INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. –The Virginia State University men's basketball team received good news on Sunday (3/4) night after hearing the Trojans named announced for an appearance into the 2018 NCAA DII Men's Basketball Atlantic Region Tournament. The Trojans (24-4) will host the Atlantic Regional tournament for the first time in school history and will face the Virginia Union University on March 10.  
 
The Trojans have secured the No. 1 seed in the Atlantic Region. Virginia State, the No. 1 seed, takes on No. 8 seed Virginia Union; No. 3 Wheeling Jesuit plays No. 6 West Chester and No. 4 West Liberty has No. 5 Shippensburg. The Atlantic Region tournament set to begin March 10, 2018. The semi-final round will be Sunday, March 11. After an off day the Atlantic Region Championship game will be March 13. 

"We're really excited about the opportunity, the team have worked hard this entire season and look forward to welcoming all the teams to Virginia State University campus", said Virginia State head coach Lonnie Blow Jr.

Virginia State, the No. 1 seed, takes on No. 8 seed Virginia Union; No. 3 Wheeling Jesuit plays No. 6 West Chester and No. 4 West Liberty has No. 5 Shippensburg. 

 Virginia State's last appeared in the NCAA Atlantic Region Tournament was in 2015-16, where the Trojans defeated Fairmont State University in its opening round 76-66. VSU then fell to West Liberty on the road by a score of 74-84.
 
No. 1 VIRGINIA STATE (24-4) vs. No. 8 Virginia Union (18-14), tba
No. 3 Wheeling Jesuit (25-5) vs. No. 6 West Chester (21-6), tba
No. 2 East Stroudsburg (24-5) vs. No. 7 Gannon (22-9), tba
No. 4 West Liberty (26-3) vs. No. 5 Shippensburg (23-7), tba


Those institutions receiving at-large berths are, in alphabetical order, as follows:

Arkansas-Fort Smith
Azusa Pacific
Barry
Bloomfield
Bridgeport
Cal Poly Pomona
California Baptist
Carson-Newman
Clark Atlanta
Clayton State
Colorado School of Mines
Drury
Findlay
Florida Southern
Fort Lewis
Francis Marion
Gannon
Hillsdale
King (Tennessee)
Lake Superior State
Merrimack
Minnesota State Mankato
Missouri Southern State
Morehouse
Point Loma
Queens (North Carolina)
Saint Anselm
Saint Martin's
Saint Rose
Shippensburg
Southwest Minnesota State
St. Cloud State
Texas A&M-Commerce
Texas Permian Basin
Truman
Valdosta State
Virginia State
Washburn
West Chester
West Liberty

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