ST. LOUIS - Indiana State men's basketball is the No. 1 seed in the 2024 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, announced by the league office Monday morning.

Indiana State earned the No. 1 seed with a 17-3 MVC record (26-5 overall). The Sycamores are a full game ahead of the Bulldogs from Drake University, who landed at the No. 2 spot. The top four is rounded out by Bradley (13-7 MVC) and Northern Iowa (12-8 MVC). The top four seeds earn a bye through the first round. The tournament champion earns an automatic bid to the Big Dance - the NCAA Tournament.

The Sycamores open up the MVC Tournament on Friday at 1 p.m. ET/12 p.m. CT versus the winner of No. 8 Murray State and No. 9 Missouri State.

INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY PREGAME EVENT proudly presented by Indiana State University Federal Credit Union 
For fans planning to make the trip to St. Louis, join the Indiana State University Alumni Association and Sycamore Athletics for a Pregame Event at the team hotel in the Promenade Ballroom from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (CT) prior to the 12:00 p.m. Sycamore Basketball game. Parking at the hotel is extremely limited; there are surface lots and parking garages available in the area. 

Friday, March 8, 2024
The Westin St. Louis | Promenade Ballroom | 811 Spruce Street | St. Louis, MO
9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (CT)

The 2022-23 Postseason
Last season, ISU was the No. 5 seed headed into the tournament. It played the No. 12 seed Evansville in the first round, coming out on top 97-58. On day two, the Sycamores narrowly escaped Belmont in a high-scoring affair, winning 94-91. ISU had its tournament run ended by Bradley in the Semifinals, falling 71-70. The 2022-23 Sycamores' season was not quite finished, accepting an invitation into the College Basketball Invitation (CBI), where it earned the No. 1 seed in the Dayton Beach tournament. This was ISU's first postseason appearance since 2014.

In the CBI, No. 1 Indiana State opened with #16 USC Update and won 67-62, the first postseason win since 2001. The next game ended the season for good, as ISU fell to No. 8 Eastern Kentucky 89-88.

Overall in postseason play, ISU basketball is 28-38 with a 21-29 record on a neutral floor.

2024 STATE FARM MVC MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT - GAME SCHEDULE

THURSDAY, MARCH 7
12 pm -- GAME 1 (#8 Murray State vs. #9 Missouri State)
2:30 pm* -- GAME 2 (#5 Belmont vs. #12 Valparaiso)
6 pm -- GAME 3 (#7 Illinois State vs. #10 Evansville)
8:30 pm* -- GAME 4 (#6 Southern Illinois vs. #11 UIC)

FRIDAY, MARCH 8
12 pm -- GAME 5 (#1 Indiana State vs. Game 1 winner)
2:30 pm* -- GAME 6 (#4 UNI vs. Game 2 winner)
6 pm -- GAME 7 (#2 Drake vs. Game 3 winner)
8:30 pm* -- GAME 8 (#3 Bradley vs. Game 4 winner)

SATURDAY, MARCH 9
2:30 pm -- GAME 9 (Game 5 & 6 winners)
5 pm* -- GAME 10 (Game 7 & 8 winners)

SUNDAY, MARCH 10
1:10 pm -- MVC Championship Game

* Times of second games of sessions are approximate
** Times are all in Central Time



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