The Lancaster Bible College Men's Basketball team is championship-bound as they earned an at-large selection to the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) Division I National Tournament in Point Lookout, Mo. this week as the tournament's #3-seed. This is the Chargers' third-ever appearance in the Division I National Tournament as they earned berths in 2020-21 (at-large) and 2021-22 (AQ), and they will begin their search for a national title in the eight-team field on Wednesday, March 18 as they face #6-seed Clinton College at 9:30 a.m. (8:30 a.m. CT).

The Chargers have already had a successful season with a 20-8 record thus far, their seventh 20-win season in program history and the third under head coach Jon Mack in his seven seasons at the helm. The Chargers clinched a share of the United East regular season title with an 11-2 conference record and secured the #1-seed in the postseason, winning their Quarterfinal game over #8-seed Wilson in dominant fashion 117-72 before falling at home in the Semifinals to #4-seed Penn St. Harrisburg 72-57. The Chargers are led by standout-junior Camden Hurst, leading the United East at 21.1 points per game on 57.3% shooting from the field and 40% shooting from 3-point range, earning United East Player of the Year and selections to the United East All-Conference First Team and NCCAA Mideast All-Region First Team, as well as the D3hoops.com All-Region IV Second Team. Also leading the charge for Lancaster Bible is junior Connor Storr, scoring 15.8 points per game in just under 23 minutes per contest on 52.9% field goal shooting and 157 total rebounds to lead the Chargers this season. Storr was named a United East All-Conference First Team selection as well, adding a NCCAA Mideast All-Region Second Team nod to his season accolades.

Below is a list of the eight teams competing in the tournament this season:

No. 1 Bethel University (Ind.) {Mishawaka, Ind. | 24-8 overall}
No. 2 Hannibal-LaGrange University {Hannibal, Mo. | 19-8 overall}
No. 3 Lancaster Bible College {Lancaster, Pa. | 20-8 overall}
No. 4 Columbia International University {Columbia, S.C. | 20-10 overall}
No. 5 Ohio Christian University {Circleville, Ohio | 27-3 overall}
No. 6 Clinton College {Rock Hill, S.C. | 17-7 overall}
No. 7 Nelson University American Indian College {Phoenix, Ariz. | 19-11 overall}
No. 8 College of the Ozarks {Point Lookout, Mo. | 10-19 overall}

The Chargers have three guaranteed matchups out in Point Lookout, Missouri as first-round winners advance to a semifinal and 3rd-place games while first-round losers drop to a consolation and 5th-/7th-place games. The Chargers begin by facing #6-seed Clinton College for the first time in program history at 9:30 a.m. (8:30 a.m. CT) on Wednesday, March 18. With either a win or a loss on Wednesday, the Chargers will face either the winner or the loser of the second first-round game between #7-seed Nelson American Indian College and #2-seed Hannibal-LaGrange on Thursday, March 19.

To follow the action, subscription to the NCCAA Network is available at the link below to access streaming for all the matches, as well as the link to the live stats that is available without purchase to follow the action!

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