1987 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament explained

Year:1987
Conference:Midwestern Collegiate Conference
Division:I
Gender:Men's
Teams:7
Arena:Market Square Arena
City:Indianapolis, Indiana
Champions:Xavier
Titlecount:3rd
Coach:Pete Gillen
Coachcount:2nd
Mvp:Byron Larkin (2nd MVP)
Mvpteam:Xavier

The 1987 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament (now known as the Horizon League men's basketball tournament) was held February 26–28 at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana.[1]

Xavier defeated in the championship game, 81–69, to win their third MCC/Horizon League men's basketball tournament.

The Musketeers received an automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA tournament as the #13 seed in the Midwest region.

Format

All seven conference members participated in the tournament and were seeded based on regular season conference records.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1986-87 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Season Summary. sports-reference.com. . March 8, 2020.