Mountain East Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
| Mountain East Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference Basketball Championship | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Conference | Mountain East Conference |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Played | 2014–present |
| Current champion | Wheeling Jesuit (1st) |
| Most championships | Five teams (1) |
| Official website | MEC men's basketball |
| Host stadiums | |
| Charleston Civic Center (2014–2018) | |
| Host locations | |
| Charleston, WV (2014–present) | |
The Mountain East Conference Men's Basketball Tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the Mountain East Conference. The tournament has been held annually since the MEC's establishment in 2014. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.[1]
Since 2014, the tournament has been hosted each year at the Charleston Civic Center in Charleston, West Virginia. Following several years of low attendance, the league announce it would move the event to the Wheeling Civic Center for at least 2019 and 2020.[2]
The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship.
Results
| Year | Champions | Score | Runner-Up | MVP | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Charleston | 63–60 | West Liberty | Fred Simpson, Charleston | Charleston Civic Center Coliseum (Charleston, WV) |
| 2015 | Glenville State | 65–58 | Fairmont State | Donte Morales, Glenville State | Charleston Civic Center Coliseum (Charleston, WV) |
| 2016 | Concord | 70–64 | Notre Dame (OH) | Rob Reed, Concord | Charleston Civic Center Coliseum (Charleston, WV) |
| 2017 | West Liberty | 67–65 | Fairmont State | David Hoehn, West Liberty | Charleston Civic Center Coliseum (Charleston, WV) |
| 2018 | Wheeling Jesuit | 80–65 | Charleston | Haywood Highsmith, Wheeling Jesuit | Charleston Civic Center Coliseum (Charleston, WV) |
Championship records
| School | Finals Record | Finals Appearances | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeling Jesuit | 1–0 | 1 | 2018 |
| West Liberty | 1–1 | 2 | 2017 |
| Concord (WV) | 1–0 | 1 | 2016 |
| Glenville State | 1–0 | 1 | 2015 |
| Charleston | 1–1 | 2 | 2014 |
| Fairmont State | 0–2 | 2 | |
| Notre Dame (OH) | 0–1 | 0 | |
| Shepherd | 0–0 | 0 | |
| Urbana | 0–0 | 0 | |
| Virginia–Wise | 0–0 | 0 | |
| West Virginia State | 0–0 | 0 | |
| West Virginia Wesleyan | 0–0 | 0 |
- Schools highlighted in pink are former members of the Mountain East Conference
References
- ↑ "MEC Men's Basketball Tournament History". Year-by-year records. Mountain East Conference. 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- ↑ http://wvmetronews.com/2018/03/07/mec-heading-to-wheeling-for-2019-2010-basketball-tournaments/
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