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Horizon League men's basketball tournament

Horizon League men's basketball tournament
SportCollege basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Number of teams12
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Current stadiumIndiana Farmers Coliseum
Current locationIndianapolis, Indiana
Played1980–present
Last contest2023
Current championNorthern Kentucky (4)
Most championshipsButler Bulldogs (7)
TV partner(s)ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and ESPN+
Official websitehttps://horizonleague.org/tournaments/?id=63
Host stadiums
Roberts Municipal Stadium (1980–1983)
Campus locations (1981, 2003–2015, 2019–present)
Frederickson Fieldhouse (1981)
Riverfront Coliseum (1981, 1992)
Mabee Center (1982, 1985)
UIC Pavilion (1984, 1999–2000)
Market Square Arena (1986–1988, 1993)
University of Dayton Arena (1989–1991)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (1994, 2004, 2008–2010)
Nutter Center (1995–1997, 2001, 2007)
Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena (1998)
CSU Convocation Center (2002)
U.S. Cellular Arena (2003–2006, 2011)
Athletics–Recreation Center (2012–2013, 2015)
Resch Center (2014)
Joe Louis Arena (2016–2017)
Little Caesars Arena (2018–2019)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum (2020–present)

The Horizon League men's basketball conference tournament is held annually at the end of the men's college basketball regular season. The tournament has been played each year since 1980. The winner of the tournament is designated the Horizon League Tournament Champion and receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA men's basketball tournament. The finals of the tournament are typically among the first held before the field for the NCAA tournament is announced.