2012 Horizon League men's basketball tournament

none July 2023 March 2026 2012 Horizon League I Men's Horizon League 2012 Mens Basketball tournament logo.jpg 150px 10 campus sites Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, Indiana Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, Indiana Detroit 3rd Ray McCallum 1st Ray McCallum, Jr. Detroit ESPN, ESPNU, ESPN3 and Horizon League Network The 2012 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament began on February 28 and ended on March 6.2012 Horizon League men's Basketball Championship Bracket http://s3.amazonaws.com/hln/sports/brackets/2/bracket.pdf?1317326381 Horizon League October 12, 2011 The Horizon League Network broadcast the first and second rounds. The semifinals were televised by ESPNU, with the championship game on ESPN. The Detroit Titans won the tournament and an automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA tournament. Each first-round game was played on the home court of the higher-seeded team. The second round and semifinals were held at the Athletics-Recreation Center in Valparaiso, Indiana, home to the #1 overall seed Valparaiso. Since Valparaiso advanced to the championship game, the Crusaders also hosted the final. Seeds All Horizon League schools play in the tournament. Teams are seeded by 2011–12 Horizon League season record, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top 2 teams receive a bye to the semifinals. Schedule GameTime*Matchup#Television First Round – Tuesday, February 2817:00 PM#10 Loyola at #3 DetroitHLN27:05 PM#7 Green Bay at #6 Youngstown StateHLN38:00 PM#9 UIC at #4 MilwaukeeHLN47:00 PM#8 Wright State at #5 ButlerHLN Second Round – Friday, March 256:00 PM#3 Detroit vs. #6 Youngstown StateHLN68:30 PM#4 Milwaukee vs. #5 ButlerHLN Semifinals – Saturday, March 376:00 PM#3 Detroit vs #2 Cleveland State ESPNU88:30 PM#5 Butler at #1 ValparaisoESPNU Championship Game – Tuesday, March 699:00 PMDetroit vs ValparaisoESPN/ESPN3 *Game Times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. Bracket First roundTuesday, February 28, 2012HLN Second roundFriday, March 2, 2012HLN SemifinalsSaturday, March 3, 2012ESPNU Championship GameTuesday, March 6, 2012ESPN high 4 Milwaukee 68 9 UIC 55 5 Butler 70 8 Wright State 52 3 Detroit 80 10 Loyola Chicago 71 6 Youngstown State 77 7 Green Bay 60 4 Milwaukee 49 5 Butler 71 3 Detroit 93 6 Youngstown State 76 1 Valparaiso 65 5 Butler 46 2 Cleveland State 58 3 Detroit 63 1 Valparaiso 50 3 Detroit 70 First round games at campus sites of lower-numbered seeds Second round and semifinals hosted by Valparaiso Championship game hosted by highest remaining seed Honors Tournament MVP Ray McCallum, Jr. of Detroit was named the tournament MVP.Detroit Captures Men's Basketball Championship http://www.horizonleague.org/blog/detroit-wins-mens-basketball-tournament.html horizonleague.org Horizon League March 7, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120310011011/http://horizonleague.org/blog/detroit-wins-mens-basketball-tournament.html 2012-03-10 dead Horizon League All-Tournament Team Player School Position Year Ray McCallum, Jr. Detroit Guard Sophomore Jason Calliste Detroit Guard JR LaMarcus Lowe Detroit Forward/Center SR Ryan Broekhoff Valparaiso Guard/Forward JR Kevin Van Wijk Valparaiso Forward JR References Tournament Category:Horizon League men's basketball tournament Horizon League men's basketball tournament Horizon League men's basketball tournament Horizon League men's basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in Indiana