INDIANAPOLIS – For the first time since March 2020, the UIndy men's basketball team is heading back to the big dance as the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Midwest Region tournament.
 
Unlike 2020, however, it appears that the eight-team regional field will assemble in Nicoson Hall from March 11-14, in which seven games will be played. The Greyhounds are scheduled to play on Saturday at 5 p.m., against eighth-seeded McKendree. The Bearcats earned the GLVC's automatic-qualifying bid by winning the league tournament on Sunday afternoon.
 
It will be the first NCAA tournament game for the program since 2016 and first under head coach Paul Corsaro.
 

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— NCAA Division II (@NCAADII) March 6, 2023

The other participating programs, ranked No. 2-7, are: Missouri-St. Louis, Ashland, Hillsdale, Northern Michigan, Ferris State, and Parkside.
 

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— UIndy Athletics (@UIndyAthletics) March 6, 2023

UIndy last hosted an NCAA regional in March 1997, then known as the Great Lakes Region. This year's event marks the first time in 26 years that NCAA tournament contests will be played inside Nicoson Hall, before any UIndy student-athlete currently rostered was born.
 
The Hounds are making their 13th appearance in the NCAA postseason, sporting a 6-11 overall record. UIndy has advanced to the regional semifinal on three occasions and to the Midwest title game once in 2015.
 
Reigning GLVC Player of the Year Kendrick Tchoua leads all NCAA divisions with a 72.5 field goal percentage, while Jesse Bingham tops the team with 15.4 points per game. Bingham, along with fellow Warren Central grad Jakobie Robinson, were voted to the GLVC All-Defensive team last week.
 
The complete bracket can be found here. Stay up to date with NCAA DII Midwest Regional news on UIndyAthletics.com.

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