2026 Horizon League men's basketball tournament

2026 Horizon League men's basketball tournament
2026 Horizon League men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2025–26
Teams	11
Site	Campus sites; (first two rounds); Corteva Coliseum; Indianapolis, Indiana; (final three rounds)
Champions	Wright State (4th title)
Winning coach	Clint Sargent (1st title)
MVP	T J Burch (Wright State)
Television	ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN+
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ClassificationDivision I

Season2025–26

Teams11

SiteCampus sites
(first two rounds)
Corteva Coliseum
Indianapolis, Indiana
(final three rounds)

2025–26 Horizon League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Wright State †	15	–	5	.750	23	–	12	.657
Robert Morris	13	–	7	.650	22	–	11	.667
Detroit Mercy	12	–	8	.600	17	–	15	.531
Oakland	12	–	8	.600	16	–	16	.500
Green Bay	12	–	8	.600	18	–	15	.545
Purdue Fort Wayne	11	–	9	.550	17	–	15	.531
Northern Kentucky	10	–	10	.500	20	–	14	.588
Milwaukee	8	–	12	.400	12	–	20	.375
Youngstown State	8	–	12	.400	15	–	17	.469
Cleveland State	6	–	14	.300	11	–	22	.333
IU Indy	3	–	17	.150	7	–	25	.219

† 2026 Horizon League tournament winner

The 2026 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament was the final event of the 2025–26 men's basketball season for the Horizon League. It was held from March 2–10, 2026; play-in and first-round games were played at the home courts of the better seeds, with all remaining games held at Corteva Coliseum in Indianapolis, Indiana.^[1] The winner, Wright State, received the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. The tournament was sponsored by Barbasol for the fourth consecutive year.^[2]

The tournament adopted a new format in 2026; instead of a traditional eleven-team single elimination bracket, the new format included reseeding after each round. The event started on campus sites with a play-in round for the bottom two teams (by conference record), followed by a ten-team first round. The five remaining teams then advanced to the final three rounds held at Corteva Coliseum. The bottom two teams by seeding played in the second round, while the other three teams were forwarded into the semifinals, with those winners advancing to the final.^[3]

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Seed	School	League Record	Tiebreaker (1)	Tiebreaker (2)
1	Wright State	15–5
2	Robert Morris	13−7
3	Detroit Mercy	12−8	1–1 vs. Wright State
4	Oakland	12−8	0–2 vs. Wright State	3–1 vs. Milwaukee/Youngstown State
5	Green Bay	12−8	0–2 vs. Wright State	2–2 vs. Milwaukee/Youngstown State
6	Purdue Fort Wayne	11−9
7	Northern Kentucky	10–10
8	Milwaukee	8−12	2–0 vs. Youngstown State
9	Youngstown State	8−12	0–2 vs. Milwaukee
10	Cleveland State	6−14
11	IU Indy	3−17

Game	Time	Matchup	Score	Attendance	Television
Play-In Round – Monday, March 2 Campus Site
1	7:00 pm	No. 11 IU Indy at No. 10 Cleveland State	93–101	1,684	ESPN+
First Round – Tuesday, March 3 Campus Site
2	8:00 pm	No. 6 Purdue Fort Wayne at No. 5 Green Bay	56–64	2,067	ESPN+
First Round – Wednesday, March 4 Campus Sites
3	7:00 pm	No. 10 Cleveland State at No. 1 Wright State	61–90	3,713	ESPN+
4	7:00 pm	No. 9 Youngstown State at No. 2 Robert Morris	53–68	3,537
5	7:00 pm	No. 8 Milwaukee at No. 3 Detroit Mercy	63–84	3,131
6	7:00 pm	No. 7 Northern Kentucky at No. 4 Oakland	85–84	1,942
Second Round – Sunday, March 8 Indianapolis, IN (Corteva Coliseum)
7	3:30 pm	No. 5 Green Bay vs. No. 7 Northern Kentucky	76–96		ESPN+
Semifinals – Monday, March 9 Indianapolis, IN (Corteva Coliseum)
8	7:00 pm	No. 1 Wright State vs. No. 7 Northern Kentucky	103–90		ESPNU
9	9:30 pm	No. 2 Robert Morris vs. No. 3 Detroit Mercy	64–70		ESPN2
Final – Tuesday, March 10 Indianapolis, IN (Corteva Coliseum)
10	7:00 pm	No. 1 Wright State vs. No. 3 Detroit Mercy	66–63		ESPN
Play-In and First Round game times are Eastern Standard Time; Second, Semifinal and Final Round game times are Eastern Daylight Time. Ranking denotes tournament seed.

