The 2024 Summit League men's basketball tournament is the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Summit League for the 2023–24 season. All tournament games are played at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, from March 8–12, 2024.[1]
| 2024 Summit League men's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2023–24 |
| Teams | 9 |
| Site | Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
| Champions | South Dakota State (7th title) |
| Winning coach | Eric Henderson (2nd title) |
| MVP | William Kyle III (South Dakota State) |
| Attendance | 36,783 |
| Television | Summit League Network, CBSSN |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State † | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas City | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Thomas* | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Omaha | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 17 | – | 17 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oral Roberts | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2024 Summit League tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds edit
All nine conference teams will participate in the tournament. Teams will be seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The tiebreakers operate in the following order:
- Head-to-head record
- Record against the top-seeded team not involved in the tie, going down through the standings until the tie is broken
If St. Thomas wins the Summit League Tournament, the conference's automatic bid goes to the highest seeded postseason eligible team, South Dakota State.
| Seed | School | Conf. record | Tiebreaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Dakota State | 12–4 | |
| 2 | Kansas City | 10–6 | 1–1 vs. South Dakota State |
| 3 | North Dakota | 10–6 | 0–2 vs. South Dakota State |
| 4 | St. Thomas | 9–7 | |
| 5 | North Dakota State | 8–8 | |
| 6 | Omaha | 7–9 | |
| 7 | Denver | 6–10 | |
| 8 | Oral Roberts | 5–11 | 1–1 vs. South Dakota State |
| 9 | South Dakota | 5–11 | 0–2 vs. South Dakota State |
Schedule and results edit
| Game | Time [2] | Matchup | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round - Friday, March 8 | ||||
| 1 | 7:00 pm | No. 8 Oral Roberts vs. No. 9 South Dakota | 77–62 | MidcoSN/Summit League Network |
| Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 9 | ||||
| 2 | 6:00 pm | No. 1 South Dakota State vs. No. 8 Oral Roberts | 79–63 | MidcoSN/Summit League Network |
| 3 | 8:30 pm | No. 2 Kansas City vs. No. 7 Denver | 61–60 | |
| Quarterfinals – Sunday, March 10 | ||||
| 4 | 6:00 pm | No. 4 St. Thomas vs. No. 5 North Dakota State | 68–58 | MidcoSN/Summit League Network |
| 5 | 8:30 pm | No. 3 North Dakota vs. No. 6 Omaha | 73–72 | |
| Semifinals - Monday, March 11 | ||||
| 6 | 6:00 pm | No. 1 South Dakota State vs. No. 4 St. Thomas | 59–49 | MidcoSN/Summit League Network |
| 7 | 8:30 pm | No. 7 Denver vs. No. 6 Omaha | 66–63 | |
| Final – Tuesday, March 12 | ||||
| 8 | 8:30 pm | No. 1 South Dakota State vs. No. 7 Denver | 76–68 | CBSSN |
| *Game times in CST. Rankings denote tournament seed. Reference:[3] | ||||
Bracket edit
| First round March 8 Summit League Network | Quarterfinals March 9 & 10 Summit League Network | Semifinals March 11 Summit League Network | Championship March 12 CBSSN | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | South Dakota State | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Oral Roberts | 77 | 8 | Oral Roberts | 63 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | South Dakota | 62 | 1 | South Dakota State | 59 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | St. Thomas | 49 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | St. Thomas | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | North Dakota State | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | South Dakota State | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Denver | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Kansas City | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Denver | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Denver | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Omaha | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | North Dakota | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Omaha | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team edit
The following players were named to the All-Tournament team:[5]
| Player | School |
|---|---|
| William Kyle III (MVP) | South Dakota State |
| Luke Appel | South Dakota State |
| Zeke Mayo | South Dakota State |
| Tommy Bruner | Denver |
| Frankie Fidler | Omaha |
References edit
- ^ "2024 Men's Basketball Championships - The Summit League". thesummitleague.org. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ^ a b "2024 Combined Basketball Bracket (PDF) - The Summit League" (PDF). thesummitleague.org. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ^ "Jackrabbits corral top seed for 2024 #SummitMBB Championship Bracket". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 3, 2024. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- ^ "2024 MBB Bracket" (PDF). thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- ^ "No. 1 South Dakota State fends off late charge from No. 7 Denver to claim title". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 12, 2024. Retrieved March 13, 2024.