2024 MEAC men's basketball tournament
| 2024 MEAC men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2023–24 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Champions | Howard (4th title) |
| Winning coach | Kenny Blakeney (2nd title) |
| Television | ESPN+, ESPN2 |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norfolk State | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina Central | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina State | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard † | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 18 | – | 17 | .514 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 15 | – | 19 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coppin State | 1 | – | 13 | .071 | 2 | – | 27 | .069 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2024 MEAC tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024 MEAC men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the 2023–24 season in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). The tournament took place during March 13–16, 2024.[1][2] The tournament winner, Howard, received the conference's automatic invitation to the 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
Seeds
[edit]All 8 teams were eligible for the tournament and were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norfolk State | 11–3 | |
| 2 | North Carolina Central | 9–5 | 1–1 vs. Norfolk State |
| 3 | South Carolina State | 9–5 | +3 scoring margin against Howard |
| 4 | Howard | 9–5 | -3 scoring margin against South Carolina State |
| 5 | Morgan State | 7–7 | |
| 6 | Delaware State | 6–8 | |
| 7 | Maryland Eastern Shore | 4–10 | |
| 8 | Coppin State | 1–13 |
Schedule
[edit]| Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 13 | |||||
| 1 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 1 Norfolk State vs. No. 8 Coppin State | 75–51 | ESPN+ | |
| 2 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 2 North Carolina Central vs. No. 7 Maryland Eastern Shore | 87–81 | ||
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 14 | |||||
| 3 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 4 Howard vs. No. 5 Morgan State | 78–65 | ESPN+ | |
| 4 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 3 South Carolina State vs. No. 6 Delaware State | 58–71 | ||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 15 | |||||
| 5 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 1 Norfolk State vs. No. 4 Howard | 74–80 | ESPN+ | |
| 6 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 2 North Carolina Central vs. No. 6 Delaware State | 58–71 | ||
| Championship – Saturday, March 16 | |||||
| 7 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 4 Howard vs. No. 6 Delaware State | 70–67 | ESPN2 | |
| *Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | |||||
Bracket
[edit]| Quarterfinals March 13–14 ESPN+ | Semifinals March 15 ESPN+ | Championship March 16 ESPN2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Norfolk State | 75 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Coppin State | 51 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Norfolk State | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Howard | 80 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Howard | 78 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Morgan State | 65 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Howard | 70 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Delaware State | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | North Carolina Central | 87 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Maryland Eastern Shore | 81 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | North Carolina Central | 58 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Delaware State | 71 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | South Carolina State | 58 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Delaware State | 71 | ||||||||||||
Source:[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "2024 MEAC Basketball Tournament - Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference". meacsports.com. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ "2024 MEAC Basketball Tournament". VisitNorfolk. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ "2024 MEAC Basketball Tournament Men's Bracket (PDF) - Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference" (PDF). meacsports.com. Retrieved 2024-01-26.