Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's basketball tournament

The MIAA men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the NCAA Division III Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association. The tournament has been held annually since the NEAC's foundation in 1992. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.[1]

MIAA men's basketball tournament
Conference basketball championship
SportBasketball
ConferenceMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Number of teams4
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Played1992–present
Current championHope (15th)
Most championshipsHope (15)
Official websiteMIAA men's basketball
Host stadiums
Campus arenas (1992–present)
Host locations
Campus sites (1992–present)

The tournament has been dominated by rivals Calvin and Hope. The Knights and Flying Dutchmen have won twenty-five of the thirty-one MIAA tournaments; in fact, fourteen of those finals have featured those two teams.

The winner, declared conference champion, receives the MIAA's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship.

Results edit

Year Champions Score Runner-up Venue
1992 Calvin 97–54 Kalamazoo Grand Rapids, MI
1993 Calvin 74–72 Albion Grand Rapids, MI
1994 Calvin 80–59 Kalamazoo Grand Rapids, MI
1995 Hope 71–60 Calvin Holland, MI
1996 Hope 89–78 Kalamazoo Holland, MI
1997 Hope 63–62 Calvin Holland, MI
1998 Albion 66–65 Hope Holland, MI
1999 Defiance 75–72 (OT) Albion Defiance, OH
2000 Calvin 92–82 Defiance Grand Rapids, MI
2001 Calvin 77–63 Adrian Grand Rapids, MI
2002 Hope 70–63 Calvin Grand Rapids, MI
2003 Hope 61–48 Albion Albion, MI
2004 Calvin 93–67 Adrian Holland, MI
2005 Calvin 63–59 Albion Albion, MI
2006 Hope 68–55 Calvin Grand Rapids, MI
2007 Calvin 78–76 Hope Holland, MI
2008 Hope 88–72 Calvin Holland, MI
2009 Hope 69–59 Calvin Grand Rapids, MI
2010 Hope 78–74 Calvin Grand Rapids, MI
2011 Hope 72–67 Calvin Holland, MI
2012 Hope 65–62 (OT) Adrian Holland, MI
2013 Calvin 77–57 Hope Grand Rapids, MI
2014 Calvin 78–53 Hope Holland, MI
2015 Calvin 70–69 Hope Grand Rapids, MI
2016 Alma 62–54 Trine Holland, MI
2017 Calvin 86–63 Hope Holland, MI
2018 Hope 106–94 Olivet Olivet, MI
2019 Albion 76–73 Trine Angola, IN
2020 Adrian 80–72 Trine Albion, MI
2021 Trine 64–62 Albion Angola, IN
2022 Hope 76–68 Calvin Holland, MI
2023 Hope 61–54 Calvin Grand Rapids, MI
2024 Hope 72–68 (OT) Trine Angola, IN

Championship records edit

School Finals Record Finals Appearances Years
Hope 15–6 21 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2022, 2023
Calvin 12–9 21 1992, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017
Albion 2–5 7 1998, 2019
Trine 1–4 5 2021
Adrian 1–3 4 2020
Defiance 1–1 2 1999
Alma 1–0 1 2016
Kalamazoo 0–3 3
Olivet 0–1 1

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "MIAA Tournament Results". Men's basketball tournament history. MIAA. 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.