#MotorCityMadness 10 teams. 9 games. 4 days. 1 champion.
Olympia Entertainment, Horizon League Reach Agreement on Men's Basketball Championship
The addition of the Horizon League Men’s Basketball Championship is a perfect compliment to our wide range of existing sports and entertainment events at our downtown Detroit venues. We look forward to providing an outstanding and memorable tournament experience for the schools, their fans and all participating student-athletes.
- Tom Wilson, President of Olympia Entertainment; May 7, 2015
Community Engagement
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Teams in the community
Green Bay reads at Upton Elementary School
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How do you flip Joe Louis Arena from hockey to basketball? Easy.
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Joe Louis Arena gets basketball makeover for Motor City Madness
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Time to greet our teams!
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Rob Edwards (right) receives his tournament Fathead.
Student-athletes received:
- Court replica courtesy of Connor Sports
- Customized Fathead from Fathead
- Gift bag from Hitachi
- Gear courtesy of Gatorade
- Customized locker room name plate
The Oak Park Band rocked Joe Louis Arena all 4 days. (And the Marriott Renaissance during team welcomes.)
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4 games on 1 day is a heckuva way to open!
Game 1
Green Bay opens the championship by knocking off Cleveland State as Carrington Love sets a new tournament record with 7 steals.
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Game 2
After a slight delay due to a broken rim (courtesy of SAAC Vice President Cody Wichmann), Milwaukee knocks off Northern Kentucky behind Matt Tiby's 21-point, 11-rebound double-double.
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Game 3
Wright State sends UIC home with a historic defensive effort. The Raiders set a tournament record for field-goal percentage allowed.
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Game 4
Behind a career-high 28 points from Detroit-native Carlton Brundidge, the Titans pull away from Youngstown State to close Day 1 with a victory.
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Flint natives Anton Wilson (above) and Cameron Morse (below) squared off in the last game of Day 1.
Day 2
Game 5
Green Bay rallies late to steal a win from Milwaukee, utilizing a 9-0 run with just over five minutes left to knock off its Wisconsin rivals.
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Game 6
Behind J.T. Yoho's 20 points, Wright State raced out to a big lead on Detroit and held on down the stretch to advance into the semifinals.
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Semifinals bring the Madness!
Both semifinal games come down to the last minute!
6,557 come out on Monday night!
Everyone wants to be No. 1 ...
OMG! Valpo ties it!
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For the second straight year, Green Bay is in the League championship!
After Valpo's last-ditch comeback forces overtime, Green Bay goes on a 7-2 run to open the extra session and thwarts any Crusader comeback attempt thereafter.
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Wright State is headed to its 3rd championship game in 4 years!
Wright State's defense holds Oakland to a season-low 55 points, as the Raiders controlled the tempo throughout. J.T. Yoho's late jumper capped a stretch that saw 8 lead changes in the final 5:00 and sent the Raiders back into the League title game.
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Time to crown a champion
These guys made the trip from Green Bay...
...And the Raider Rowdies are here, too!
30th consecutive year that the Horizon League men's basketball championship has been on ESPN
21 years in the waiting: Green Bay are champs!
Behind a dominant first-half defense, Green Bay opens a 12-point halftime lead and holds off Wright State the rest of the way to capture its first Horizon League Men's Basketball tournament championship since 1995.
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This made everyone scream when we saw it together.
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A time for hugs and huddles...
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...before it's officially time to:
After 4 days of playing for Green Bay, it's the Phoenix's turn to thank the band!
All-Tournament Team
- Alec Peters, Valparaiso
- J.T. Yoho, Wright State
- Carrington Love, Green Bay
- Charles Cooper, Green Bay
- Jordan Fouse, Green Bay (MVP)
There's another championship in Titletown! Green Bay is going to the Dance!
- Mike Tirico's call of the #MotorCityMadness championship
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Olympia Entertainment, based in Detroit, put on a first-class event these past few days in the Motor City...The neutral-site tournament had a feel of an upper mid-major conference.
- John Vargo, Tribune-Chronicle
20,900 fans at Joe Louis Arena across 4 days.
Our partners
- Olympia Entertainment
- Little Caesars
- Fathead
- Detroit Sports Commission
- Connor Sports
- Hitachi
- Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center
- Motor City Casino & Hotel
- PC Connections
- Monroe Shocks
- Detroit Convention and Visitors Bureau
Fan gatherings throughout Detroit
476,200 impressions of @HorizonLeague
152,913 page-views & 42,717 website visitors to MotorCityMadness.HorizonLeague.com & HorizonLeague.com from March 4-8.
We wanted everyone to feel like a champion. That was kind of the theme. We started with the students. We wanted our coaches to feel special. We wanted the fans to feel special, and really important to us, we wanted the city of Detroit to feel special. I think we accomplished all those things.
- Jon LeCrone, Commissioner
10 teams. 9 games. 4 days. 1 champion - Green Bay.
The Future is Bright
Detroit Events Center taking shape
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The Detroit Events Center will host the 2018 Horizon League Men's Basketball Championship just months after opening and shortly before the NCAA First & Second Rounds come to town.