1983 Midwestern City Conference men's basketball tournament explained

Year:1983
Conference:Midwestern City Conference
Division:I
Gender:Men's
Teams:6
Arena:Roberts Municipal Stadium
City:Evansville, Indiana
Champions:Xavier
Titlecount:1st
Coach:Bob Staak
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Alfredrick Hughes

The 1983 Midwestern City Conference men's basketball tournament (now known as the Horizon League men's basketball tournament) was held March 10–12 at Roberts Municipal Stadium in Evansville, Indiana.[1]

Xavier defeated in the championship game, 82–76, to win their first MCC/Horizon League men's basketball tournament.

The Musketeers received an automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA tournament as the #12 seed in the Midwest region. Xavier lost the play-in game to fellow #12 seed Alcorn State.

Format

Six of eight conference members participated in the tournament and were seeded based on regular season conference records.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1982-83 Midwestern City Conference Season Summary. sports-reference.com. . March 8, 2020.