Great Midwest Conference men's basketball tournament explained

Great Midwest Conference men's basketball tournament
Optional Subheader:Conference basketball championship
Defunct:yes
Sport:College basketball
Conference:Great Midwest Conference
Format:Single-elimination tournament
Years:1992–1995
Current Champion:Cincinnati
Most Championships:Cincinnati (4)
All Stadiums:Chicago Stadium (1992)
The Pyramid (1993)
Shoemaker Stadium (1994)
Bradley Center (1995)
All Locations:Chicago, IL (1992)
Memphis, TN (1993)
Cincinnati, OH (1994)
Milwaukee, WI (1995)

The Great Midwest Conference men's basketball tournament was the conference championship tournament in men's basketball for the Great Midwest Conference (GMC). The tournament was held annually from 1992 to 1995, coming to an end when the Great Midwest Conference was absorbed into Conference USA for the 1995–96 season.

The Great Midwest Conference tournament never met criteria for an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, meaning that the winner of the tournament was never guaranteed an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. However, Cincinnati, which won all four GMC tournaments, received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament each year.

Tournament champions by year

YearChampionScoreRunner-upVenue (and city)
1992Cincinnati75–63Memphis StateChicago Stadium (Chicago, IL)
1993Cincinnati77–72Memphis StateThe Pyramid (Memphis, TN)
1994Cincinnati68–47MemphisShoemaker Stadium (Cincinnati, OH)
1995Cincinnati67–65Saint LouisBradley Center (Milwaukee, WI)

Championships and finals appearances by school

SchoolChampionshipsFinals Appearancesclass=unsortable Years
Cincinnati44align=left 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
Memphis03align=left
Saint Louis01align=left

See also