| 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 | Lincoln (MO) (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 men's basketball championship tournament for the Great Lakes Valley Conference. The tournament was established in 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 tournament bracket has included as few as seven teams and as many as fifteen. The most common format has featured eight teams competing at the same predesignated neutral site as the GLVC women's basketball tournament. In 1998, 2008, 2009, and 2021, the quarterfinals were played on campus sites and the final four was held on the home court of the highest seed surviving the quarterfinals.
The tournament winner is conference champion and receives the GLVC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament.
Former members Kentucky Wesleyan and Bellarmine have won the most tournaments, with five apiece.
| Year | Champions | Score | Runner-up | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 94–81 | Southern Indiana | Sportscenter (Owensboro, KY) |
| 1999 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 95–84 | Southern Indiana | Roberts Stadium (Evansville, IN) |
| 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 | Weiser Gym, Drury University (Springfield, MO) |
| 2009 | Northern Kentucky | 69–47 | Bellarmine | PAC Arena, University of Southern Indiana (Evansville, IN) |
| 2010 | Bellarmine | 79–69 | Kentucky Wesleyan | The Recreation and Athletic Center, University of Illinois - Springfield (Springfield, IL) |
| 2011 | Bellarmine | 87–81 OT) | Southern Indiana | Moloney Arena, Maryville University (Town and Country, MO) |
| 2012 | Southern Indiana | 60–56 | Northern Kentucky | Prairie Capital Convention Center (Springfield, IL) |
| 2013 | Drury | 71–65 | Southern Indiana | Ford Center (Evansville, IN) |
| 2014 | Southern Indiana | 86–73 | Bellarmine | |
| 2015 | Drury | 77–70 | Bellarmine | Family Arena (St. Charles, MO) |
| 2016 | Lewis | 80–71 | Wisconsin–Parkside | |
| 2017 | Bellarmine | 74–61 | Lewis | Ford Center (Evansville, IN) |
| 2018 | Bellarmine | 75–61 | Truman State | Vadalabene Center (Edwardsville, IL) |
| 2019 | Bellarmine | 65–48 | Drury | |
| 2020 | Truman State | 53–52 | Missouri–St. Louis | |
| 2021 | Lewis | 76–71 | Drury | Mark Twain Building, University of Missouri - St. Louis (St. Louis, MO) |
| 2022 | Missouri–St. Louis | 66–56 | Indianapolis | Vadalabene Center (Edwardsville, IL) |
| 2023 | McKendree | 62–51 | Missouri-St. Louis | Hyland Performance Arena (St. Charles, MO) |
| 2024 | William Jewell | 83–65 | Lewis | |
| 2025 | Lincoln (MO) | 58–51 | Missouri-St. Louis | |
| School | Finals Record | Finals Appearances | Championship 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 | 3–5 | 8 | 2002, 2016, 2021 |
| Drury | 3–2 | 5 | 2008, 2013, 2015 |
| Northern Kentucky | 2–3 | 5 | 2003, 2009 |
| Missouri–St. Louis | 1–3 | 4 | 2022 |
| Truman State | 1–1 | 2 | 2020 |
| Lincoln (MO) | 1–0 | 1 | 2025 |
| McKendree | 1–0 | 1 | 2023 |
| William Jewell | 1–0 | 1 | 2024 |
| Saint Joseph's | 1–0 | 1 | 2006 |
| Indianapolis | 0–1 | 1 | |
| Quincy | 0–1 | 1 | |
| Wisconsin–Parkside | 0–1 | 1 |