NCAA DII men's basketball selection announcement  l  Watch: Warriors celebrate the announcement

Game Notes and Team Info:  Game preview  l  ESU hosts Atlantic Regional (PDF)

Bracket: Interactive  l  PDF  l  NCAA composite stats

Tuesday regional final coverage:
Morning Call - Passion at heart of ESU's success
Pocono Record - ESU gets another shot vs. West Liberty

Atlantic Regional All-Tournament Team
Cedric Harris, West Liberty (MVP)
CJ Hester, West Liberty
Whis Grant, East Stroudsburg
Marcel Souberbielle, IUP
Mark Thomas, Livingstone

RESULTS

Tuesday - Atlantic Region final
7:00 - West Liberty 89, ESU 82

Sunday
5:00 - West Liberty 86, IUP 85 (3OT)
7:30 - ESU 66, Gannon 58

Saturday
12:00 - IUP 75, West Chester 68
2:30 -  West Liberty 88, Glenville State 72
6:00 - ESU 99, Livingstone 98
8:30 - Gannon 66, Charleston 64


TICKETS: See below for Online Order Form


TV Coverage:
Tuesday, 7 p.m. - ESU vs. West Liberty - Blue Ridge TV-13
Sunday, 7:30 p.m. - ESU vs. Gannon - Blue Ridge TV-13
Saturday, 6 p.m. - ESU vs. Livingstone - Blue Ridge TV-13

Online Coverage:
Tuesday - Atlantic Region final here
Sunday - both second-round games online here
Saturday - all 4 first-round games online here

Radio (ESU): WESS 90.3 FM

Visiting ESU (directions, campus map)



EAST STROUDSBURG - East Stroudsburg University (28-1), which won the PSAC championship for the second time in three years earlier in the day, earned the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Championship's Atlantic Region and will serve as the regional host this weekend, it was announced Sunday night.

The Warriors are in the tournament for the fourth time in the last five years, earning at-large bids in 2010 and 2013 and the PSAC's automatic bid in 2012 and 2014. ESU topped West Chester, 92-80, in the PSAC championship game Sunday afternoon.

ESU will host an NCAA men's basketball regional for the first time in program history, and look for its second NCAA Tournament win. The Warriors advanced to the second round in 1990.

ESU is ranked No. 2 nationally in Division II in last week's NABC DII Coaches Poll. The Warriors, under 12th-year head coach Jeff Wilson, are one of three Atlantic Region teams to advance to the NCAA Tournament in four of the last five years.

The four regional quarterfinal games will be played on Saturday, March 15, followed by semifinal games on Sunday and the Atlantic Region final on Tuesday, March 18.

The eight regional winners from across Division II will advance to the NCAA DII Elite Eight in Evansville, Indiana on March 26-29.

No. 1 seed East Stroudsburg will face No. 8 Livingstone, the CIAA tournament champion, in the regional quarterfinals. Other match-ups are No. 2 West Liberty vs. No. 7 Glenville State, No. 3 Indiana (Pa.) vs. No. 6 West Chester, and No. 4 Charleston (W.V.) vs. No. 5 Gannon. West Liberty is the three-time defending regional champion.

ESU is 16-0 at Koehler Fieldhouse this year and has an 18-game home winning streak overall entering the Atlantic Regional.


NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional (held at East Stroudsburg)
1. East Stroudsburg (PSAC automatic)
2. West Liberty
3. Indiana (Pa.)
4. Charleston (W.V.)
5. Gannon
6. West Chester
7. Glenville State
8. Livingstone (CIAA automatic)


SATURDAY - session 1
12:00 - #3 Indiana (Pa.) vs. #6 West Chester
2:30 - #2 West Liberty vs. #7 Glenville State

SATURDAY - session 2
6:00 - #1 ESU vs. #8 Livingstone
8:30 - #4 Charleston vs. #5 Gannon

SUNDAY - session 3
5:00 - Semifinal 1 (3-6 vs. 2-7)
7:30 - Semifinal 2 (1-8 vs. 4-5)

TUESDAY - session 4
7:00 - Atlantic Region championship (winner advances to NCAA DII Elite Eight)


TICKET INFORMATION
* Online Ticket Order Form - Click Here
* tickets will also be sold 1 hour prior to each session

* Please Note: online sales for Tuesday will stop at 5 p.m.  Tickets will still be available at the venue.

