MEAC men's basketball tournament

The MEAC men's basketball tournament (popularly known as the MEAC tournament) is the conference championship tournament in basketball for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). The tournament has been held every year since 1972. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA men's basketball tournament.

MEAC men's basketball tournament
Conference basketball championship
Sport	Basketball
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Number of teams	11
Format	Single-elimination tournament
Current stadium	Norfolk Scope
Current location	Norfolk, VA
Played	1972–present
Last contest	2024
Current champion	Howard Bison
Most championships	North Carolina A&T Aggies (16)
TV partner(s)	ESPNU
Official website	www.meachoops.com
Sponsors
ESPNU, Russel Athletics, State Farm Insurance, Coca-Cola, Nike, Wachovia

Results

Year	Champion	Score	Runner-up	Tournament MVP	Location
1972	North Carolina A&T	71–62	Howard	Robert Lewis (HU)	Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC
1973	North Carolina A&T	86–81	Howard	William Harris (NCAT)
1974	Maryland Eastern Shore	77–62	Morgan State	Talvin Skinner (UMES)	Baltimore Civic Center • Baltimore, MD
1975	North Carolina A&T	86–77	Morgan State	Marvin Webster (MSU)
1976	Morgan State	82–77	Howard	James Sparrow (NCAT)	Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC
1977	North Carolina A&T	66–63	Morgan State	Eric Evans (MSU)
1978	North Carolina A&T	82–77	Howard	James Sparrow (NCAT)
1979	North Carolina A&T	48–46	Howard	Larry Spriggs (HU)
1980	Howard	78–69	Maryland Eastern Shore		Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum • Winston-Salem, NC
1981	Howard	66-63	North Carolina A&T	Unknown
1982	North Carolina A&T	79–67	Howard	Eric Boyd (NCAT)
1983	North Carolina A&T	71–64	Howard	Joe Binion (NCAT)	Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC
1984	North Carolina A&T	65–58	Howard	Eric Boyd (NCAT)
1985	North Carolina A&T	71–69	Howard		The Palestra • Philadelphia, PA
1986	North Carolina A&T	53–52	Howard	Thomas Griffis (NCAT)	Philadelphia Civic Center • Philadelphia, PA
1987	North Carolina A&T	79–58	Howard		Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC
1988	North Carolina A&T	101–86	Florida A&M	Claude Williams (NCAT)
1989	South Carolina State	83–79	Florida A&M	Travis Williams (SCSU)
1990	Coppin State	54–50	North Carolina A&T	Reggie Isaac (CSU)
1991	Florida A&M	84–80	Delaware State	Kenneth Davis (Florida A&M)	Norfolk Scope • Norfolk, VA
1992	Howard	67–65	Florida A&M	Howard Holley (HU)
1993	Coppin State	80–53	Delaware State	Dion Schultz (CSU)
1994	North Carolina A&T	87–70	South Carolina State[1]	Phillip Allen (NCAT)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House • Baltimore, MD (The 1994 Championship Game was played at the Baltimore Civic Center.)
1995	North Carolina A&T	66–64	Coppin State
1996	South Carolina State	69–56	Coppin State	Derrick Patterson (SCSU)	Leon County Civic Center • Tallahassee, FL
1997	Coppin State	81–74 (OT)	North Carolina A&T	Terquin Mott (CSU)	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall • Norfolk, VA
1998	South Carolina State	66–61	Coppin State	Roderick Blakney (SCSU)	Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, VA
1999	Florida A&M	64–61	South Carolina State	Monroe Pippins (Florida A&M)
2000	South Carolina State	70–53	Coppin State	Mike Waitre (SCSU)	Arthur Ashe Athletic Center and Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, VA
2001	Hampton	70–68	South Carolina State	Tarvis Williams (Hampton)
2002	Hampton	80-62	Howard	Tommy Adams (Hampton)
2003	South Carolina State	72–67	Hampton	Dustin Braddick (SCSU)
2004	Florida A&M	58–51	Coppin State	Terrence Woods (Florida A&M)
2005	Delaware State	55–53	Hampton	Jahsha Bluntt (DSU)
2006	Hampton	60–56	Delaware State	Rashad West (Hampton)	RBC Center • Raleigh, NC
2007	Florida A&M	58–56	Delaware State	Brian Greene (Florida A&M)
2008	Coppin State	62–60	Morgan State	Tywain McKee (CSU)
2009	Morgan State	83–69	Norfolk State	Reggie Holmes (MSU)	LJVM Coliseum • Winston-Salem, NC
2010	Morgan State	68–61	South Carolina State	Kevin Thompson (MSU)
2011	Hampton	60–55	Morgan State	Brandon Tunnell (Hampton)
2012	Norfolk State	73–70	Bethune-Cookman	Kyle O'Quinn (NSU)
2013	North Carolina A&T	57–54	Morgan State	Adrian Powell (NCAT)	Norfolk Scope • Norfolk, VA
2014	North Carolina Central	71–62	Morgan State	Jeremy Ingram (NCCU)
2015	Hampton	82–61	Delaware State	Deron Powers (Hampton)
2016	Hampton	81–69	South Carolina State	Reginald Johnson (Hampton)
2017	North Carolina Central	67–59	Norfolk State	Patrick Cole (NCCU)
2018	North Carolina Central	71–63	Hampton	Pablo Rivas (NCCU)
2019	North Carolina Central	50–47	Norfolk State	Raasean Davis (NCCU)
2020	Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021	Norfolk State	71–63	Morgan State	Joe Bryant Jr. (NSU)
2022	Norfolk State	72–57	Coppin State
2023	Howard	65–64	Norfolk State	Jelani Williams (HU)
2024	Howard	70–67	Delaware State	Jordan Hairston (HU)
2025	Norfolk State	66–65	South Carolina State	Brian Moore Jr. (NSU)

Tournament championships by school

Former MEAC members are indicated in italics.

School	Tournament Championships	Last Championship
North Carolina A&T	16	2013
Hampton	6	2016
Howard	5	2024
South Carolina State	5	2003
Coppin State	4	2008
Florida A&M	4	2007
Norfolk State	4	2025
North Carolina Central	4	2019
Morgan State	3	2010
Delaware State	1	2005
Maryland Eastern Shore	1	1974

Television coverage

Year	Network	Play-by-play	Analyst	Ref
2024	ESPN2	Anish Shroff	John "Jet" Williams
2023		Derek Jones
2022		Kevin Fitzgerald	King McClure
2021		John Schriffen	Cory Alexander
2020		Derek Jones	Malcolm Huckaby
2019		Roy Philpott	Cory Alexander
2018			Malcolm Huckaby
2017			Stan Lewter
2016			Craig Robinson
2015		Jason Benetti
2014		Tom Hart	Stan Lewter
2013		Jason Benetti
2012		Justin Kutcher		[2]
2011			Dickey Simpkins	[3]
2010		Allen Hopkins	Stephen Howard	[4]
2009	ESPNU	Charlie Neal	Nate Ross	[5]
2008	ESPN Classic		Stan Lewter	[6]
2007				[7]
1999	ESPN2	Chris Marlowe

See also

• MEAC women's basketball tournament