2019-20 NACC MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT CENTRAL

CHICAGO—The Illinois Institute of Technology men's basketball team (12-13, 10-10 NACC) will embark on the 2019-20 NACC Tournament for the second-consecutive season. The No. 6 Scarlet Hawks will take on No. 3 Concordia University (Wis.) in a first-round match on Tuesday, February 25 at 7:00 p.m. in Mequon, Wisconsin.

The Scarlet Hawks kicked-off the 2019-20 campaign with a 1-7 overall record, and concluded January with a 6-12 mark before their surge in February secured them the No. 6 spot in the 2019-20 NACC Tournament. After beginning February with a 4-9 record in NACC play, the Scarlet Hawks managed to win six of their last seven contests to sneak themselves into the six-team tournament field on the final day of the regular season with an 87-80 win over Rockford on February 22. 

IIT, who swept their season series with Concordia (Wis.) by scores of 83-74 (January 4) and 70-64 (February 18), currently sport a 2-1 all-time record in the NACC Tournament after they advanced to the championship game in 2018-19, where they fell to Aurora 71-57. 

The 2019-20 NACC Men's Basketball Tournament Champion will earn the conference's automatic berth into the 2019-20 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament. 

2019-20 NACC Men's Basketball Tournament

First Round - Tuesday, February 25
No. 6 Illinois Tech at No. 3 Concordia Wisconsin, 7 p.m.
No. 5 MSOE at No. 4 Lakeland, 7 p.m.

Semifinals - Thursday, February 27
Higher remaining seed (3,4,5) at No. 2 Wisconsin Lutheran, 7 p.m.
Lower remaining seed (4,5,6) at No. 1 Benedictine, 7 p.m.

Final - Saturday, February 29
Semifinal winners at higher seed, TBA