For the first time, tournament winners will automatically advance to the National Intercollegiate Athletics Association (NAIA) men’s and women’s national tournaments March 10-16.

All games will be played in Berea’s 2,000-seat Seabury Center arena.Women’s games will be played in the afternoons beginning at noon on Thursday, Feb. 26 and 1 p.m on Friday, Feb. 27. The women’s championship game will be played at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 28. Men’s tournament games will begin at 6 p.m. on Thursday and Friday evenings. The men’s championship game will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.

Members of the KIAC Div. II men’s basketball conference in addition to the Berea College Mountaineers are Asbury College, Bethel College, Indiana University Southeast, Spalding University and St. Louis College of Pharmacy. Conference members in the women’s division are the Berea College Lady Mountaineers, Asbury College, Bethel College, Midway College, Indiana University Southeast, Spalding University and St. Louis College of Pharmacy.

Ticket prices per day are $5 for adults; $3 for students and $2 for students from participating schools. Three-day tournament passes purchased in advance by Friday, Feb. 20 are $10 (adults); $5 (students/children) and $3 (KIAC students). Pre-tournament passes can be purchased through the Berea College Athletics department or at any men’s or women’s home basketball game through Feb. 20. Tournament passes at the door the first day of the tournament will be $12, $7 and $4. For ticket information, contact Beverly Harkleroad, Berea College Athletics Department, at (859) 985-3423.

For a complete schedule of Berea College Mountaineer and Lady Mountaineer home basketball games visit: (men) and (women). For KIAC Div. II Conference information, visit the NAIA website at www.naia.org.

For ticket and tournament information, contact Beverly Harkleroad, Athletics Dept., (859) 985-3423.