MEAC men's basketball tournament | |
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Conference basketball championship | |
Sport | Basketball |
Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
Number of teams | 11 |
Format | Single-elimination tournament |
Current stadium | Norfolk Scope |
Current location | Norfolk, VA |
Played | 1972–present |
Last contest | 2024 |
Current champion | Howard Bison |
Most championships | North Carolina A&T Aggies (16) |
TV partner(s) | ESPNU |
Official website | www |
Sponsors | |
ESPNU, Russel Athletics, State Farm Insurance, Coca-Cola, Nike, Wachovia |
The MEAC men's basketball tournament (popularly known as the MEAC tournament) is the conference championship tournament in basketball for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). The tournament has been held every year since 1972. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA men's basketball tournament.
Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Tournament MVP | Location |
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1972 | North Carolina A&T | 71–62 | Howard | Robert Lewis (HU) | Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC |
1973 | North Carolina A&T | 86–81 | Howard | William Harris (NCAT) | |
1974 | Maryland Eastern Shore | 77–62 | Morgan State | Talvin Skinner (UMES) | Baltimore Civic Center • Baltimore, MD |
1975 | North Carolina A&T | 86–77 | Morgan State | Marvin Webster (MSU) | |
1976 | Morgan State | 82–77 | Howard | James Sparrow (NCAT) | Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC |
1977 | North Carolina A&T | 66–63 | Morgan State | Eric Evans (MSU) | |
1978 | North Carolina A&T | 82–77 | Howard | James Sparrow (NCAT) | |
1979 | North Carolina A&T | 48–46 | Howard | Larry Spriggs (HU) | |
1980 | Howard | 78–69 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum • Winston-Salem, NC | |
1981 | Howard | 66-63 | North Carolina A&T | Unknown | |
1982 | North Carolina A&T | 79–67 | Howard | Eric Boyd (NCAT) | |
1983 | North Carolina A&T | 71–64 | Howard | Joe Binion (NCAT) | Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC |
1984 | North Carolina A&T | 65–58 | Howard | Eric Boyd (NCAT) | |
1985 | North Carolina A&T | 71–69 | Howard | The Palestra • Philadelphia, PA | |
1986 | North Carolina A&T | 53–52 | Howard | Thomas Griffis (NCAT) | Philadelphia Civic Center • Philadelphia, PA |
1987 | North Carolina A&T | 79–58 | Howard | Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC | |
1988 | North Carolina A&T | 101–86 | Florida A&M | Claude Williams (NCAT) | |
1989 | South Carolina State | 83–79 | Florida A&M | Travis Williams (SCSU) | |
1990 | Coppin State | 54–50 | North Carolina A&T | Reggie Isaac (CSU) | |
1991 | Florida A&M | 84–80 | Delaware State | Kenneth Davis (Florida A&M) | Norfolk Scope • Norfolk, VA |
1992 | Howard | 67–65 | Florida A&M | Howard Holley (HU) | |
1993 | Coppin State | 80–53 | Delaware State | Dion Schultz (CSU) | |
1994 | North Carolina A&T | 87–70 | South Carolina State [1] | Phillip Allen (NCAT) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House • Baltimore, MD |
1995 | North Carolina A&T | 66–64 | Coppin State | ||
1996 | South Carolina State | 69–56 | Coppin State | Derrick Patterson (SCSU) | Leon County Civic Center • Tallahassee, FL |
1997 | Coppin State | 81–74 * | North Carolina A&T | Terquin Mott (CSU) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall • Norfolk, VA |
1998 | South Carolina State | 66–61 | Coppin State | Roderick Blakney (SCSU) | Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, VA |
1999 | Florida A&M | 64–61 | South Carolina State | Monroe Pippins (Florida A&M) | |
2000 | South Carolina State | 70–53 | Coppin State | Mike Waitre (SCSU) | Arthur Ashe Athletic Center and Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, VA |
2001 | Hampton | 70–68 | South Carolina State | Tarvis Williams (HIU) | |
2002 | Hampton | 80-62 | Howard | Tommy Adams (HIU) | |
2003 | South Carolina State | 72–67 | Hampton | Dustin Braddick (SCSU) | |
2004 | Florida A&M | 58–51 | Coppin State | Terrence Woods (Florida A&M) | |
2005 | Delaware State | 55–53 | Hampton | Jahsha Bluntt (DSU) | |
2006 | Hampton | 60–56 | Delaware State | Rashad West (HIU) | RBC Center • Raleigh, NC |
2007 | Florida A&M | 58–56 | Delaware State | Brian Greene (Florida A&M) | |
2008 | Coppin State | 62–60 | Morgan State | Tywain McKee (CSU) | |
2009 | Morgan State | 83–69 | Norfolk State | Reggie Holmes (MSU) | LJVM Coliseum • Winston-Salem, NC |
2010 | Morgan State | 68–61 | South Carolina State | Kevin Thompson (MSU) | |
2011 | Hampton | 60–55 | Morgan State | Brandon Tunnell (HIU) | |
2012 | Norfolk State | 73–70 | Bethune-Cookman | Kyle O'Quinn (NSU) | |
2013 | North Carolina A&T | 57–54 | Morgan State | Adrian Powell (NCAT) | Norfolk Scope • Norfolk, VA |
2014 | North Carolina Central | 71–62 | Morgan State | Jeremy Ingram (NCCU) | |
2015 | Hampton | 82–61 | Delaware State | Deron Powers (HIU) | |
2016 | Hampton | 81–69 | South Carolina State | Reginald Johnson (HIU) | |
2017 | North Carolina Central | 67–59 | Norfolk State | Patrick Cole (NCCU) | |
2018 | North Carolina Central | 71–63 | Hampton | Pablo Rivas (NCCU) | |
2019 | North Carolina Central | 50–47 | Norfolk State | Raasean Davis (NCCU) | |
2020 | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | ||||
2021 | Norfolk State | 71–63 | Morgan State | Joe Bryant Jr. (NSU) | |
2022 | Norfolk State | 72–57 | Coppin State | ||
2023 | Howard | 65–64 | Norfolk State | Jelani Williams (HU) | |
2024 | Howard | 70–67 | Delaware State | Jordan Hairston (HU) | |
* Overtime
School | # of tournament championships | Last tournament championship |
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North Carolina A&T | 16 | 2013 |
Hampton | 6 | 2016 |
Howard | 5 | 2024 |
South Carolina State | 5 | 2003 |
Coppin State | 4 | 2008 |
Florida A&M | 4 | 2007 |
North Carolina Central | 4 | 2019 |
Morgan State | 3 | 2010 |
Norfolk State | 3 | 2022 |
Delaware State | 1 | 2005 |
UMES | 1 | 1974 |
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