Year: | 2005 |
Conference: | Ohio Valley Conference |
Division: | I |
Gender: | Men's |
Teams: | 8 |
1Stroundarena: | Campus Sites |
Semiarena: | Gaylord Entertainment Center |
Semicity: | Nashville, Tennessee |
Finalarena: | Gaylord Entertainment Center |
Finalcity: | Nashville, Tennessee |
Champions: | Eastern Kentucky |
Titlecount: | 4th |
Coach: | Travis Ford |
Coachcount: | 1st |
Mvp: | Michael Haney |
Mvpteam: | Eastern Kentucky |
The 2005 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament of the Ohio Valley Conference during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held March 1–5, 2005. The first round was hosted by the higher seeded team in each game. The semifinals and finals took place at Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.[1]
Second-seeded Eastern Kentucky won the tournament, defeating in the championship game, and received the Ohio Valley's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[2] Michael Haney of Eastern Kentucky was named the tournament's most valuable player.
The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Ohio Valley Conference receive a berth in the conference tournament. After the regular season, teams were seeded by conference record.