Indianapolis, IN (February 28, 2022) - The DeSales University men's basketball team was awarded one of the 20 Pool "C" bids into the NCAA Division III Tournament on Monday afternoon and will take on Babson College in the opening round on Friday evening as part of a four-team 1st/2nd round pod at Randolph-Macon College as announced by the NCAA Division III men's basketball committee.
The Bulldogs (22-5) will take on Babson College (18-7), another Pool "C" at-large selection, on Friday evening at RMC at 4:30 pm. The other opening round match-up will feature the host, Randolph-Macon College (27-1), and winners of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference, taking on Mitchell College (17-10), winners of the NECC Championship at 7:00 pm. The two winners will then meet on Saturday evening at 7:00 pm with the winner advancing to the NCAA Tournament "Sweet 16" the following weekend.
DeSales is making its sixth trip to the NCAA Tournament, its second as a Pool "C" team with the first coming in 1996. DSU has a storied history playing at Randolph-Macon College as this will be the third straight appearance that DeSales will be competing in the 1st/2nd round in Ashland, VA. The Bulldogs have never faced its first round opponent, Babson College.
Head coachÂ
Scott Coval is in his 29th season sporting a 525-251 (.677) career record entering the tournament. He has guided DSU to all six of its NCAA Tournaments including a "Sweet 16" appearance in 2010 and an "Elite 8" appearance in 2009.
The Bulldogs have an extemely balanced attack with just one player averaging double digits in seniorÂ
Timmy Edwards at 12.2 points per game. SeniorÂ
Matt Kachelries is second on the team in scoring at 9.8 points per game and is among the national leaders averaging 5.9 assists per game. Fellow seniorÂ
Dat Lambert is averaging 9.0 points per game and shooting a team-high 41.8 percent from three-point land and sophomoreÂ
Elijah Eberly averages 8.0 points and is second on the team in rebounding at 5.0 rebounds per game.
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