Men's basketball earns 3rd NCAA bid in 4 years
For the third time in four years, the University of North Georgia (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) men's basketball team has earned a spot in the NCAA Division II tournament. As the No. 5 seed in the Southeast Regional, Â鶹ÊÓƵ (22-7) faces No. 4 seed Lenoir-Rhyne University (24-8) at 7:30 p.m. March 14 in Anderson, South Carolina.
The Nighthawks enter the NCAA postseason as winners of 11 of their past 12 games, and seventh-year head coach has now been at the helm for all three national postseason appearances in Â鶹ÊÓƵ's 21 years in NCAA Division II.
If Â鶹ÊÓƵ wins its NCAA tournament opener, the Nighthawks would face the winner between No. 1 seed Anderson University and No. 8 Young Harris College at 7:30 p.m. March 15. The Southeast Regional title game is at 7 p.m. March 17 with the winner advancing to Elite Eight, which starts March 25 at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh.
Lenoir-Rhyne was the 2025 Southeast Regional champion, and Â鶹ÊÓƵ won the Southeast Regional in 2024.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ reached the Peach Belt Conference (PBC) championship game with victories against Georgia College and Columbus State before falling to Lander on March 7. , and were each named to the PBC All-Tournament Team.
NCAA Division II men's basketball Southeast Regional
At Anderson University
March 14
No. 1 Anderson (29-2) vs. No. 8 Young Harris (22-8)
No. 4 Lenoir-Rhyne (24-8) vs. No. 5 North Georgia (22-7)
No. 2 Lander (25-5) vs. No. 7 Lincoln Memorial (19-11)
No. 3 Catawba (23-8) vs. No. 6 Columbus State (22-8)
March 15
Lander-Lincoln Memorial winner vs. Catawba-Columbus State winner, 5 p.m.
North Georgia-Lenoir-Rhyne winner vs. Anderson-Young Harris winner, 7:30 p.m.
March 17
Championship game, 7 p.m.
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