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2024 MEAC men's basketball tournament

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2024 MEAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2023–24
Teams8
SiteNorfolk Scope
Norfolk, Virginia
ChampionsHoward (4th title)
Winning coachKenny Blakeney (2nd title)
TelevisionESPN+, ESPN2
← 2023
2025 →
2023–24 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Norfolk State 11 3   .786 24 11   .686
North Carolina Central 9 5   .643 18 13   .581
South Carolina State 9 5   .643 14 18   .438
Howard 9 5   .643 18 17   .514
Morgan State 7 7   .500 11 20   .355
Delaware State 6 8   .429 15 19   .441
Maryland Eastern Shore 4 10   .286 9 20   .310
Coppin State 1 13   .071 2 27   .069
2024 MEAC tournament winner

The 2024 MEAC men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the 2023–24 season in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). The tournament took place during March 13–16, 2024.[1][2] The tournament winner, Howard, received the conference's automatic invitation to the 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

Seeds

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All 8 teams were eligible for the tournament and were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Norfolk State 11–3
2 North Carolina Central 9–5 1–1 vs. Norfolk State
3 South Carolina State 9–5 +3 scoring margin against Howard
4 Howard 9–5 -3 scoring margin against South Carolina State
5 Morgan State 7–7
6 Delaware State 6–8
7 Maryland Eastern Shore 4–10
8 Coppin State 1–13

Schedule

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Game Time* Matchup# Score Television
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 13
1 6:00 p.m. No. 1 Norfolk State vs. No. 8 Coppin State 75–51 ESPN+
2 8:00 p.m. No. 2 North Carolina Central vs. No. 7 Maryland Eastern Shore 87–81
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 14
3 6:00 p.m. No. 4 Howard vs. No. 5 Morgan State 78–65 ESPN+
4 8:00 p.m. No. 3 South Carolina State vs. No. 6 Delaware State 58–71
Semifinals – Friday, March 15
5 6:00 p.m. No. 1 Norfolk State vs. No. 4 Howard 74–80 ESPN+
6 8:00 p.m. No. 2 North Carolina Central vs. No. 6 Delaware State 58–71
Championship – Saturday, March 16
7 1:00 p.m. No. 4 Howard vs. No. 6 Delaware State 70–67 ESPN2
*Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
March 13–14
ESPN+
Semifinals
March 15
ESPN+
Championship
March 16
ESPN2
         
1 Norfolk State 75
8 Coppin State 51
1 Norfolk State 74
4 Howard 80
4 Howard 78
5 Morgan State 65
4 Howard 70
6 Delaware State 67
2 North Carolina Central 87
7 Maryland Eastern Shore 81
2 North Carolina Central 58
6 Delaware State 71
3 South Carolina State 58
6 Delaware State 71

Source:[3]

References

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  1. ^ "2024 MEAC Basketball Tournament - Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference". meacsports.com. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  2. ^ "2024 MEAC Basketball Tournament". VisitNorfolk. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  3. ^ "2024 MEAC Basketball Tournament Men's Bracket (PDF) - Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference" (PDF). meacsports.com. Retrieved 2024-01-26.