| Year: | 2019 |
| Conference: | Summit League |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Arena: | Denny Sanford Premier Center |
| City: | Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
| Champions: | North Dakota State |
| Titlecount: | 4th |
| Coach: | David Richman |
| Coachcount: | 2nd |
| Mvp: | Vinnie Shahid |
| Mvpteam: | North Dakota State |
| Television: | ESPN2 |
The 2019 Summit League men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Summit League for the 2018-19 season. All tournament games were played at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, from March 9–12, 2019. Fourth seeded North Dakota State defeated second seeded Omaha 73–63 in the championship game to win the conference tournament championship, and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA tournament.
The top eight teams by conference record in the Summit League are eligible to compete in the conference tournament. Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conf. record | Tiebreaker(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Dakota State | 14–2 | ||
| 2 | Omaha | 13–3 | ||
| 3 | Purdue Fort Wayne | 9–7 | 1–1 vs. NDSU; 1–1 vs. SDSU | |
| 4 | North Dakota State | 9–7 | 1–1 vs. PFW; 0–2 vs SDSU | |
| 5 | Oral Roberts | 7–9 | 2–0 vs. USD | |
| 6 | South Dakota | 7–9 | 0–2 vs. ORU | |
| 7 | North Dakota | 6–10 | ||
| 8 | Western Illinois | 4–12 |
| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 9 | |||||
| 1 | 6:00 pm | No. 1 South Dakota State vs. No. 8 Western Illinois | 76–79 | ||
| 2 | 8:30 pm | No. 2 Omaha vs. No. 7 North Dakota | 81–76 | ||
| Quarterfinals – Sunday, March 10 | |||||
| 3 | 6:00 pm | No. 4 North Dakota State vs. No. 5 Oral Roberts | 86–73 | ||
| 4 | 8:30 pm | No. 3 Purdue Fort Wayne vs. No. 6 South Dakota | 96–70 | ||
| Semifinals – Monday, March 11 | |||||
| 5 | 6:00 pm | No. 8 Western Illinois vs. No. 4 North Dakota State | 73–76 | ||
| 6 | 8:30 pm | No. 2 Omaha vs. No. 3 Purdue Fort Wayne | 61–60 | ||
| Final – Tuesday, March 12 | |||||
| 7 | 8:00 pm | No. 4 North Dakota State vs. No. 2 Omaha | 73–63 | ESPN2 | |
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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team:[1]
| Player | School | |
|---|---|---|
| Vinnie Shahid (MVP) | North Dakota State | |
| Tyson Ward | North Dakota State | |
| Mitch Hahn | Omaha | |
| Zach Jackson | Omaha | |
| John Konchar | Purdue Fort Wayne |
http://www.thesummitleague.org/19_MBB_Bracket.pdf. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
http://www.thesummitleague.org/tournaments/mbkb/2018-19/index . Retrieved December 30, 2018.