Tickets for Session 4 (Atlantic Region championship)
$15 - Adults
$12 - Students and Seniors

All Session Pass
$50 - Adults
$40 - Students and Seniors

Tickets for Session 1, Session 2 and Session 3
$12 - Adults
$10 - Students and Seniors


ESU coverage
Morning Call - Nwaniemeka tough to pronounce, harder to guard
Pocono Record - Defense a big factor for ESU
Morning Call - Runkle perfect leader for Warriors

PSAC championship recap (ESU 92, West Chester 80)
Grant on Daktronics All-Region 1st team (March 13)


TEAM CAPSULES  l  Game Notes and Team Info (PDF)  Combined Stats (PDF)


#1 EAST STROUDSBURG  l  Schedule  l  Statistics  l  Roster
Record: 28-1
National Ranking: #2 in Division II
Qualification: PSAC automatic bid
NCAA Tournament appearances: 5th
All-time NCAA Tournament record: 1-4
Last appearance: 2013 (4th in 5 years)
This year's results vs. Livingstone: n/a

Head Coach: Jeff Wilson
Record (Years): 211-128 (12th year)
Career Record (Years): same
NCAA Tournaments: 4th

DII Ranks
Scoring: 85.6 ppg (23)
Defense: 67.8 ppg (34)
Scoring Margin: +17.8 (4)
Field Goal %: 45.9 (123)
Field Goal D: 42.9 (80)
3-Point %: 36.2 (115)
3-Point FG: 9.1 (24)
Free Throw %: 70.2 (147)
Reb Margin: +0.8 (144)
TO Margin: +7.7 (1)
Steals: 10.9 (3)
Blocks: 3.3 (113)

Top Scoring: Jr. G Whis Grant (16.9 ppg), Fr. F Rasheed Moore (13.5 ppg), So. G Jamal Nwaniemeka (13.2 ppg)
Top Rebounds: Fr. F Rasheed Moore (6.4 rpg), Sr. F Zechariah Runkle (5.3 rpg), Jr. F Lamont Tillery (4.3 rpg)
Top Assists:  Jr. G Matt Tobin (182), Jr. G Whis Grant (80), So. G Malcolm Richardson (56)
Top Steals: Jr. G Matt Tobin (63), Jr. G Whis Grant (44), So. G Jamal Nwaniemeka (39)
Top Blocks: Fr. F Rasheed Moore (22), Sr. F Zechariah Runkle (21), So. G Jamal Nwaniemeka (17)

Daktronics All-Region Selections: Grant (1st team)
All-PSAC East Selections: Grant, Tobin (1st team), Moore (2nd team, Freshman of the Year)

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#8 LIVINGSTONE  l  Schedule  l  Statistics  l  Roster
Record: 21-7
Qualification: CIAA automatic bid
NCAA Tournament appearances: 2nd
All-time NCAA Tournament record: 0-1
Last appearance: 2013 (2nd straight)
This year's results vs. East Stroudsburg: n/a

Head Coach: James Stinson
Record (Years): 143-140 (10th year)
Career Record (Years): 415-298
NCAA Tournaments: 2nd

DII Ranks
Scoring: 85.5 ppg (24)
Defense: 77.2 ppg (203)
Scoring Margin: +8.3 (45)
Field Goal %: 44.0 (182)
Field Goal D: 43.5 (105)
3-Point %: 34.0 (177)
3-Point FG: 8.0 (69)
Free Throw %: 71.6 (115)
Reb Margin: +0.7 (147)
TO Margin: +3.6 (23)
Steals: 8.8 (18)
Blocks: 3.4 (111)

