Ottumwa, IA – For the second consecutive season, the Indian Hills Men's Basketball squad has earned the No. 3 overall seed in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) DI Men's Basketball Championship, announced during the official bracket reveal Monday night.
The Warriors, winners of the NJCAA Region 11 and NJCAA North Central District Championships, earned an automatic bid to the tournament with Saturday night's 80-75 win over Dawson Community College. With the win, the Warriors punched their ticket to the national tournament in Hutchinson, KS for the 21st time in program history, tied for fifth all-time. The Warriors' 21 trips since 1993 are second-most during the stretch behind Vincennes University (IN).
With the three seed in the tournament, the Warriors earned a bye to the second round and will open up play Monday, March 23 at 8:00 PM CST. Indian Hills will take on the winner of No. 14 seed Gulf Coast State College (FL) and No. 19 seed Brunswick Community College. The first round of the tournament gets underway Saturday, March 21 from the Hutchinson Sports Arena.
Indian Hills has now earned a top-three seed at the national tournament five times since the event became a seeded tournament in 2013. The Warriors have earned three No. 1 seeds, all since 2014.
Gulf Coast, who earned an at-large bid out of the NJCAA South Atlantic District, and Brunswick, winners of the NJCAA Atlantic District Championship, will square off Saturday night at 8:00 PM CST in the opening round. The Warriors have never faced either squad in the NJCAA National Tournament. Gulf Coast is making its first trip to 'Hutch' since 1972 while the Dolphins are making their fourth all-time trip to the national tournament.
Howard College (TX) earned the No. 1 overall in the tournament while College of Southern Idaho secured the No. 2 overall seed ahead of the Warriors. Indian Hills squared off against two national tournament teams during the regular season - No. 9 seed Snow College (UT) and No. 20 seed Mineral Area College (MO).
Fans can catch the duration of the tournament live via ESPN+ with a paid subscription. GoHillsTV, the official streaming platform of Indian Hills Community College, will provide a free audio-only broadcast throughout the tournament.
For more information regarding the national tournament, including schedule, brackets, tickets, hotels, and more, visit: NJCAA DI MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP HOME
Fans can purchase their official Hutch Bound gear through March 16 via: HUTCH BOUND TEAM STORE
NEW YEAR - WHAT TO KNOW
Fans can keep up the Indian Hills Basketball squad all year long through a number of ways:
- X (formerly Twitter): @IHCCAthletics | @IHCCBasketball
- Facebook: Indian Hills Athletics | Indian Hills Basketball
- Instagram: @IHCCAthletics | @IHCCBasketball
- Youtube: Indian Hills Athletics
- Website: www.indianhillsathletics.com
- Catch up with the history of Indian Hills Men's Basketball: Indian Hills Men's Basketball Record Book
- All home games are played at Hellyer Student Life Center on the Indian Hills - Ottumwa campus
HOW TO WATCH
As always, GoHillsTV provides free live broadcasts of all Indian Hills Men's Basketball home, away, and postseason games. Fans can tune in a number of ways all season long:
- GoHillsTV App: Download the Iowa Media Network app on your android or ios device and navigate to the GoHillsTV section
- Website: https://www.iowamedianetwork.com/gohillstv to catch all live and archived information
- Roku Streaming Device (new): Have a Roku TV or streaming stick? Download the GoHillsTV app to start streaming today!
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