Horizon League Reveals Info for 2019 Motor City Madness

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Horizon League Announces Dates and Bracket for 2019 Motor City Madness

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – The Horizon League announced today that the dates and championship brackets for the 2019 Little Caesars Horizon League Basketball Championships have been finalized. Additionally, the Motor City Madness will begin March 5-6 before it culminates with the semifinal and championship games on March 11-12 at Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena.

Also, the 2019 men’s and women’s championship games will take place on Tuesday, March 12. The men playing at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN or ESPN2 and the women starting at noon ET on ESPNU.

Furthermore, the semifinals will be held at Little Caesars Arena on Monday, March 11.  In addition, the women’s contests beginning at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN3 or ESPN+ and the men’s semifinal games on ESPNU starting at 7 p.m. ET.

Both championships will feature eight teams beginning play in quarterfinal action on March 5-6. Nevertheless, the highest available seeds hosting with every game streamed live on ESPN3 or ESPN+.

Horizon League and 313 Presents Final Season

The Horizon League and 313 Presents have mutually agreed that 2019 will be the final year under their current agreement.

“We have enjoyed a great partnership with Olympia Entertainment and 313 Presents to successfully host our men’s and women’s basketball championships in the city of Detroit,” said Horizon League Commissioner Jon LeCrone. “We’re looking forward to Motor City Madness in 2019 in a world-class arena.”

The Council has created an ad hoc committee to explore sites for future league championships, therefore the league retained the services of an Indianapolis based consulting firm to aid in the process, TSE Consulting.

“Opportunities to host future Horizon League Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships will be open to all of our member schools, and their surrounding communities, including Detroit. We are open to collaborative bids from a variety of partners,” continued LeCrone.

Last, the 2019 Little Caesars Horizon League Basketball Championships page for information is in the tweet below.

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