CHICAGO, Ill. – Last week, the Illinois Tech men's basketball team was selected to participate in the United States Collegiate Athletic Association National Championships for the second straight year, qualifying as the eight-team tournament's fourth-seed. The Scarlet Hawks will be heading to Lemont Furnace, Pennsylvania on Tuesday for the tournament, which will take place from Wednesday through Saturday.
Below is information on all aspects on this week's events.
FULL SCARLET HAWK SCHEDULE (a PDF of the full tournament schedule and bracket can be found here)
The Scarlet Hawks will play on Wednesday, February 28 at 4:00 p.m. eastern (3:00 p.m. central) in Penn State-Fayette's Main Gym against fifth-seeded Rochester College. A win would put the Scarlet Hawks in a winner's bracket contest on Thursday at 8:00 p.m. eastern (7:00 p.m. central) in the Main Gym, while a loss put them in a consolation game on Thursday at 11:15 a.m. (10:15 a.m. central) in the campus' Maltho Center. If the Scarlet Hawks win on both Wednesday afternoon and Thursday evening, Tech will advance to the USCAA National Championship on Saturday in the Main Gym.
LIVE STATS AND STREAMING
The USCAA plans on providing live streaming and statistics for the tournament matches with live audio included. Links to each Illinois Tech men's basketball contest can be found on the team's schedule page.
SITE INFORMATION, TICKETING and PARKING
All tournament matches will be played on the campus of Penn State-Fayette, located at 2201 University Drive in Lemont Furnace, Pennsylvania, just two miles north of the city of Uniontown. Parking will be available free of charge. Admission costs are $10.00 per day for spectators (all of the day's games included). Week-long tournament passes will be available online and on-site for $30.00.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION and QUESTIONS
Additional information can be found in the USCAA's Basketball Information Packet. For further questions in regards to tournament information, contact Phillip Hines at phillip.hines@theuscaa.com.