Year: | 1997 |
Conference: | Mid-Continent Conference |
Gender: | Men's |
Teams: | 8 |
Arena: | The MARK of the Quad Cities |
City: | Moline, Illinois |
Champions: | Valparaiso |
Titlecount: | 3rd |
Coach: | Homer Drew |
Coachcount: | 3rd |
Mvp: | Janthony Joseph |
The 1997 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 2–4, 1997, at The MARK of the Quad Cities in Moline, Illinois.[1] This was the 14th edition of the tournament for the Association of Mid-Continent Universities/Mid-Continent Conference, now known as the Summit League.
Top-seeded Valparaiso defeated #3 seed 63–59 to earn an automatic berth into the 1997 NCAA tournament.