Peru State Basketball Fifth Seed in March 20-26 Tourney

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced the 32-team field for the 2019 NAIA Division I Men’s Basketball National Championship on Wednesday. The 82nd Annual event takes place March 20-26 at Municipal Arena in downtown Kansas City, Mo.

The Peru State men’s basketball team were awarded a fifth seed after being ranked 19th in the final NAIA DI MBB Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. The Bobcats will be facing William Carey (Miss.) at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday, March 21.

The Bobcats finished the season with a 23-11 recording having won their last five in a row which included a victory in the Heart of America Athletic Conference (Heart) tournament. The ‘Cats topped the then top-ranked Benedictine (Kan.) Ravens 74-65 Tuesday night.

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