Mountain East Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
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 2013, with the first tournament taking place in 2014. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.[1]
| Mountain East Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference Basketball Championship | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Conference | Mountain East Conference |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | WesBanco Arena |
| Current location | Wheeling, WV |
| Played | 2014–present |
| Current champion | West Liberty (2nd) |
| Most championships | West Liberty (2) |
| Official website | MEC men's basketball |
| Host stadiums | |
| WesBanco Arena (2019-present) Charleston Civic Center (2014–2018) | |
| Host locations | |
| Wheeling, WV (2019-present) Charleston, WV(2014–2018) | |
From 2014 to 2018, the tournament was hosted by 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 Division II Men's Basketball Tournament.
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) |
| 2019 | Notre Dame (OH) | 100-96 | West Liberty | Will Vorhees, Notre Dame (OH) | WesBanco Arena (Wheeling, WV) |
| 2020 | West Liberty | 73–60 | Charleston | Will Yoakum, West Liberty | WesBanco Arena (Wheeling, WV) |
Championship records
| School | Finals Record | Finals Appearances | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Liberty | 2–2 | 4 | 2017, 2020 |
| Charleston | 1–2 | 3 | 2014 |
| Notre Dame (OH) | 1–1 | 2 | 2019 |
| Wheeling (Wheeling Jesuit) |
1–0 | 1 | 2018 |
| Concord (WV) | 1–0 | 1 | 2016 |
| Glenville State | 1–0 | 1 | 2015 |
| Fairmont State | 0–2 | 2 |
- Shepherd and UVA Wise never qualified for the tournament finals as MEC members.
- Davis & Elkins, Frostburg State, Urbana, West Virginia State, and West Virginia Wesleyan have yet to reach a tournament final.
- Alderson Broaddus plays its first MEC season in 2020–21.
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/