2011 Horizon League men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 March 2026 2011 Horizon League I Men's Horizon League 2011 Mens Basketball tournament logo.jpg 150px 10 campus sites U.S. Cellular Arena Milwaukee, Wisconsin U.S. Cellular Arena Milwaukee, Wisconsin Butler 7th Brad Stevens 3rd Matt Howard Butler ESPN, ESPNU, ESPN3 and Horizon League Network The 2011 Horizon League men's basketball tournament was played Tuesday, March 1 through Tuesday, March 8. The Horizon League Network broadcast the opening rounds, which were played at the home courts of the higher seeds. The quarterfinals and semifinals were broadcast by ESPNU and took place at U.S. Cellular Arena in Milwaukee, the home court of the #1 overall seed, the Milwaukee Panthers. As Milwaukee defeated Valparaiso in its semifinal match, it secured host status for the championship game against Butler as well; the final was broadcast by ESPN/ESPN3.com. Butler defeated Milwaukee 59–44 in the final, winning its second consecutive Horizon League tournament title and receiving an automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA tournament. Seeds All Horizon League schools played in the tournament. Teams were seeded by 2010–11 Horizon League season record, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top 2 teams received a bye to the semifinals. Schedule GameTime*Matchup#Television First Round – Tuesday, March 117:00 PM#10 UIC at #3 Cleveland StateHLN2 7:00 PM#7 Green Bay at #6 Wright StateHLN38:00 PM#9 Youngstown State at #4 ValparaisoHLN47:00 PM#8 Loyola at #5 DetroitHLN Quarterfinals – Friday, March 458:30 PM #3 Cleveland State vs. #6 Wright StateHLN/ESPN3.com66:00 PM #4 Valparaiso vs. #5 DetroitHLN/ESPN3.com Semifinals – Saturday, March 576:00 PM #3 Cleveland State vs #2 ButlerESPNU/ESPN3.com88:30 PM#4 Valparaiso at #1 MilwaukeeESPNU/ESPN3.com Championship Game – Tuesday, March 899pm #2 Butler at #1 MilwaukeeESPN/ESPN3.com *Game Times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. Bracket First RoundTuesday, March 1 Second RoundFriday, March 4 SemifinalsSaturday, March 5 ChampionshipTuesday, March 8 3 Cleveland State 73 10 UIC 61 6 Wright State 60 7 Green Bay 50 4 Valparaiso 80 9 Youngstown State 71 5 Detroit 90 8 Loyola 69 3 Cleveland State 73 6 Wright State 59 4 Valparaiso 88 5 Detroit 78 2 Butler 76 3 Cleveland State 68 1 Milwaukee 70 4 Valparaiso 63 2 Butler 59 1 Milwaukee 44 First round games at campus sites of lower-numbered seeds Second round and semifinals hosted by #1 overall seed (Milwaukee) Championship game hosted by highest remaining seed Honors Matt Howard of Butler was named the tournament MVP for the second successive year.Matt Howard http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2010-11/bios/howard%20matt00.html butlersports.com Butler University 4 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120316121226/http://butlersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/2010-11/bios/howard%20matt00.html 16 March 2012 dead dmy-all Horizon League All-Tournament TeamButler Snares NCAA Tournament Bid With 59-44 Win Over Milwaukee http://horizonleague.org/blog/butler-snares-ncaa-tournament-bid-with-59-44-win-over-milwaukee.html?page=5&sport_id=2&types%5B%5D=2 horizonleague.org Horizon League 4 September 2011 9 March 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120331175532/http://horizonleague.org/blog/butler-snares-ncaa-tournament-bid-with-59-44-win-over-milwaukee.html?page=5&sport_id=2&types%5B%5D=2 31 March 2012 dead Player School Position Year Matt Howard Butler Forward Senior Shelvin Mack Butler Guard Junior Shawn Vanzant Butler Guard Senior Anthony Hill Milwaukee Forward Senior Brandon Wood Valparaiso Guard Junior References Tournament Category:Horizon League men's basketball tournament Category:Basketball competitions in Milwaukee Horizon League men's basketball tournament Horizon League men's basketball tournament Category:2010s in Milwaukee Category:College basketball tournaments in Wisconsin