Lions Qualify for NCAA South Central Regional Men’s Basketball Tournament as Eighth Seed, will Face Lubbock Christian
INDIANAPOLIS – The Texas A&M University-Commerce men’s basketball team is NCAA Division II Tournament bound for the first time since 2019 and ninth time in program history as members of Division II, as announced by the NCAA on Sunday evening. The Lions are the eighth seed in the South Central Region and will face top seed and host institution Lubbock Christian in the regional quarterfinal on Saturday at 5 p.m..
A&M-Commerce has a record of 17-8 on the year and advances to the 22nd postseason in program history. Behind the hosts Chaps, the Lone Star Conference’s automatic qualifier West Texas A&M earns the No. 2 seed, the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference’s automatic qualifier Black Hills State is the third seed. Colorado Mesa is the fourth seed, followed by Texas A&M-Kingsville as the fifth seed. Full NCAA Division II Tournament can be found HERE.
The Lions previously qualified for the NCAA Tournament in 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2019. A&M-Commerce has made the NCAA Tournament in three of the five seasons under coach Jaret von Rosenberg.
The Lion Sports Network will carry all NCAA Championship games live on 88.9 KETR-FM in Commerce and online at www.KETR.org.
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