And now… the madness begins.
The results of selection sunday are in. Here’s where Bahamian players, coaches, and support staff are seeded in their respective fields in both the women’s and men’s brackets.
In the women’s tournament, Coach Yo leads Rhema Collins and the rest of Ole Miss back to the big dance for the fifth time in her tenure in Oxford.
Seeded no.5 in Spokane – Regional 1, they will face no.12 seed Ball State on March 21st at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas.
On the men’s side, AJ Storr and his Kansas Jayhawks are seeded no.7 in the west region and will take on no.10 seed, the Arkansas Razorbacks on March 20th at the Amica Mutual Pavillion in Providence, Rhode Island.
Also in the west region and in the same arena, Valentino Simon and the Omaha Mavericks will make program history with their first tournament berth.
As the no.15 seed they face no.2 seed St.John’s Red Storm on March 20th.
Over in the east region, VJ Edgecombe and the Baylor Bears are seeded no.9.
They face the no.8 seed Mississippi State Bulldogs on March 21st at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina.
In the south region, Frederick King and the Creighton Bluejays are also seeded no. 9 and will take on the no.8 seed Louisville Cardinals on March 20th at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky.
Also at Rupp Arena, Deyton Albury and the Utah State Aggies are seeded tenth in the midwest region and will open the tournament against the seventh seeded UCLA Bruins on March 20th.
On the sidelines, Kentucky assistant coach Mikhail Mclean and everyone’s favorite wildcats are the third seed in the midwest region and will face no.14 seed Troy on March 21st at Fiserv Forum in Miluaukee, Wisconsin.
And finally, Bryan Clarke, assistant strength coach, for the Houston Cougars will see his top seeded UH take on sixteenth seeded SIU Edwardsville on March 20th at Intrust Bank arena in Witchita, Kansas.
