| Year: | 2024 |
| Conference: | Horizon League |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 11 |
| Arena: | Campus sites (First Round and Quarterfinals) Indiana Farmers Coliseum |
| City: | Indianapolis, Indiana (Semifinals and Finals) |
| Champions: | Oakland |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Coach: | Greg Kampe |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Television: | ESPN+, ESPNU, ESPN2, ESPN |
The 2024 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament was the final event of the 2023–24 men's basketball season for the Horizon League. It was held from March 5–12, 2024; first-round and quarterfinal games were played at the home courts of the higher seeds, with all remaining games at Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis.[1] [2] The winner, Oakland, received the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. The tournament was sponsored by Barbasol.[3]
All of the teams will participate in the tournament with the top-five teams receiving byes to the quarterfinals.
| Seed | School | Conf | Tiebreaker | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oakland | 15−5 | ||
| 2 | Youngstown State | 14−6 | ||
| 3 | Green Bay | 13−7 | 2–0 vs. Wright State | |
| 4 | Wright State | 13−7 | 0–2 vs. Green Bay | |
| 5 | Northern Kentucky | 12−8 | 1–1 vs. Milwaukee/1–1 vs. Oakland | |
| 6 | Milwaukee | 12−8 | 1–1 vs. Northern Kentucky/0–2 vs. Oakland | |
| 7 | Cleveland State | 11−9 | 2–0 vs. Purdue Fort Wayne | |
| 8 | Purdue Fort Wayne | 11−9 | 0–2 vs. Cleveland State | |
| 9 | Robert Morris | 6−14 | ||
| 10 | IUPUI | 2−18 | ||
| 11 | Detroit Mercy | 1−19 |
| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Tuesday, March 5 | |||||
| 1 | 8:00 pm | No. 11 Detroit Mercy at No. 6 Milwaukee | 79–83 | ESPN+ | |
| 2 | 7:00 pm | No. 10 IUPUI at No. 7 Cleveland State | 66–85 | ||
| 3 | 7:00 pm | No. 9 Robert Morris at No. 8 Purdue Fort Wayne | 63–78 | ||
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 7 | |||||
| 4 | 7:00 pm | No. 8 Purdue Fort Wayne at No. 1 Oakland | 65–75 | ESPN+ | |
| 5 | 7:00 pm | No. 7 Cleveland State at No. 2 Youngstown State | 82–70 | ||
| 6 | 9:00 pm | No. 6 Milwaukee at No. 3 Green Bay | 95-84 | ||
| 7 | 8:00 pm | No. 5 Northern Kentucky at No. 4 Wright State | 99–97 | ||
| Semifinals – Monday, March 11 at Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Indianapolis, IN | |||||
| 8 | 7:00 pm | No. 7 Cleveland State vs. No. 1 Oakland | 71–74 | ESPNU | |
| 9 | 9:30 pm | No. 6 Milwaukee vs. No. 5 Northern Kentucky | 82–75 | ESPN2 | |
| Championship – Tuesday, March 12 at Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Indianapolis, IN | |||||
| 10 | 7:00 pm | No. 1 Oakland vs. No. 6 Milwaukee | 83–76 | ESPN | |
| All game times Eastern. Rankings denote tournament seed | |||||
The Horizon League does not use a fixed bracket tournament system, and pairings are re-seeded after the first and second rounds.
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