| Year: | 2024 |
| Conference: | MAC |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Arena: | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse |
| City: | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Titlecount: | 5th |
| Coach: | John Groce |
| Coachcount: | 4th |
| Mvp: | Enrique Freeman |
| Television: | ESPN+, CBSSN, ESPN2 |
The 2024 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) held March 14–16, 2024. The entire tournament was played at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio.[1] Akron defeated Miami and Ohio in the MAC tournament and then Kent State in the final[2] [3] [4] [5] Enrique Freeman was the MVP.
As with the 2021, 2022, and 2023 tournament only the top eight teams qualified. The winner of the tournament received the MAC's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA tournament.[6]
The 2024 MAC tournament was held at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse for the 25th consecutive season. The venue, located in downtown Cleveland at One Center Court, is the home of the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and has a seating capacity for basketball of 19,432.[7] [8]
Eight out of the 12 MAC teams qualified for the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.[9]
| Seed | School | Conference record | Tiebreaker | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toledo | 14–4 | ||
| 2 | Akron | 13–5 | 1–1 vs Toledo | |
| 3 | Ohio | 13–5 | 0–2 vs Toledo | |
| 4 | Central Michigan | 12–6 | ||
| 5 | Bowling Green | 10–8 | ||
| 6 | Western Michigan | 9–9 | 2–0 vs Miami (OH) | |
| 7 | Miami (OH) | 9–9 | 0–2 vs Western Michigan | |
| 8 | Kent State | 8–10 | ||
| DNQ | Ball State | 7–11 | ||
| DNQ | Eastern Michigan | 6–12 | ||
| DNQ | Northern Illinois | 5–13 | ||
| DNQ | Buffalo | 2–16 |
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Attendance | Television | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 14 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 11:00 am | No. 1 Toledo vs. No. 8 Kent State | 59–67 | 7,854 | ESPN+ | |
| 2 | 30 mins after Game 1 | No. 4 Central Michigan vs. No. 5 Bowling Green | 56–66 | ||||
| 3 | 30 mins after Game 2 | No. 2 Akron vs. No. 7 Miami (OH) | 75–63 | ||||
| 4 | 30 mins after Game 3 | No. 3 Ohio vs. No. 6 Western Michigan | 82–55 | ||||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 15 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH | |||||||
| 2 | 5 | 5:00 pm | No. 8 Kent State vs. No. 5 Bowling Green | 73–60 | 7,802 | CBSSN | |
| 6 | 7:30 pm | No. 2 Akron vs. No. 3 Ohio | 65–62 | ||||
| Championship – Saturday, March 16 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH | |||||||
| 3 | 7 | 7:30 pm | No. 8 Kent State vs. No. 2 Akron | 61-62 | 7,955 | ESPN2 | |
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| Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Ali | Akron | |
| Enrique Freeman | Akron | |
| VonCameron Davis | Kent State | |
| Jalen Sullinger | Kent State | |
| Jaylin Hunter | Ohio |