No. 1 Daemen Tops ECC Men's Basketball Championship Bracket, Tournament Begins Wednesday

Tournament action begins on Wednesday, March 5 with a pair of First Round games at on-campus sites. After clinching the ECC Regular Season Championship for the third time in program history and first since 2019, #1/2 Daemen will host the tournament Semifinals and Final at Lumsden Gymnasium on its campus in Amherst, NY on Saturday, March 8 and Sunday, March 9. The Wildcats become just the fourth program in conference history to finish the regular season undefeated, joining C.W. Post (1989-90 and 2008-09), Philadelphia (1992-93 and 1993-94), and Adelphi (2000-01).  CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL The Redhawks and Dolphins split their regular season series, both winning at home, with Roberts Wesleyan earning a 93-90 win in Rochester, NY on January 15 and Staten Island taking a 74-52 win in Staten Island, NY on February 19. RWU (10-16, 7-9 ECC) returns to the bracket for the fifth season in a row; after advancing to the semifinals in each of the last three seasons, the Redhawks are still in search of their first-ever ECC title. The Dolphins (11-17, 7-9 ECC) have made back-to-back conference tournament appearances in their first two seasons of Division II postseason eligibility after transitioning from Division III, reaching the ECC Semifinals in 2024.  Live Coverage Each game of the championship will be broadcast live on the ECC Sports Network. The games will also be available on the ECC Network app. Download the ECC Network app on any Apple or Android mobile device or on Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, and Roku OTT streaming devices.  First Round – Wednesday, March 5 at No. 3 and No. 4 seeds 7:00 PM – No. 6 Molloy vs. No. 3 Queens (@ Flushing, NY) 7:00 PM – No. 5 Staten Island vs. No. 4 Roberts Wesleyan (@ Rochester, NY) 5:00 PM – Winner of No. 5 Staten Island/No. 4 Roberts Wesleyan vs. No. 1 Daemen 7:30 PM – Winner of No. 6 Molloy/No. 3 Queens vs. No. 2 St. Thomas Aquinas 3:30 PM – Winners of the Semifinals 
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