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. Akron defeated Miami and Ohio in the first two rounds and then Kent State in the final Enrique Freeman was the MVP.
Format 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.
Venue 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.
Seeds 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.
Seed School Conferencerecord Tiebreaker 1 Toledo14–4 2 Akron13–5 1–1 vs Toledo 3 Ohio13–5 0–2 vs Toledo 4 Central Michigan12–6 5Bowling Green10–8 6Western Michigan9–92–0 vs Miami (OH) 7Miami (OH)9–90–2 vs Western Michigan 8Kent State8–10 DNQBall State7–11DNQEastern Michigan6–12DNQNorthern Illinois5–13DNQBuffalo2–16
Schedule SessionGameTime* MatchupScoreTelevisionAttendance Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 14 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH1111:00 amNo. 1 Toledo vs. No. 8 Kent State59–67ESPN+7,854230 mins after Game 1No. 4 Central Michigan vs. No. 5 Bowling Green56–66330 mins after Game 2No. 2 Akron vs. No. 7 Miami (OH)75–63430 mins after Game 3No. 3 Ohio vs. No. 6 Western Michigan82–55 Semifinals – Friday, March 15 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH 255:00 pmNo. 8 Kent State vs. No. 5 Bowling Green73–60CBSSN7,80267:30 pmNo. 2 Akron vs. No. 3 Ohio65–62 Championship – Saturday, March 16 – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH377:30 pmNo. 8 Kent State vs. No. 2 Akron61–62ESPN27,955 *Game times in ET. ()-Rankings denote tournament seeding.
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Bracket
All-Tournament team Tournament MVP – Enrique Freeman Player TeamAli AliAkronEnrique FreemanAkronVonCameron DavisKent StateJalen SullingerKent StateJaylin HunterOhio Source
See also 2024 MAC women's basketball tournament
References
External links 2024 MAC Men's Basketball Championship