MBB Regional Championship Game Today; MCAC All-State Team Named

MBB Regional Championship Game Today; MCAC All-State Team Named

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Fans, families and followers of men's basketball in the Minnesota College Athletic Conference will likely have their eyes on Anoka-Ramsey Community College today as the top two seeds in the 2018-19 Region XIII Men's Basketball Tournament meet at 3pm in the Championship contest.  The match-up will feature the Central Lakes College Raiders (24-5 Overall /15-1 MCAC North) and the Riverland Community College Blue Devils ( 24 - 5 Overall / 10-4 MCAC South) in an exciting final game of the MCAC men's basketball season. 

The live-stream for today's NJCAA Region XIII Men's Basketball Championship game, scheduled to tip-off at 3pm, will be streamed live at this link or by going to: http://arccgoldenrams.com/multimedia/Blueframe_Live_Stream

In addition, the MCAC 2018-19 All-State team in men's basketball has been named for the 2018-19 season.  Fourteen players from across both the Northern and Southern Divisions of the Minnesota College Athletic Conference were selected by the head coaches for this prestigious honor. Chris Buckley (Central Lakes College) and Justin Castro (Anoka-Ramsey Community College) highlight the list which includes student-athletes from 10 different programs. 

The printable .pdf is available at this link and the team - as selected by Conference coaches- is listed below. 

2018-19 MCAC Men's Basketball All-State Team 

Name

College

Year   Hometown  State

Chris Buckley

Central Lakes College

 So.       Coon Rapids, MN

Justin Castro

Anoka-Ramsey Community College

 So.       Kissimmee, FL

Calvin Lee

Mesabi Range College

 So.       Monroe, LA

Dillon Haider

St. Cloud Technical & Community College

 Fr.         Melrose, MN

Trey Jones

Rainy River Community College

 So.        Kenner, LA

Eric Racine

St. Cloud Technical & Community College

 Fr.        Brooklyn Park, MN

Tyree'on Johnson

Central Lakes College

 Fr.         Coon Rapids, MN

Jalen Dunlap

Anoka-Ramsey Community College

 So.        Houston, TX

Curtis Bell

Vermilion Community College

 Fr.          St. Paul, MN

Kwantez Simmons

Riverland Community College

 So.         Milwaukee, WI

Kevin Bryant

Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College

 So.        Auburndale, FL

Terrell Smith

Riverland Community College

 Fr.          Minneapolis, MN

Devonte Morgan

Itasca Community College

 So.         Peoria, AZ

Karmoga Lero

Rochester Community & Technical College

 Fr.          Mahtomedi, MN

 

Click here for an printable tournament bracket; directions and parking for ARCC in Coon Rapids is at: https://www.anokaramsey.edu/about-usmaps-hours

 

For more on men's basketball in the MCAC, please note the links below: 

MCAC Men's Basketball Standings: http://www.mcacsports.org/sports/mbkb/2018-19/standings

MCAC Men's Basketball Schedule: http://www.mcacsports.org/sports/mbkb/2018-19/schedule

NJCAA Division III National Statistical Leaders: http://www.njcaa.org/sports/mbkb/2018-19/div3/leaders

MCAC Men's Basketball Statistical Leaders: http://www.mcacsports.org/sports/mbkb/2018-19/leaders

 

All things NJCAA Basketball can be found on the NJCAA Basketball Twitter feed; click below for more info.

 

 

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About the Minnesota College Athletic Conference

The Minnesota College Athletic Conference is the organizational body for NJCAA-affiliated two-year technical and community college athletic programs in the Minnesota State system.  The mission of the Minnesota College Athletic Conference is to advance intercollegiate athletics by providing an engaging and supportive environment for success of our student athletes and competition among member institutions.  The MCAC is committed to the guiding principles of encouraging the development and success of student athletes, promoting the integrity, honesty and loyalty to member schools as well as upholding the sustainability of conference athletic programs.