THE FOLLOWING IS A NEWS-GAZETTE ARTICLE BY JENNIFER BAILEY
DANVILLE — Teams qualified over the weekend, and the official bracket will be released at 2 p.m. Tuesday on the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) YouTube channel.
In another week, the NJCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Championship returns to Danville, from March 17-22.
The Mary Miller Center on the Danville Area Community College campus has hosted the championship since 1994.
Organizers are wrapping up all final touches in preparation, said tournament chairman Brian Hensgen.
“This will be our 32nd year of hosting. (It’s) only possible with our strong community of sponsors and volunteers,” Hensgen said.
The tournament will feature 20 teams and 32 total games in a false double-elimination format.
The 2025 championship marks the second year of the 20-team field, with 16 automatic qualifiers and four at-large selections.
A national champion will be crowned at 7:30 p.m. March 22.
Teams will travel to Danville from across the country, spanning from Florida to Maryland to Arizona.
Schedule (all times CT):
March 17: 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.
March 18: 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.
March 19: 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.
March 20: Noon, 2 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
March 21: 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.
March 22: Noon, 7th-place game; 2:30 p.m., 5th-place game; 5:30 p.m., 3rd-place game; 7:30 p.m., championship game.
Single-day tickets are $20 a day. All-tournament passes, which include all games, are $100 a pass.
Online ticket sales are available through the DACC box office.
Tickets will also be sold at the fan entrances.
Cash or major credit cards will be accepted.
More information can be found at njcaa.org/championships/sports/mbkb/div2/index.
Since 1938, the NJCAA has served as the premier governing body for two-year collegiate athletics, providing student-athletes with opportunities to prepare, compete, succeed and achieve in both their academic and athletic disciplines, according to the organization.
The NJCAA is the second-largest national intercollegiate athletic association in the U.S., with 514 member schools and 3,400 teams competing in 28 different sports.
Each year, the NJCAA sponsors 57 national championship events consisting of three invitationals.
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