Top Scoring: Sr. G Mark Thomas (20.9 ppg), Sr. G Jody Hill (18.4 ppg), So. G Eric Mayo (10.0 ppg)
Top Rebounds: So. G Eric Mayo (7.9 rpg), Jr. F Christian Henry (5.3 rpg), Sr. G Anthony Welch (4.6 rpg)
Top Assists:  Sr. G Mark Thomas (133), So. G Eric Dubose (63), Sr. G Jody Hill (37)
Top Steals: Sr. G Mark Thomas (64), Sr. G Jody Hill (43), So. G Eric Mayo (31)
Top Blocks: So. G Eric Mayo (24), Sr. G Anthony Welch (17), Jr. F Christian Henry (15)

Daktronics All-Region selections: Thomas (1st team)
All-CIAA Selections: Thomas, Hill (1st team), Thomas (Player of the Year)

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#2 WEST LIBERTY  l  Schedule  l  Statistics  l  Roster
Record: 26-3
National Ranking: #7 in Division II
Qualification: At-large
NCAA Tournament appearances: 6th
All-time NCAA Tournament record: 13-5 (3-time defending regional champion)
Last appearance: 2013 (5th straight)
This year's results vs. Glenville State: W 107-88 - Jan. 13 at West Liberty, W 109-97 - Feb. 22 at Glenville State

Head Coach: Jim Crutchfield
Record (Years): 267-48 (10th year)
Career Record (Years): same
NCAA Tournaments: 6th

DII Ranks
Scoring: 102.9 ppg (1)
Defense: 82.2 ppg (254)
Scoring Margin: +20.7 (2)
Field Goal %: 50.0 (13)
Field Goal D: 45.9 (204)
3-Point %: 41.5 (5)
3-Point FG: 12.9 (3)
Free Throw %: 74.7 (35)
Reb Margin: +3.2 (77)
TO Margin: +6.9 (2)
Steals: 10.1 (5)
Blocks: 5.0 (19)

Top Scoring: Sr. G Cedric Harris (17.6 ppg), Jr. G C. J. Hester (14.8 ppg), Jr. G Shawn Dyer (14.0 ppg)
Top Rebounds: Jr. G C. J. Hester (8.2 rpg), Sr. F Keene Cockburn (6.3 rpg), Jr. G Shawn Dyer (4.9 rpg)
Top Assists:  Sr. G Cedric Harris (163), Jr. G Shawn Dyer (107), So. F Seger Bonifant (58)
Top Steals: Sr. G Cedric Harris (67), Jr. G Shawn Dyer (43), Jr. G C. J. Hester (42)
Top Blocks: Sr. F Keene Cockburn (77), Fr. G Zak Kirkbride (21), So. F Seger Bonifant (15)

Daktronics All-Region Selections: Harris (1st team, Player of the Year), Hester (2nd team)
All-MEC Selections: Harris (1st team, Player of the Year), Hester (2nd team), Crutchfield (co-Coach of the Year)

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#7 GLENVILLE STATE  l  Schedule  l  Statistics  l  Roster
Record: 18-10
Qualification: At-large
NCAA Tournament appearances: 1st
Last appearance: n/a
This year's results vs. West Liberty: L 88-107 - Jan. 13 at West Liberty, L 97-109 - Feb. 22 at Glenville State

Head Coach: Stephen Dye
Record (Years): 38-71 (4th year)
Career Record (Years): same
NCAA Tournaments: 1st

DII Ranks
Scoring: 81.9 ppg (50)
Defense: 80.0 (231)
Scoring Margin: +1.9 (142)
Field Goal %: 48.4 (45)
Field Goal D: 46.5 (225)
3-Point %: 35.2 (144)
3-Point FG: 8.1 (59)
Free Throw %: 67.4 (226)
Reb Margin: -1.4 (192)
TO Margin: +0.6 (117)
Steals: 9.0 (12)
Blocks: 3.7 (87)

