Abram Carrasco/Photo by Stephanie Van Latum
Abram Carrasco/Photo by Stephanie Van Latum

Aztecs men's basketball earn No. 2 seed for NJCAA Tournament, open against Southern Maryland

The Pima Community College men's basketball team is the No. 2 seed for this week's NJCAA Division II National Tournament.

The Aztecs (28-4) will open the tournament against the College of Southern Maryland on Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. (CDT).

The Aztecs defeated Phoenix College 73-70 on Mar. 9 to win the Region I, Division II/District A title for the second straight year.

The Hawks were the Region 20, District VI champions and are 19-12 overall. After dropping their final three regular season games, they won three straight to take the region title.

The games will be live streamed on NJCAATV. For complete information on the NJCAA Division II tournament, visit the Danville Area Community College website