Men's basketball earns 3rd NCAA bid in 4 years
For the third time in four years, the University of North Georgia (sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÍøÒ³Èë¿Ú) men's basketball team has earned a spot in the NCAA Division II tournament. As the No. 5 seed in the Southeast Regional, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÍøÒ³Èë¿Ú (22-7) faces No. 4 seed Lenoir-Rhyne University (24-8) at 7:30 p.m. March 14 in Anderson, South Carolina.
The Nighthawks enter the NCAA postseason as winners of 11 of their past 12 games, and seventh-year head coach has now been at the helm for all three national postseason appearances in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÍøÒ³Èë¿Ú's 21 years in NCAA Division II.
If sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÍøÒ³Èë¿Ú wins its NCAA tournament opener, the Nighthawks would face the winner between No. 1 seed Anderson University and No. 8 Young Harris College at 7:30 p.m. March 15. The Southeast Regional title game is at 7 p.m. March 17 with the winner advancing to Elite Eight, which starts March 25 at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh.
Lenoir-Rhyne was the 2025 Southeast Regional champion, and sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÍøÒ³Èë¿Ú won the Southeast Regional in 2024.
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÍøÒ³Èë¿Ú reached the Peach Belt Conference (PBC) championship game with victories against Georgia College and Columbus State before falling to Lander on March 7. , and were each named to the PBC All-Tournament Team.
NCAA Division II men's basketball Southeast Regional
At Anderson University
March 14
No. 1 Anderson (29-2) vs. No. 8 Young Harris (22-8)
No. 4 Lenoir-Rhyne (24-8) vs. No. 5 North Georgia (22-7)
No. 2 Lander (25-5) vs. No. 7 Lincoln Memorial (19-11)
No. 3 Catawba (23-8) vs. No. 6 Columbus State (22-8)
March 15
Lander-Lincoln Memorial winner vs. Catawba-Columbus State winner, 5 p.m.
North Georgia-Lenoir-Rhyne winner vs. Anderson-Young Harris winner, 7:30 p.m.
March 17
Championship game, 7 p.m.
Baseball team wins PBC regular-season title
The sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÍøÒ³Èë¿Ú baseball team has won its first outright Peach Belt Conference regular-season championship since 2017 and opens the PBC tournament May 1 against Middle Georgia.
Men's golf earns 6th straight NCAA bid
The sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÍøÒ³Èë¿Ú men's golf team has earned its sixth consecutive NCAA Division II postseason appearance and will compete in the South/Southeast Regional in Valdosta, Georgia.
Connell earns PBC individual golf title
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÍøÒ³Èë¿Ú women's golf freshman Mackenzie Connell secured the individual Peach Belt Conference championship. Her team tied for second in PBC championship and now heads to the NCAA Division II South Regional.
ONEsa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÍøÒ³Èë¿Ú supports strategic big bets
Donors have an opportunity to strengthen sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÍøÒ³Èë¿Ú's seven strategic big bets by supporting 20 projects featured in the 'ONEsa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÍøÒ³Èë¿Ú — Bold Forward' university-wide giving campaign.