EVANSVILLE, IND. – The NCAA will host a news conference Monday, March 21 at 12:30 p.m. MT at the Ford Center with head coaches from the eight teams participating in the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Elite Eight.  Evansville mayor, Lloyd Winnecke, will make an opening statement prior to the evening quarterfinal session coaches' availability at 12:30 p.m. followed by the afternoon session coaches at 12:55 p.m. Those wishing to cover the event and/or the press conference must apply for credentials at ncaa.com/media. A Zoom link will be sent prior to the event for those credentialed media who cannot attend in person.

What: NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Elite Eight Pre-Championship Coaches Press Conference
When: Tuesday, March 26 – 12:30 p.m.
Where: Ford Center Lobby

Coaches attending the press conference will be:
(Seed) Region: School (Record) – Coach – Alma Mater (Years at Institution)
(1) South: Nova Southeastern (31-0) – Jim Crutchfield – West Virginia (4^th season) 
(8) South Central: Black Hills St. (25-7) – Ryan Thompson – Jamestown (4^th season)
(4) East: Bentley (25-4) – Jay Lawson – New Hampshire (31^st season)
(5) Central: Northwest Mo. St. (31-5) – Ben McCollum – Northwest Mo. St. (13^th season)
(2) Atlantic: Indiana (PA) (32-2) – Joe Lombardi – Youngstown St. (16^th season)
(7) Midwest: Hillsdale (23-7) – John Tharp – Beloit (15^th Season)
(3) Southeast:  Augusta (31-3) – Dip Metress – Belmont Abbey (18^th season)
(6) West: Chico St. (22-4) – Greg Clink – Chico St. (14^th season) 
 
 
 
 
A complete schedule of events can be found below:
 

Date	Time	Event	Broadcast
Monday, March 21	7 – 8:25 a.m.	Northwest Mo. St.
	8:30 – 9:55 a.m.	Bentley
	10 a.m. – 11:25 p.m.	Black Hills St.
	11:30 – 12:55 p.m.	Nova Southeastern
	12:30 – 12:50 p.m.	Pre-Championship Press Conference
	12:55 – 1:15 p.m.
	1 – 2:25 p.m.	Indiana (PA)
	2:30 – 3:55 p.m.	Hillsdale
	4 – 5:25 p.m.	Augusta
	5:30 – 6:55 p.m.	Chico St.
Tuesday, March 22	11 a.m.	(4) Bentley vs. (5) Northwest Mo. St.	NCAA.com
	1:30 p.m.	(1) Nova Southeastern vs. (8) Black Hills St.	NCAA.com
	5 p.m.	(2) Indiana (PA) vs. (7) Hillsdale	NCAA.com
	7:30 p.m.	(3) Augusta vs. (6) Chico St.	NCAA.com
Thursday, March 24	2 p.m.	Semifinal #1	CBS Sports Network
	4:30 p.m.	Semifinal #2	CBS Sports Network
Friday, March 25	5 p.m.	Reese's Division II All-Star Game
Saturday, March 26	1 p.m.	National Championship	CBS