish raves about four-year run in Detroit". The Detroit News. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  6. ^ "Horizon League Announces Bid Process for #HLMBB and #HLWBB Tournament" (Press release). Horizon League. October 12, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  7. ^ "Horizon League Announces Indianapolis as Future Site for #HLMBB and #HLWBB Championships" (Press release). Horizon League. January 25, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  8. ^ http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2013/03/66592/
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  14. ^ [2] Archived February 7, 2009, at archive.today
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  18. ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/wiml/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/champnotes.pdf
  19. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2019-08-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  20. ^ http://www.the506.com/smf/index.php?topic=9791.0
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  22. ^ http://images.westwoodone.com/images/pdf/pressreleases/2009NCAAChampionshipWeek.pdf[permanent dead link]
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