No. 10 Cleveland State 101, No. 11 IU Indy 93
Scoring by half: 45–36, 56–57
Pts: 23 – Tied (3) Rebs: 8 – J. Lipscomb Asts: 12 – P. Ryan		Pts: 23 – Tied (3) Rebs: 10 – F. Woodward Asts: 10 – J. Edwards
Game 1

No. 5 Green Bay 64, No. 6 Purdue Fort Wayne 56
Scoring by half: 34–22, 30–34
Pts: 19 – M. Hall Rebs: 5 – Tied (4) Asts: 8 – P. Ruedinger		Pts: 15 – C. Hadnott II Rebs: 5 – Tied (2) Asts: 5 – C. Hadnott II
Game 5

No. 1 Wright State 90, No. 10 Cleveland State 61
Scoring by half: 37–32, 53–29
Pts: 18 – K. Pickett Rebs: 7 – M. Cooper Asts: 4 – L. Woods		Pts: 15 – P. Ryan Rebs: 7 – P. Ryan Asts: 1 – Tied (5)
Game 1

2026 Horizon League men's basketball tournament

Schedule

Bracket

Game summaries

Play-In Round

First Round

Second Round

Semifinal Round

Final Round

Awards and honors

All-Tournament Team

References

Related Articles


Play-In Round March 2 Campus Site ESPN+			First Round March 3–4 Campus Sites ESPN+			Second Round March 8 Indianapolis, IN ESPN+			Semifinals March 9 Indianapolis, IN ESPNU/ESPN2			Final March 10 Indianapolis, IN ESPN



			1	Wright State	90

10	Cleveland State	101	10	Cleveland State	61

11	IU Indy	93							1	Wright State	103

			2	Robert Morris	68	5	Green Bay	76	7	Northern Kentucky	90

			9	Youngstown State	53	7	Northern Kentucky	96



			3	Detroit Mercy	84							1	Wright State	66

			8	Milwaukee	63							3	Detroit Mercy	63



			4	Oakland	84

			7	Northern Kentucky	85				2	Robert Morris	64

									3	Detroit Mercy	70

			5	Green Bay	64

			6	Purdue Fort Wayne	56

No. 2 Robert Morris 68, No. 9 Youngstown State 53
Scoring by half: 28–23, 40–30
Pts: 24 – R. Prather Jr. Rebs: 11 – D. Goode Asts: 4 – D. Livingston		Pts: 18 – V. Salaridze Rebs: 9 – V. Salaridze Asts: 3 – J. Nelson
Game 2

No. 3 Detroit Mercy 84, No. 8 Milwaukee 63
Scoring by half: 38–24, 46–39
Pts: 17 – T. Nadeau Rebs: 8 – R. Kalambay Asts: 3 – Tied (2)		Pts: 13 – S. Konneh Rebs: 9 – S. Konneh Asts: 3 – E. Pippa-White
Game 3

No. 4 Oakland 84, No. 7 Northern Kentucky 85
Scoring by half: 31–37, 53–48
Pts: 36 – B. Robinson Rebs: 8 – T. Naivalurua Asts: 5 – I. Garrett		Pts: 19 – D. Oday Rebs: 11 – L. Wells Asts: 4 – Tied (3)
Game 4

No. 5 Green Bay 76, No. 7 Northern Kentucky 96
Scoring by half: 30–36, 46–60
Pts: 18 – Tied (2) Rebs: 4 – Tied (2) Asts: 10 – P. Ruedinger		Pts: 26 – L. Wells Rebs: 9 – L. Wells Asts: 9 – E. Elliott
Game 1

No. 1 Wright State 103, No. 7 Northern Kentucky 90
Scoring by half: 46–44, 57–46
Pts: 25 – M. Cooper Rebs: 10 – M. Imariagbe Asts: 3 – Tied (3)		Pts: 24 – K. Robinson Rebs: 7 – T. Dozier Asts: 7 – E. Elliott
Game 1

No. 2 Robert Morris 64, No. 3 Detroit Mercy 70
Scoring by half: 36–33, 28–37
Pts: 14 – D. Goode Rebs: 10 – D. Goode Asts: 7 – N. Chitikoudis		Pts: 21 – O. Lovejoy Rebs: 10 – L. Geeter Asts: 6 – O. Lovejoy
Game 2

No. 1 Wright State 66, No. 3 Detroit Mercy 63
Scoring by half: 26–29, 40–34
Pts: 19 – T. Burch Rebs: 7 – Tied (3) Asts: 3 – Tied (2)		Pts: 26 – O. Lovejoy Rebs: 9 – L. Geeter Asts: 3 – O. Lovejoy
Championship

Player	Team
T J Burch ^MVP	Wright State
Michael Cooper	Wright State
Legend Geeter	Detroit Mercy
Orlando Lovejoy	Detroit Mercy
L J Wells	Northern Kentucky

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