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University of the District of Columbia Men’s Basketball to Play in First NCAA Tournament in a Quarter Century; Firebirds Earn No. 7 Seed in East Regional
Posted: Mar 04, 2012

University of the District of Columbia Men’s Basketball to Play in First NCAA Tournament in a Quarter Century; Firebirds Earn No. 7 Seed in East Regional

INDIANAPOLIS  –  The University of the District of Columbia men's basketball team was selected to compete in its first NCAA Tournament since 1987, as the Firebirds earned a No. 7 seed in the 2012 East Regional Tournament.

District of Columbia (22-5) will square off against No. 2 seed Stonehill on Saturday, March 10th (time to be determined) in the first round of the eight-team East Regional event hosted by the top-seed, Franklin Pierce. The Skyhawks finished the season 21-8 overall and claimed the Northeast-10 Tournament championship as a No. 3 seed.

Third year head coach Jeff Ruland, who has transformed UDC from a 1-20 team in 2009-10 into a No. 23 nationally ranked Division II power, makes his NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament debut. The former Iona College coach took the Gaels to three Division I NCAA Men's Basketball Tournaments in a nine-year span.