Top Scoring: Sr. F Lamar Mallory (18.7 ppg), Jr. G Donte Morales (16.4 ppg), Sr. G Kevin Gray (12.8 ppg)
Top Rebounds: Sr. F Lamar Mallory (8.3 rpg), Jr. G Donte Morales (5.5 rpg), Jr. F Jordan McCloud (4.1 rpg)
Top Assists:  Jr. G Reggie Williams (120), Sr. G Kevin Gray (47), Jr. G Donte Morales (46)
Top Steals: Sr. G Kevin Gray (53), Jr. G Reggie Williams (44), Sr. G Lamont Cole (30)
Top Blocks: Sr. F Lamar Mallory (23), Fr. G Brett Morris (22), Jr. G Donte Morales (17)

Daktronics All-Region Selections: Mallory (2nd team)
All-MEC Selections: Mallory (1st team), Morales (2nd team)

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#3 IUP  l  Schedule  l  Statistics  l  Roster
Record: 23-4
National Ranking: #15 in Division II
Qualification: At-large
NCAA Tournament appearances: 13th
All-time NCAA Tournament record: 23-12
Last appearance: 2013 (6th straight)
This year's results vs. West Chester: n/a

Head Coach: Joe Lombardi
Record (Years): 172-69 (8th year)
Career Record (Years): same
NCAA Tournaments: 6th

DII Ranks
Scoring: 71.3 ppg (227)
Defense: 59.1 ppg (2)
Scoring Margin: +12.1 (17)
Field Goal %: 46.8 (89)
Field Goal D: 39.2 (6)
3-Point %: 30.9 (246)
3-Point FG: 5.6 (231)
Free Throw %: 74.4 (44)
Reb Margin: +5.0 (39)
TO Margin: +1.6 (72)
Steals: 7.7 (52)
Blocks: 3.7 (82)

Top Scoring: Sr. F Marcel Souberbielle (15.8 ppg), Sr. G Mathis Keita (15.1 ppg), Jr. G Devante Chance (11.0 ppg)
Top Rebounds: Sr. G Mathis Keita (5.6 rpg), Sr. F Marcel Souberbielle (5.4 rpg), R-So. F Devon Cottrell (5.0 rpg)
Top Assists:  Jr. G Devante Chance (118), Sr. G Mathis Keita (101), So. G Brandon Norfleet (60)
Top Steals: Jr. G Devante Chance (50), Sr. G Mathis Keita (39), Sr. F Marcel Souberbielle (39)
Top Blocks: R-So. F Devon Cottrell (55), Sr. G Mathis Keita (11), R-Jr. F Jeremy Jeffers (11)

All-PSAC West Selections: Keita, Souberbielle (1st team), Chance (2nd team)

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#6 WEST CHESTER  l  Schedule  l  Statistics  l  Roster
Record: 20-9
Qualification: At-large
NCAA Tournament appearances: 7th
All-time NCAA Tournament record: 0-7
Last appearance: 2003
This year's results vs. IUP: n/a

Head Coach: Damien Blair
Record (Years): 111-55 (6th year)
Career Record (Years): same
NCAA Tournaments: 1st

DII Ranks
Scoring: 80.7 ppg (69)
Defense: 75.7 ppg (176)
Scoring Margin: +5.0 (86)
Field Goal %: 44.4 (165)
Field Goal D: 42.3 (61)
3-Point %: 34.0 (177)
3-Point FG: 5.5 (238)
Free Throw %: 73.1 (73)
Reb Margin: +5.7 (30)
TO Margin: -0.4 (177)
Steals: 9.4 (9)
Blocks: 2.5 (208)

Top Scoring: Sr. G Troy Hockaday (16.8 ppg), Jr. G Cory Blake (12.6 ppg), Sr. G Shannon Givens (12.0 ppg)
Top Rebounds: So. F Matt Wiseley (6.7 rpg), Jr. G Cory Blake (6.0 rpg), Sr. G Troy Hockaday (5.0 rpg),
Top Assists:  Sr. G Shannon Givens (87), Sr. G Troy Hockaday (70), So. F Matt Wiseley (49)
Top Steals: Jr. G Cory Blake (50), Sr. G Troy Hockaday (49), So. F Matt Wiseley (33)
Top Blocks: Sr. G Troy Hockaday (17), Jr. C Eric Frans (14), Jr. G Cory Blake (14)

