Jump to content

1997 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1997 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1996–97
Teams8
SiteThe MARK of the Quad Cities
Moline, Illinois
ChampionsValparaiso (3rd title)
Winning coachHomer Drew (3rd title)
MVPJanthony Joseph (Western Illinois)
Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournaments
← 1996
1998 →
1996–97 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Valparaiso 13 5   .722 24 7   .774
Buffalo 11 5   .688 17 11   .607
Western Illinois 11 5   .688 19 10   .655
Troy State 10 6   .625 16 11   .593
Northeastern Illinois 8 8   .500 16 12   .571
Missouri-Kansas City 7 9   .438 10 17   .370
Chicago State 4 12   .250 4 23   .148
Central Connecticut State 4 12   .250 8 19   .296
Youngstown State 4 12   .250 9 18   .333
1997 Mid-Con Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1997 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 2–4, 1997, at The MARK of the Quad Cities in Moline, Illinois.[2] This was the 14th edition of the tournament for the Association of Mid-Continent Universities/Mid-Continent Conference, now known as the Summit League.

Top-seeded Valparaiso defeated #3 seed Western Illinois 63–59 to earn an automatic berth into the 1997 NCAA tournament.

Bracket

[edit]
Quarterfinals
March 2
Semifinals
March 3
Finals
March 4
         
1 Valparaiso 97
8 Central Connecticut 73
1 Valparaiso 88*
4 Northeastern Illinois 82
4 Northeastern Illinois 75
5 UMKC 48
1 Valparaiso 63
3 Western Illinois 59
3 Western Illinois 66
6 Youngstown State 64
3 Western Illinois 80
2 Buffalo 77
2 Buffalo 81
7 Chicago State 58

[3]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1996-97 Mid-Continent Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball All-Time Results (updated through 2017-18 season)" (PDF). Valparaiso University. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 28, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  3. ^ "1996-97 Mid-Continent Conference Season Summary".