Liberty League men's basketball tournament explained

Liberty League men's basketball tournament
Optional Subheader:Conference basketball championship
Sport:Basketball
Conference:Liberty League
Format:Single-elimination tournament
Current Champion:Hobart (3rd)
Most Championships:Skidmore (5)
Website:Liberty League men's basketball
All Locations:Campus sites (2004–present)

The Liberty League men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the NCAA Division III Liberty League. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.[1]

As conference champion, the winner receives the Liberty League's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship.

Results

YearChampionsScoreRunner-upVenue
2004Hamilton104–93RPIClinton, NY
2005Union88–84HamiltonGeneva, NY
2006Hamilton107–72UnionClinton, NY
2007St. Lawrence65–64HamiltonClinton, NY
2008Clarkson58–53HamiltonCanton, NY
2009RPI72–65St. LawrenceCanton, NY
2010St. Lawrence109–90HobartCanton, NY
2011Skidmore68–52HamiltonGeneva, NY
2012Skidmore69–66HobartGeneva, NY
2013Hobart72–63RPIGeneva, NY
2014Hobart75–74VassarGeneva, NY
2015Skidmore68–64ClarksonSaratoga Springs, NY
2016Skidmore72–68St. LawrenceSaratoga Springs, NY
2017Union71–67HobartSchenectady, NY
2018Union82–65SkidmoreGeneva, NY
2019Skidmore82–66HobartSaratoga Springs, NY
2020Ithaca80–69 (OT)RPITroy, NY
2021Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022Vassar65–48SkidmoreTroy, NY
2023St. Lawrence50–42 (OT)RPICanton, NY
2024Hobart63–55St. LawrenceGeneva, NY

Championship records

SchoolFinals RecordFinals Appearancesclass=unsortable Years
Skidmore5–272011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2019
Hobart3–472013, 2014, 2024
St. Lawrence3–362007, 2010, 2023
Union3–142005, 2017, 2018
Hamilton2–462004, 2006
RPI1–452009
Vassar1–122022
Clarkson1–122008
Ithaca1–012020

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Men's Basketball History . League history. Liberty League . 2019. 16 March 2019.