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Sunday, March 6, 2011

2011 MEAC Men’s Basketball Championship Schedule

The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) announced its men's pairings for the 2011 MEAC Basketball Tournament, March 8-12 at the Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Bethune-Cookman will enter the tournament as the top seed after closing out the regular-season with a 13-3 mark in MEAC play and will compete for the tournament title and an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball tournament.

A bonus game between the North Carolina Central and Savannah State men's basketball teams will also highlight championship day.

Bethune-Cookman's C.J. Reed was named MEAC Player of the Year. Delaware State's Casey Walker was chosen as the MEAC Rookie of the Year and Norfolk State's Kyle O'Quinn earned Defensive Player of the Year honors. Bethune-Cookman's Clifford Reed was voted by his counterparts at the MEAC Coach of the Year.

2011 MEAC Men’s Basketball Championship Schedule

Tuesday, March 8 - Opening Round
6:30 PM Game 4 - No. 7 Florida A&M vs. No. 10 Maryland Eastern Shore
9:00 PM Game 5 - No. 8 Delaware State vs. No. 9 South Carolina State

Wednesday, March 9 - Opening Round/Quarterfinals
3:00 PM Game 8 - No. 6 Norfolk State vs. No. 11 Howard
7:00 PM Game 9 - No. 1 Bethune-Cookman vs. Winner of Game 5
9:30 PM Game 10 - No. 2 Hampton vs. Winner of Game 4

Thursday, March 10 - Quarterfinals
6:00 PM Game 13 - No. 3 Coppin State vs. Winner of Game 8
8:00 PM Game 14 - No. 4 Morgan State vs. No. 5 North Carolina A&T

Friday, March 11 - Semifinals
6:00 PM Game 17 - Winner of Game 9 vs. Winner of Game 14
8:00 PM Game 18 - Winner of Game 10 vs. Winner of Game 13

Saturday, March 12 - Championship Final (ESPN2)
11:00 AM BONUS GAME - North Carolina Central vs. Savannah State (men’s)
2:00 PM Game 19 - Winner of Game 17 vs. Winner of Game 18

2011 Men's MEAC Basketball Tournament Bracket






By MEAC Media Relations

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