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Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Men's Basketball Punches Ticket To National Tournament

Group picture of men's basketball team for the 2023-2024 season.

Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ men's 2023-2024 basketball team.The No. 1 ranked Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ (Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ) Nighthawk men’s basketball team (27-1) received an at-large invitation to compete in the National Junior College Athletics Association (NJCAA) Division 2 Men’s Basketball National Tournament, held March 18-23 at the Mary Miller Center in Danville, Illinois.

The tournament will feature a 20-team field, including 16 automatic district qualifiers and four at-large invitations. In today’s selection show, provided by the NJCAA Network, Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ was selected as the No. 5 seed and will face No. 12 seed Johnson County Community College Monday, March 18 at 6 p.m.

“Our guys have shown all year that they are one of the best teams in the nation and are deserving of the at-large bid,â€� Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ men’s basketball head coach Dillon Hargrove said. “We would like to thank the committee for their consideration to include us in this year’s tournament. Johnson County Community College is a very good team. They are well-coached and we are excited to prepare for them.â€�

“We are so incredibly proud of our young men for a great season that is not over yet,â€� Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Athletic Director Rich Thompson said. “We would like to thank the NJCAA committee for giving us an at-large bid to the national tournament and we look forward to following the Nighthawks every step of the way.â€�

The 2024 NJCAA Division 2 National Tournament will be streamed live by the .

For more information on schedules, rosters and more, visit Nighthawk Athletics online. Fans can also follow the Nighthawks all season on social media.

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