2015 Summit League Men's Basketball Tournament

2015 Summit League Men's Basketball Tournament

Tournament logo
Classification Division I
Season 201415
Teams 8
Site Denny Sanford Premier Center
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Champions North Dakota State (3rd title)
Winning coach David Richman (1st title)
MVP Lawrence Alexander (North Dakota State)
Attendance 35,612[1]
Television Midco Sport Network, ESPN3
ESPN2
Summit League Men's Basketball Tournaments
«2014  2016»
2014–15 The Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
North Dakota State 12 4   .750     23 10   .697
South Dakota State 12 4   .750     24 11   .686
Oral Roberts 10 6   .625     19 15   .559
IPFW 9 7   .563     16 15   .516
South Dakota 9 7   .563     17 16   .515
Denver 6 10   .375     12 18   .400
IUPUI 6 10   .375     10 21   .323
Omaha* 5 11   .313     12 17   .414
Western Illinois 3 13   .188     8 20   .286
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
2015 Summit League Tournament winner

The 2015 Summit League Men's Basketball Tournament was the post-season men's basketball tournament for the Summit League. The 2015 tournament took place March 7–10 at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota for the first time after previously being played at Sioux Falls Arena. With Oral Roberts rejoining the league, the tournament went back to eight teams. The tournament champion received an automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Tournament.

Bracket

[2]

Quarterfinals
Saturday/Sunday March 7–8
Midco Sport Network, ESPN3
Semifinals
Monday March 9
Midco Sport Network, ESPN3
Championship Game
Tuesday March 10
ESPN2
         
1 South Dakota State 87
8 Western Illinois 50
1 South Dakota State 78
5 South Dakota 65
4 IPFW 73
5 South Dakota 82
1 South Dakota State 56
2 North Dakota State 57
2 North Dakota State 61
7 Denver 50
2 North Dakota State 60
3 Oral Roberts 56
3 Oral Roberts 58
6 IUPUI 56

Awards and honors

Source: [3]
Tournament MVP: Lawrence Alexander – North Dakota State

All-Tournament Team:

  • Lawrence Alexander – North Dakota State
  • Obi Emegano – Oral Roberts
  • A.J. Jacobson – North Dakota State
  • Cody Larson – South Dakota State
  • Deondre Parks – South Dakota State

See also

References

  1. "Summit League Basketball Championships Smash Attendance Marks". The Summit League. March 11, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  2. "The 2015 Summit League Men's Basketball Championship". The Summit League. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  3. "Bison Win Second Straight Title in Thrilling Fashion over SDSU". The Summit League. March 10, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2015.

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