DIV 2

Cougar Men's Basketball Picked to Finish 8th;Thompson Named Player to Watch

BURNSVILLE, Minn. – The University of Sioux Falls Men's Basketball team was picked to finish 8th in the NSIC Preseason Poll. Minnesota Duluth was picked to finish first by the league coaches in the NSIC Preseason Men's Basketball Poll. The NSIC regular season championship will be based on the 22-game schedule. Each team will play eight  teams twice and another six teams once. An NSIC Champion will be awarded to the team with the highest win percentage in the 22 games played. The 12-team NSIC Men's Basketball Tournament Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Championships are set to take place March 2-5 at the Sanford Health Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The top four seeds will receive a first-round bye. First round games will be played on campus on Wednesday, Feb. 28.