2014 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament
| 2014 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Season | 2013–14 | ||||
| Teams | 9 | ||||
| First round site | Campus sites | ||||
| Semifinals site |
Resch Center Green Bay, Wisconsin | ||||
| Finals site |
Nutter Center Fairborn, Ohio | ||||
| Champions | Milwaukee (4th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Rob Jeter (2nd title) | ||||
| MVP | Jordan Aaron (Milwaukee) | ||||
| Television |
Horizon League Network, ESPNU, ESPN | ||||
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| 2013–14 Horizon League men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Green Bay | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 24 | – | 7 | .774 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland State | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wright State | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 21 | – | 15 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee † | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oakland | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 13 | – | 20 | .394 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UIC | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 6 | – | 25 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2014 Horizon League Tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2014 Horizon League Men’s Basketball Tournament began on March 4 and ended with the championship game on Tuesday March 11. First round games were played on the home court of the higher-seeded team. The second round and semifinals were hosted by the No. 1 seed Green Bay, while the highest remaining seed hosted the championship game.[1] All Horizon League schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by 2013–14 Horizon League season record, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records, the top two teams received a bye to the semifinals.
Seeds
| Seed | Team | Record | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Green Bay | 14–2 | |
| 2 | Cleveland State | 12–4 | |
| 3 | Wright State | 10–6 | |
| 4 | Valparaiso | 9–7 | |
| 5 | Milwaukee | 7–9 | 2–0 vs Oakland |
| 6 | Oakland | 7–9 | 0–2 vs Milwaukee |
| 7 | Youngstown State | 6–10 | 1–1 vs Detroit; 0–2 vs #1 Green Bay, 1–1 vs #2 Cleveland State |
| 8 | Detroit | 6–10 | 1–1 vs Youngstown State; 0–2 vs #1 Green Bay, 0–2 vs #2 Cleveland State |
| 9 | UIC | 1–15 |
Schedule
The tournament schedule is listed in the following table.[1]
| Game | Time | Matchup | Television |
|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Tuesday, March 4 | |||
| 1 | 8:05 pm | #9 UIC at #4 Valparaiso | Horizon League Network |
| 2 | 7:00 pm | #8 Detroit at #5 Milwaukee | Horizon League Network |
| 3 | 7:00 pm | #7 Youngstown State at #6 Oakland | Horizon League Network |
| Second round – Friday, March 7 (hosted by Green Bay) | |||
| 4 | 7:00 pm | #3 Wright State vs. #6 Oakland | Horizon League Network |
| 5 | 9:30 pm | #4 Valparaiso vs. #5 Milwaukee | Horizon League Network |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 8 (hosted by Green Bay) | |||
| 6 | 7:00 pm | #3 Wright State vs. #2 Cleveland State | ESPNU * |
| 7 | 9:30 pm | #5 Milwaukee at #1 Green Bay | ESPNU |
| Championship – Tuesday, March 11 (hosted by Wright State) | |||
| 8 | 7:00 pm | #5 Milwaukee at #3 Wright State | ESPN |
| All game times in Eastern Time Zone. * Tape delayed on ESPNU at 11:30 pm EST. | |||
Bracket
| First round March 4 |
Second round March 7 |
Semifinals March 8 |
Championship March 11 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Green Bay | 66 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Valparaiso | 73 | 5 | Milwaukee | 73OT | |||||||||||||
| 9 | UIC | 63 | 4 | Valparaiso | 57 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Milwaukee | 83 | 5 | Milwaukee | 74 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | Detroit | 73 | 5 | Milwaukee | 69 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Wright State | 63 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Cleveland State | 63 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wright State | 68 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wright State | 73 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Oakland | 96OT | 6 | Oakland | 57 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Youngstown State | 92 | ||||||||||||||||
First round games at campus sites of higher seeds
Second round and semifinals hosted by No. 1 seed Green Bay
Championship game hosted by highest remaining seed
References
- 1 2 "2014 Horizon League Men's Basketball Championship bracket" (PDF). Retrieved February 6, 2014.