| 2024 MAC men's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2023–24 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, Ohio |
| Champions | Akron (5th title) |
| Winning coach | John Groce (4th title) |
| MVP | Enrique Freeman (Akron) |
| Attendance | 23,611 (total) 7,955 (championship) |
| Television | ESPN+,CBSSN,ESPN2 |
MAC men's basketball tournaments | |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Akron † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 17 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buffalo | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 4 | – | 27 | .129 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †2024 MAC tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The2024 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseasonmen's basketball tournament for theMid-American Conference (MAC) held March 14–16, 2024. The entire tournament was played atRocket Mortgage FieldHouse inCleveland, Ohio.[1] Akron defeatedMiami andOhio in the first two rounds and thenKent State in the final[2][3][4][5] Enrique Freeman was the MVP.
As with the2021,2022, and2023 tournament only the top eight teams qualified.[6] The winner of the tournament received the MAC's automatic bid to the2024 NCAA tournament.[7]
The 2024MAC tournament was held atRocket Mortgage FieldHouse for the 25th consecutive season. The venue, located in downtown Cleveland at One Center Court, is the home of theCleveland Cavaliers of theNational Basketball Association (NBA) and has a seating capacity for basketball of 19,432.[8][9]
Eight out of the 12 MAC teams qualified for the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.[10]
| Seed | School | Conference record | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toledo | 14–4 | |
| 2 | Akron | 13–5 | 1–1 vs Toledo |
| 3 | Ohio | 13–5 | 0–2 vs Toledo |
| 4 | Central Michigan | 12–6 | |
| 5 | Bowling Green | 10–8 | |
| 6 | Western Michigan | 9–9 | 2–0 vs Miami (OH) |
| 7 | Miami (OH) | 9–9 | 0–2 vs Western Michigan |
| 8 | Kent State | 8–10 | |
| DNQ | Ball State | 7–11 | |
| DNQ | Eastern Michigan | 6–12 | |
| DNQ | Northern Illinois | 5–13 | |
| DNQ | Buffalo | 2–16 |
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 14 –Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse,Cleveland, OH | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 11:00 am | No. 1 Toledo vs.No. 8 Kent State | 59–67 | ESPN+ | 7,854 |
| 2 | 30 mins after Game 1 | No. 4 Central Michigan vs.No. 5 Bowling Green | 56–66 | |||
| 3 | 30 mins after Game 2 | No. 2 Akron vs. No. 7 Miami (OH) | 75–63 | |||
| 4 | 30 mins after Game 3 | No. 3 Ohio vs. No. 6 Western Michigan | 82–55 | |||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 15 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH | ||||||
| 2 | 5 | 5:00 pm | No. 8 Kent State vs. No. 5 Bowling Green | 73–60 | CBSSN | 7,802 |
| 6 | 7:30 pm | No. 2 Akron vs. No. 3 Ohio | 65–62 | |||
| Championship – Saturday, March 16 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH | ||||||
| 3 | 7 | 7:30 pm | No. 8 Kent State vs.No. 2 Akron | 61–62 | ESPN2 | 7,955 |
| *Game times inET. ()-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | ||||||
Source[11]
| Quarterfinals Thursday, March 14, 2024 | Semifinals Friday, March 15, 2024 | Championship Saturday, March 16, 2024 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Toledo | 59 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Kent State | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Kent State | 73 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Bowling Green | 60 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Central Michigan | 56 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Bowling Green | 66 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Kent State | 61 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Akron | 62 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Akron | 75 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Miami (OH) | 63 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Akron | 65 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Ohio | 62 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Ohio | 82 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Western Michigan | 55 | ||||||||||||
Tournament MVP –Enrique Freeman
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Ali Ali | Akron |
| Enrique Freeman | Akron |
| VonCameron Davis | Kent State |
| Jalen Sullinger | Kent State |
| Jaylin Hunter | Ohio |
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