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2008 MEAC men's basketball tournament

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2008 MEAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2007–08
Teams11
SiteRBC Center
Raleigh, North Carolina
ChampionsCoppin State (4th title)
Winning coachRon Mitchell (4th title)
MVPTywain McKee[1] (Coppin State)
TelevisionESPN Classic
← 2007
2009 ⊟
2007–08 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Morgan State 14 2   .875 22 11   .667
Hampton 11 5   .688 18 12   .600
Norfolk State 11 5   .688 16 15   .516
Delaware State 10 6   .625 14 16   .467
North Carolina A&T 9 7   .563 15 16   .484
Florida A&M 9 7   .563 15 17   .469
Coppin State 7 9   .438 16 21   .432
South Carolina State 7 9   .438 13 20   .394
Bethune–Cookman 5 11   .313 11 21   .344
Howard 3 13   .188 6 26   .188
Maryland Eastern Shore 2 14   .125 4 28   .125
Winston-Salem State   12 18   .400
2008 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[2]

The 2008 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place on March 11–15, 2008 at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina.[3] The championship game was televised by ESPN Classic.

Bracket

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First round
Tuesday-Wednesday, March 11–12
Quarterfinals
Wednesday-Thursday, March 12–13
Semifinals
Friday, March 14
Final
Saturday, March 15
            
10 Howard 74OT
7 Coppin State 75
7 Coppin State 75
2 Hampton 74OT
7 Coppin State 67
3 Norfolk State 65
6 Florida A&M 70
11 Maryland Eastern Shore 61
6 Florida A&M 61
3 Norfolk State 69
7 Coppin State 62
1 Morgan State 60
5 North Carolina A&T 62
4 Delaware State 64
4 Delaware State 55
1 Morgan State 61
8 South Carolina State 78
9 Bethune–Cookman 69
8 South Carolina State 68
1 Morgan State 77

References

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