Tonight! Sinclair to Host Opening Round Game of Regional Tournament

The (5)Sinclair Men’s Basketball (27-2, 13-1) will host Clark State on TONIGHT, March 1 at 6:30 p.m. in the opening round of the NJCAA Division II Region XII District 11 Men’s Basketball Tournament.

This will be your final opportunity to cheer on this record setting group at home as they play their final game in Building 8 Arena.

The Pride won the 2015-16 OCCAC Regular Season Conference Championship and has been ranked in the Top 10 of the NJCAA D-II Basketball Polls all year, getting as high as #2 for three consecutive weeks. 

The Pride finished the regular season 27-2 overall with a final NJCAA ranking of #5 in the nation.  After starting the season with a record breaking 21 straight wins, they finished with 27 wins that also set a record for most regular season victories.

Sinclair earned the #1 seed in the District 11 Tournament that tips off Tuesday at the only Arena in the Nation named Building 8 on the Downtown Dayton Campus at Sinclair.  Their opening round opponent will be the #8 seed Clark State (6-22).

The winner of the opening round game will advance to the District Final Four playing the winner of the 4/5 game (#4 Owens - #5 Cuyahoga) on Friday night at 6pm, that game will be played at Ohio Christian University.

The Finals of the District will be played on Saturday at 4:30pm at Ohio Christian University with the winner advancing to NJCAA Division II Sweet 16 Men’s Basketball Tournament in Danville, IL on March 15th.

You can also get results and stats at: www.SinclairAthletics.com