| Year: | 2024 |
| Conference: | MEAC |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Arena: | Norfolk Scope |
| City: | Norfolk, Virginia |
| Champions: | Howard |
| Titlecount: | 4th |
| Coach: | Kenny Blakeney |
| Coachcount: | 2nd |
| Television: | ESPN+, ESPN2 |
The 2024 MEAC men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the 2023–24 season in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). The tournament took place during March 13–16, 2024.[1] [2] The tournament winner, Howard, received the conference's automatic invitation to the 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
All 8 teams were eligible for the tournament and were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norfolk State | 11–3 | ||
| 2 | North Carolina Central | 9–5 | 1–1 vs. Norfolk State | |
| 3 | South Carolina State | 9–5 | +3 scoring margin against Howard | |
| 4 | Howard | 9–5 | align="left" | -3 scoring margin against South Carolina State |
| 5 | Morgan State | 7–7 | ||
| 6 | Delaware State | 6–8 | ||
| 7 | Maryland Eastern Shore | 4–10 | ||
| 8 | Coppin State | 1–13 |
| Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 13 | ||||||
| 1 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 1 Norfolk State vs. No. 8 Coppin State | 75–51 | ESPN+ | ||
| 2 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 2 North Carolina Central vs. No. 7 Maryland Eastern Shore | 87–81 | |||
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 14 | ||||||
| 3 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 4 Howard vs. No. 5 Morgan State | 78–65 | ESPN+ | ||
| 4 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 3 South Carolina State vs. No. 6 Delaware State | 58–71 | |||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 15 | ||||||
| 5 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 1 Norfolk State vs. No. 4 Howard | 74–80 | ESPN+ | ||
| 6 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 2 North Carolina Central vs. No. 6 Delaware State | 58–71 | |||
| Championship – Saturday, March 16 | ||||||
| 7 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 4 Howard vs. No. 6 Delaware State | 70–67 | ESPN2 | ||
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