Men’s Basketball Heads to Kansas for NAIA National Championship First Round

TEXARKANA, Texas – The Texas A&M University–Texarkana men's basketball team is headed to Wichita to face the Ave Maria Gyrenes in the First Round of the NAIA Men's Basketball National Championship. Tip-off is set for Friday, March 13 at 6 p.m. CDT.

The Gyrenes enter the matchup with a 26–4 overall record and finished the season ranked No. 10 in the final NAIA Top 25 poll. Ave Maria Gyrenes captured a share of the Sun Conference regular-season title and went on to win the conference tournament championship to earn their spot in the national tournament.

The Eagles closed the regular season and postseason with a 20–10 overall record, including a 15–7 mark in Red River Athletic Conference play. TAMUT secured a berth in the Red River Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament and advanced to the final site after an 83–75 victory over the Our Lady of the Lake Saints. The Eagles' run came to an end in the semifinals against the eventual tournament champions, the LSU Shreveport Pilots.

Texas A&M–Texarkana will now turn its focus to the national stage as the Eagles look to make a statement in Wichita