MEAC men's basketball tournament

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MEAC men's basketball tournament
Conference basketball championship
Sport Basketball
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Number of teams11
Format Single-elimination tournament
Current stadium Norfolk Scope
Current location Norfolk, VA
Played1972–present
Last contest 2024
Current champion Howard Bison
Most championships North Carolina A&T Aggies (16)
TV partner(s) ESPNU
Official website www.meachoops.com
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.

Contents

Results

YearChampionScoreRunner-upTournament MVPLocation
1972 North Carolina A&T 71–62 Howard Robert Lewis (HU) Cameron Indoor StadiumDurham, NC
1973North Carolina A&T86–81HowardWilliam Harris (NCAT)
1974 Maryland Eastern Shore 77–62 Morgan State Talvin Skinner (UMES) Baltimore Civic CenterBaltimore, MD
1975North Carolina A&T86–77Morgan State Marvin Webster (MSU)
1976Morgan State82–77Howard James Sparrow (NCAT) Greensboro ColiseumGreensboro, NC
1977North Carolina A&T66–63Morgan State Eric Evans (MSU)
1978North Carolina A&T82–77HowardJames Sparrow (NCAT)
1979North Carolina A&T48–46Howard Larry Spriggs (HU)
1980Howard78–69Maryland Eastern Shore Winston-Salem Memorial ColiseumWinston-Salem, NC
1981 Howard66-63North Carolina A&TUnknown
1982 North Carolina A&T79–67Howard Eric Boyd (NCAT)
1983 North Carolina A&T71–64Howard Joe Binion (NCAT)Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC
1984 North Carolina A&T65–58HowardEric Boyd (NCAT)
1985 North Carolina A&T71–69Howard The PalestraPhiladelphia, PA
1986 North Carolina A&T53–52HowardThomas Griffis (NCAT) Philadelphia Civic Center • Philadelphia, PA
1987 North Carolina A&T79–58HowardGreensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC
1988 North Carolina A&T101–86 Florida A&M Claude Williams (NCAT)
1989 South Carolina State 83–79Florida A&M Travis Williams (SCSU)
1990 Coppin State 54–50North Carolina A&TReggie Isaac (CSU)
1991 Florida A&M 84–80 Delaware State Kenneth Davis (Florida A&M)Norfolk Scope • Norfolk, VA
1992 Howard67–65Florida A&MHoward Holley (HU)
1993 Coppin State80–53Delaware StateDion Schultz (CSU)
1994 North Carolina A&T87–70South Carolina State [1] Phillip Allen (NCAT) Talmadge L. Hill Field House • Baltimore, MD
1995 North Carolina A&T66–64Coppin State
1996 South Carolina State69–56Coppin StateDerrick Patterson (SCSU) Leon County Civic CenterTallahassee, FL
1997 Coppin State 81–74 *North Carolina A&T Terquin Mott (CSU) Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall • Norfolk, VA
1998 South Carolina State66–61Coppin State Roderick Blakney (SCSU) Richmond ColiseumRichmond, VA
1999 Florida A&M 64–61South Carolina StateMonroe Pippins (Florida A&M)
2000 South Carolina State 70–53Coppin StateMike Waitre (SCSU) Arthur Ashe Athletic Center and Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, VA
2001 Hampton 70–68South Carolina State Tarvis Williams (HIU)
2002 Hampton80-62Howard Tommy Adams (HIU)
2003 South Carolina State72–67HamptonDustin Braddick (SCSU)
2004 Florida A&M58–51Coppin StateTerrence Woods (Florida A&M)
2005 Delaware State55–53Hampton Jahsha Bluntt (DSU)
2006 Hampton60–56Delaware StateRashad West (HIU) RBC CenterRaleigh, NC
2007 Florida A&M58–56Delaware StateBrian Greene (Florida A&M)
2008 Coppin State62–60Morgan State Tywain McKee (CSU)
2009 Morgan State83–69 Norfolk State Reggie Holmes (MSU) LJVM Coliseum • Winston-Salem, NC
2010 Morgan State68–61South Carolina StateKevin Thompson (MSU)
2011 Hampton60–55Morgan StateBrandon 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 81–69South Carolina StateReginald 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

Tournament championships by school

School# of tournament championshipsLast tournament championship
North Carolina A&T162013
Hampton62016
Howard52024
South Carolina State52003
Coppin State42008
Florida A&M42007
North Carolina Central42019
Morgan State32010
Norfolk State32022
Delaware State12005
UMES11974

Television coverage

YearNetworkPlay-by-playAnalystRef
2024 ESPN2 Anish Shroff John "Jet" Williams
2023 Derek Jones
2022 Kevin Fitzgerald King McClure
2021 John Schriffen Cory Alexander
2020 Derek Jones Malcolm Huckaby
2019 Roy Philpott Cory Alexander
2018 Malcolm Huckaby
2017 Stan Lewter
2016 Craig Robinson
2015 Jason Benetti
2014 Tom Hart Stan Lewter
2013 Jason Benetti
2012 Justin Kutcher [2]
2011 Dickey Simpkins [3]
2010 Allen Hopkins Stephen Howard [4]
2009 ESPNU Charlie Neal Nate Ross [5]
2008 ESPN Classic Stan Lewter [6]
2007 [7]
1999 ESPN2 Chris Marlowe

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