Men’s Hoops: Aztecs face UAB in NCAA first round
The Aztecs are the 5-seed for the second time in program history after reaching the National Championship game last year on that seed line.
The San Diego State University men’s basketball team is the fifth seed in the East Region and will face the 12-seed University of Alabama-Birmingham in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, the NCAA announced Sunday afternoon.
The Aztecs will meet the Blazers, who won the American Athletic Conference Tournament title on Friday, March 22, Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena in Spokane, Wash. Game time and broadcast channel will be confirmed later this evening.
UAB (23-11) earned the American Athletic Conference’s automatic bid for the NCAA tournament by beating Temple, 85-69, on Sunday. The Blazers have won their last five games on the way to the conference tournament title.
