MEAC men's basketball tournament
Introduction 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.
Results YearChampionScoreRunner-upTournament MVPLocation1972North Carolina A&T71–62HowardRobert Lewis (HU)Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC1973North Carolina A&T86–81HowardWilliam Harris (NCAT)1974Maryland Eastern Shore77–62Morgan StateTalvin Skinner (UMES)Baltimore Civic Center •  Baltimore, MD1975North Carolina A&T86–77Morgan StateMarvin Webster (MSU)1976Morgan State82–77HowardJames Sparrow (NCAT)Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC1977North Carolina A&T66–63Morgan StateEric Evans (MSU)1978North Carolina A&T82–77HowardJames Sparrow (NCAT)1979North Carolina A&T48–46HowardLarry Spriggs (HU)1980Howard78–69Maryland Eastern ShoreWinston-Salem Memorial Coliseum • Winston-Salem, NC1981Howard66-63North Carolina A&TUnknown1982North Carolina A&T79–67HowardEric Boyd (NCAT)1983North Carolina A&T71–64HowardJoe Binion (NCAT)Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC1984North Carolina A&T65–58HowardEric Boyd (NCAT)1985North Carolina A&T71–69HowardThe Palestra • Philadelphia, PA1986North Carolina A&T53–52HowardThomas Griffis (NCAT)Philadelphia Civic Center • Philadelphia, PA1987North Carolina A&T79–58HowardGreensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC1988North Carolina A&T101–86Florida A&MClaude Williams (NCAT)1989South Carolina State83–79Florida A&MTravis Williams (SCSU)1990Coppin State54–50North Carolina A&TReggie Isaac (CSU)1991Florida A&M84–80Delaware StateKenneth Davis (Florida A&M)Norfolk Scope • Norfolk, VA1992Howard67–65Florida A&MHoward Holley (HU)1993Coppin State80–53Delaware StateDion Schultz (CSU)1994North Carolina A&T87–70South Carolina StatePhillip Allen (NCAT)Talmadge L. Hill Field House • Baltimore, MD1995North Carolina A&T66–64Coppin State1996South Carolina State69–56Coppin StateDerrick Patterson (SCSU)Leon County Civic Center • Tallahassee, FL1997Coppin State81–74 *North Carolina A&TTerquin Mott (CSU)Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall • Norfolk, VA1998South Carolina State66–61Coppin StateRoderick Blakney (SCSU)Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, VA199964–61South Carolina StateMonroe Pippins (Florida A&M)2000South Carolina State70–53Coppin StateMike Waitre (SCSU)Arthur Ashe Athletic Center and Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, VA2001Hampton70–68South Carolina StateTarvis Williams (HIU)2002Hampton80-62HowardTommy Adams (HIU)2003South Carolina State72–67HamptonDustin Braddick (SCSU)2004Florida A&M58–51Coppin StateTerrence Woods (Florida A&M)2005Delaware State55–53HamptonJahsha Bluntt (DSU)2006Hampton60–56Delaware StateRashad West (HIU)RBC Center • Raleigh, NC2007Florida A&M58–56Delaware StateBrian Greene (Florida A&M)2008Coppin State62–60Morgan StateTywain McKee (CSU)2009Morgan State83–69Norfolk StateReggie Holmes (MSU)LJVM Coliseum • Winston-Salem, NC2010Morgan State68–61South Carolina StateKevin Thompson (MSU)2011Hampton60–55Morgan StateBrandon Tunnell (HIU)2012Norfolk State73–70Bethune-CookmanKyle O'Quinn (NSU)2013North Carolina A&T57–54Morgan StateAdrian Powell (NCAT)Norfolk Scope • Norfolk, VA2014North Carolina Central71–62Morgan StateJeremy Ingram (NCCU)2015Hampton82–61Delaware StateDeron Powers (HIU)2016Hampton81–69South Carolina StateReginald Johnson (HIU)2017North Carolina Central67–59Norfolk StatePatrick Cole (NCCU)2018North Carolina Central71–63HamptonPablo Rivas (NCCU)2019North Carolina Central50–47Norfolk StateRaasean Davis (NCCU)2020''Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic''2021Norfolk State71–63Morgan StateJoe Bryant Jr. (NSU)2022Norfolk State72–57Coppin State2023Howard65–64Norfolk StateJelani Williams (HU) Overtime
Tournament championships by school  School # of tournament championships Last tournament championshipNorth Carolina A&T 16 2013Hampton 6 2016South Carolina State 5 2003Coppin State 4 2008Florida A&M 4 2007Howard 4 2023North Carolina Central 4 2019Morgan State 3 2010Norfolk State 3 2022Delaware State 1 2005UMES 1 1974
Television coverage  Year Network Play-by-play Analyst Ref2024ESPN2  2023 Derek Jones John "Jet" Williams2022 Kevin Fitzgerald King McClure2021 John Schriffen Cory Alexander2020 Derek Jones Malcolm Huckaby2019Roy Philpott Cory Alexander2018 Malcolm Huckaby2017 Stan Lewter2016Craig Robinson2015 Jason Benetti2014 Tom HartStan Lewter2013 Jason Benetti 2012 Justin Kutcher 2011  Dickey Simpkins 2010  Allen Hopkins Stephen Howard  2009  ESPNUCharlie Neal Nate Ross  2008 ESPN ClassicStan Lewter  2007  1999 ESPN2 Chris Marlowe
See also * MEAC women's basketball tournament
References
External links *  MEACHoops.com – Official web site