Kelvin Sampson Court To See NAIA Basketball Tournament Action

The following is a release from the Montana Tech Sports Information Department:

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the second year in a row, Montana Tech’s Men’s Basketball team will host First and Second round games on Kelvin Sampson Court.

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced on Thursday the host sites for the 2024 NAIA Men’s Basketball National Championship First & Second Rounds, presented by Ballogy.

Each first and second-round site will feature four teams and will play single elimination on Friday and Saturday, March 15-16. The winner of Saturday’s game will go to the NAIA National Championship Final Site in Kansas City, Mo.

Game times will be made public soon.

The final 64-team field and bracket will be announced on Thursday, March 7^th at 6:00 p.m. on the NAIA YouTube channel.

Below is the full list of all sites:

Location	Host
Butte, Mont.	Montana Tech
Caldwell, Idaho	College of Idaho
Glendale, Ariz.	Arizona Christian
Henderson, Tenn.	Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)
Langston, Okla.	Langston (Okla.)
Livonia, Mich.	Madonna (Mich.)
Marion, Ind.	Indiana Wesleyan
Miami Gardens, Fla.	St. Thomas (Fla.)
Olathe, Kan.	MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)
Orange City, Iowa	Northwestern (Iowa)
Salina, Kan.	Kansas Collegiate Athletics Conference
Sioux City, Iowa	Morningside (Iowa)
Waxahachie, Texas	SAGU (Texas)
Wichita, Kan.	Kansas Collegiate Athletics Conference
Williamsburg, Ky.	Cumberlands (Ky.)
Winona Lake, Ind.	Grace (Ind.)

Tickets will go on sale Monday, March 11^th in the HPER, room 148 at 8:00am.

Season Ticket holders will have the right of first refusal on their seat(s), those seats must be claimed by Friday, March 8^th. If not claimed they will be released to the general public on Monday, March 11^th.

Ticket prices:

Friday 3/15 (2 games)

Reserved Seating $25
General Admission $15

Saturday 3/16 (1 game)

Reserved Seating $20
General Admission $12

Call 406-496-4105, for additional information.

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