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St. Louis, Mo. – The (RV) Washington University in St. Louis men's basketball team will host the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament this weekend, after earning an at-large bid on Monday afternoon. This marks the 28^th time in program history the Bears have gone dancing and they hold a 37-21 all-time NCAA Tournament record.
 
The Bears will look to capture the program's third national championship. The program won back-to-back national titles in 2008 and 2009.
 
WashU welcomes Dubuque, Illinois College and Wisconsin Lutheran to the Field House this weekend. Fans can follow along here: Video | Live Stats.
 
Tickets

• $15 for adults
• $10 for seniors, students and children under 17
• Children under 2 – free

*Doors open one hour prior to tip-off of first game each day and there will be no advance sales.
 
Schedule

• Friday, March 1
  • Game 1: Dubuque vs. Illinois College – 4:20 p.m.
  • Game 2: WashU vs. Wisconsin Lutheran – 6:50 p.m.
• Saturday, March 2
  • Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner – 6:50 p.m.

 
WashU (18-7, 8-6 UAA)

• WashU finished third in the UAA this season behind CWRU and NYU.
• Junior Hayden Doyle, an All-UAA First Team selection, leads the Bears with 15.4 points and 5.0 rebounds and 32.4 minutes per game.
• Doyle is seven points away from eclipsing the 1,000-point plateau.
• Sophomore Calvin Kapral, an All-UAA Honorable Mention, is averaging 10.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game with 10 blocks.
• Sophomore Yogi Oliff earned an All-UAA Second Team nod. He is averaging 6.2 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. His 8.6 rebounding average in UAA contests ranks second in the conference. Oliff also leads the team with 97 assists and 35 steals.
• Junior Kyle Beedon is also averaging double-digits with 10.2 points per game.
• 12 Bears are averaging more than 10 minutes per game.
• Complete stats can be found here.

 
Scouting Dubuque (21-6, 11-5 A-R-C)

• Earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament after falling to Nebraska Wesleyan in the American Rivers Conference semifinal game.
• Four earned all A-R-C all-conference honors: Jaylin McCants (first team), Sam Kilburg (first team), Brock Simon (second team), Dylan Anderson (honorable mention).
• Jaylin McCants leads the team with 18.6 points and 7.2 rebounds per game as well as 26 blocks and 48 steals to go with 56 assists.
• Sam Kilburg averages 13.7 points and 3.7 rebounds per game.
• Brock Simon is also average double figures with 10.6 points and 5.5 rebounds per game.
• Grady Thompson leads the longball for the Spartans, going 28-for-65 (.431).
• The Bears and Dubuque have not faced any common opponents this season.
• Dubuque's complete stats can be found here

 
Scouting Illinois College (23-4, 13-3 MWC)

• Secured an automatic qualifier bid to the NCAA Tournament with the second-consecutive Midwest Conference title.
• The Blueboys erased a 15-point halftime deficit and outscored Grinnell 65-26 in the second half en route to the win.
• Jake Mazrimas was named the MWC Men's Basketball Player of the Year and picked up a first team all-conference nod.
• Buzz Ritzel earned All-MWC First Team honors.
• Nestor Daboin picked up All-MWC Second Team honors.
• Ritzel leads the Blueboys with 17.9 points per game as well as 6.1 rebounds per game.
• Mazrimas has 17.3 points and a team-leading 9.4 rebounds per game. He also has the top 3-point percentage, going 67-for-172 (.390).
• Josh Harris is averaging 13.2 points per game and leads the team with 71 assist and 36 steals.
• Daboin has a team-leading 52 blocks to go with 8.2 rebounds per game.
• WashU and IC have three common opponents: Webster, Wabash and Millikin.
  • WashU def. Webster 88-59
  • IC def. Webster 64-48
  • WashU def. Wabash 72-64
  • IC def. Wabash 68-58
  • WashU def. Millikin 63-47
  • IC def. Millikin 81-77 (OT)
• Illinois College's complete stats can be found here.

 
Scouting Wisconsin Lutheran (24-4, 16-2 NACC)

• Secured an automatic qualifier bid to the NCAA Tournament with 78-62 win over St. Norbert in Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference title game.
• Second NCAA Tournament in program history.
• Ryan Broeckel became the 24^th player in program history to reach 1,000 points on Feb. 3.
• Senior Grayson Goetz became the 25^th player in program history to reach the 1,000 point-plateau on Feb. 7.
• Broeckel leads the team with 17.6 points and 8.7 rebounds per game as well as 53 steals and 49 blocks.
• Jacob Stoltz is averaging 16.6 points and 4.2 rebounds per game and has 100 assists on the season.
• Goetz is at 14.3 points and 4.7 rebounds per game and leads the team with 135 assists.
• Jacob Hefle is also average double-figures with 10.5 per game. Hefle leads the team in 3-point percentage, going 73-for-170 (.429).
• The Bears and WLC do not have a common opponent this season.

 
WashU vs. NCAA Playoff Field

• The Bears have faced seven opponents this season that earned bids to the NCAA Tournament: Babson, Carnegie Mellon, Case Western Reserve University, Fontbonne, NYU, Swarthmore, Wabash.
  • WashU def. Babson 90-85 (OT)
  • WashU split with Carnegie Mellon: W, 95-87 | L, 79-73
  • The Bears split with CWRU (Spartans ranked #2, #11): W, 87-86 (OT) | L, 74-59
  • WashU def. Fontbonne 96-75
  • The Bears split with NYU (NYU ranked #13, #12): L, 65-64 | W, 72-61
  • The Bears def. #11 Swarthmore 76-56 in season-opener
  • WashU def. Wabash 72-64

 
The 2024 Championship
The 2024 NCAA Division III men's basketball championship field was revealed during the selection show on Feb. 26. The first round begins on Friday, March 1 and continues through the national championship game on March 16 in Fort Wayne, Indiana at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. The tournament will consist of four regions of 16 teams each. Regional play will be hosted by the top 16 national seeds in the tournament.  42 teams will qualify by earning an automatic bid as conference champions, while the remaining 22 teams will earn at-large bids.