All-PSAC East Selections: Hockaday (1st team), Blake (2nd team)

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#4 CHARLESTON (W. V.)  l  Schedule  l  Statistics  l  Roster
Record: 21-8
Qualification: At-large
NCAA Tournament appearances: 6th
All-time NCAA Tournament record: 2-5
Last appearance: 2012 (2nd in 3 years)
This year's results vs. Gannon: n/a

Head Coach: Dwaine Osborne
Record (Years): 21-8 (1st year)
Career Record (Years): 110-115 (8th year)
NCAA Tournaments: 1st

DII Ranks
Scoring: 76.0 ppg (141)
Defense: 71.6 ppg (84)
Scoring Margin: +4.4 (93)
Field Goal %: 47.0 (84)
Field Goal D: 45.1 (171)
3-Point %: 35.8 (123)
3-Point FG: 6.3 (172)
Free Throw %: 71.7 (112)
Reb Margin: +1.4 (124)
TO Margin: +1.2 (88)
Steals: 6.7 (118)
Blocks: 3.1 (140)

Top Scoring: Sr. F Xavier Humphrey (16.6 ppg), So. F Aleksandar Kesic (14.8 ppg), Sr. G Denzel Douglas & So. G Tino diTrapano (11.1 ppg)
Top Rebounds: So. F Aleksandar Kesic (6.6 rpg), Sr. G Denzel Douglas (5.5 rpg), Sr. F Fred Simpson (5.5 rpg)
Top Assists:  Sr. G Denzel Douglas (131), So. G Tino diTrapano (73), Sr. F Xavier Humphrey (40)
Top Steals: Sr. G Denzel Douglas (44), So. G Tino diTrapano (31), Sr. F Fred Simpson (27)
Top Blocks: Sr. F Xavier Humphrey (31), Sr. F Fred Simpson (29), So. F Aleksandar Kesic (7)

All-MEC selections: Humphrey (1st team), Kesic (2nd team), Osborne (co-Coach of the Year)

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#5 GANNON  l  Schedule  l  Statistics  l  Roster
Record: 19-9
Qualification: At-large
NCAA Tournament appearances: 23rd
All-time NCAA Tournament record: 19-27
Last appearance: 2009
This year's results vs. Charleston: n/a

Head Coach: John T. Reilly
Record (Years): 160-95 (9th year)
Career Record (Years): 392-240 (21st year)
NCAA Tournaments: 3rd

DII Ranks
Scoring: 66.8 ppg (270)
Defense: 60.4 ppg (4)
Scoring Margin: +6.4 (68)
Field Goal %: 45.4 (141)
Field Goal D: 40.6 (27)
3-Point %: 36.5 (104)
3-Point FG: 5.0 (262)
Free Throw %: 78.1 (7)
Reb Margin: +8.8 (9)
TO Margin: -1.2 (209)
Steals: 6.1 (180)
Blocks: 1.8 (270)

Top Scoring: Jr. G Adam Blazek (16.4 ppg), Jr. G/F Raphell Thomas-Edwards (10.0 ppg), Jr. F A'Darius Porter (8.8 ppg)
Top Rebounds: Jr. F A'Darius Porter (6.6 rpg), Jr. G/F Raphell Thomas-Edwards (6.1 rpg), Sr. G C.J. Oldham (4.6 rpg)
Top Assists:  Jr. G Adam Blazek (87), Jr. G C.J. Oldham (71), Jr. F A'Darius Porter (53)
Top Steals: Jr. G Adam Blazek (57), Jr. F A'Darius Porter (28), Sr. G C.J. Oldham (20)
Top Blocks: Sr. G C.J. Oldham (13), Jr. F A'Darius Porter (9), Jr. G/F Tee Talley (8)

Daktronics All-Region Selections: Blazek (1st team)
All-PSAC West Selections: Blazek (1st team, Athlete of the Year), Thomas-Edwards (2nd team), Reilly (Coach of the Year)