2010 Horizon League men's basketball tournament

2010 Horizon League men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2009–10
Teams	10
Site	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Champions	Butler (6th title)
Winning coach	Brad Stevens (2nd title)
MVP	Matt Howard (Butler)
Attendance	6,065
Top scorers	Matt Howard (Butler) Shelvin Mack (Butler) (14 points)
Television	ESPN, ESPNU, ESPN360 and Horizon League Network
Horizon League men's basketball tournaments

2009–10 Horizon League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 11 Butler †	18	–	0		1.000			33	–	5		.868
Wright State	12	–	6		.667			20	–	12		.625
Green Bay	11	–	7		.611			22	–	12		.647
Milwaukee	10	–	8		.556			20	–	14		.588
Cleveland State	10	–	8		.556			16	–	17		.485
Valparaiso	10	–	8		.556			15	–	17		.469
Detroit	9	–	9		.500			20	–	14		.588
Loyola Chicago	5	–	13		.278			14	–	16		.467
UIC	3	–	15		.167			8	–	22		.267
Youngstown State	2	–	16		.111			8	–	22		.267
† 2010 Horizon League Tournament winner As of March 18, 2010 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Horizon League men's basketball tournament was played Tuesday, March 2 through Tuesday, March 9. The Horizon League Network broadcast the opening rounds, which were played at the home courts of the higher seeds. The Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Championship games were broadcast by ESPNU and ESPN/ESPN360.com respectively, and took place at the arena of the #1 overall seed, Butler University. The winner received an automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA tournament.

Seeds

All Horizon League schools played in the tournament. Teams were seeded by 2009–10 Horizon League Conference season record, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top 2 teams, Butler and Wright State, received a bye to the Semifinals.

Schedule

Game	Time*	Matchup^#	Television
First Round – Tuesday, March 2
1	8pm	#10 Youngstown State at #3 Green Bay	HLN
2	8pm	#7 Detroit at #6 Valparaiso	HLN
3	8pm	#9 UIC at #4 Milwaukee	HLN
4	7pm	#8 Loyola at #5 Cleveland State	HLN
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 5 – Hinkle Fieldhouse
5	6pm	#4 Milwaukee vs #5 Cleveland State	HLN
6	8pm	#3 Green Bay vs #7 Detroit	HLN
Semifinals – Saturday, March 6 – Hinkle Fieldhouse
7	5:15pm	#4 Milwaukee at #1 Butler	ESPNU
8	8pm	#7 Detroit vs #2 Wright State	ESPNU
Championship Game – Tuesday, March 9 – Hinkle Fieldhouse
9	9pm	#2 Wright State at #1 Butler	ESPN/ESPN360.com
*Game Times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

	First round Tuesday, March 2					Quarterfinals Friday, March 5					Semifinals Saturday, March 6					Final Tuesday, March 9
											1	#12 Butler	68
	4	Milwaukee	73								4	Milwaukee	59
	9	UIC	67			4	Milwaukee	82
	5	Cleveland State	80			5	Cleveland State	75
	8	Loyola Chicago	66													1	#12 Butler	70
																2	Wright State	45
											2	Wright State	69
	3	Green Bay	81								7	Detroit	50
	10	Youngstown State	67			3	Green Bay	53
	6	Valparaiso	82			7	Detroit	62
	7	Detroit	89

First round games at campus sites of lower-numbered seeds
Second round, semifinals, and championship were hosted by the #1 Overall Seed, Butler.
All times ET.

Honors

Matt Howard of Butler was named the tournament MVP.^[1]

Horizon League All-Tournament Team^[2]

Player	School	Position	Year
Matt Howard	Butler	Forward	Junior
Shelvin Mack	Butler	Guard	Sophomore
Gordon Hayward	Butler	Guard/Forward	Sophomore
Ronald Nored	Butler	Guard	Sophomore
N’Gai Evans	Wright State	Guard	Junior

References

1. Butler defeats Wright State for Horizon League Title
2. Bulldogs Capture Horizon League Tournament Crown Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2010-03-10