Empire 8 men's basketball tournament

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Empire 8 men's basketball tournament
Conference basketball championship
Sport Basketball
Conference Empire 8
Number of teams4
Format Single-elimination tournament
Played2004–present
Current champion Utica (2nd)
Most championships St. John Fisher (8)
Official website Empire 8 men's basketball

The Empire 8 men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the NCAA Division III Empire 8 conference. The tournament has been held annually since 2004. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. [1]

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The winner, declared Empire 8 champion, receives the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship.

Prior to 2004, the league championship was awarded to the team with the best regular-season record. Since the tournament's establishment, St. John Fisher was the most successful program, with 6 titles.

Results

YearChampionsScoreRunner-up
2004 St. John Fisher 62–59 Utica
2005St. John Fisher92–51 RIT
2006St. John Fisher74–61Utica
2007St. John Fisher78–73 (OT)Utica
2008 Nazareth 64–63St. John Fisher
2009RIT76–71 (OT)Nazareth
2010Nazareth65–64St. John Fisher
2011 Hartwick 69–58St. John Fisher
2012 Ithaca 71–55Nazareth
2013Ithaca70–55 Stevens Tech
2014Hartwick67–62Nazareth
2015St. John Fisher77–62 Alfred
2016Hartwick93–91St. John Fisher
2017St. John Fisher80–69Stevens Tech
2018Nazareth66–64Utica
2019Alfred90–78St. John Fisher
2020St. John Fisher72–64Nazareth
2021Utica89–65St. John Fisher
2022Nazareth54–53Utica
2023St. John Fisher78–62Nazareth
2024Utica97–90Nazareth

Championship records

SchoolFinals recordFinals appearancesYears
St. John Fisher 8–6142004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2023
Nazareth 4–6102008, 2010, 2018, 2022
Hartwick 3–032011, 2014, 2016
Utica 2–572021, 2024
Ithaca 2–022012, 2013
Alfred 1–122019
RIT 1–122009
Stevens Tech 0–22

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References

  1. "Men's Basketball Tournament History". Empire 8. 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.