February 23, 2023
Roane State Community College (RSCC) will host the TCCAA / NJCAA Region VII Basketball Tournament, March 3-7, 2023, at the college’s main campus in Roane County.
Men’s and Women’s teams from ten Tennessee community colleges will be competing in the tournament. Winners will advance to the NJCAA Division I Basketball Championships held later in March in Lubbock, Texas, (Women’s team) and Hutchinson, Kansas (Men’s team).
Teams in the Region VII tournament include Chattanooga State, Cleveland State, Columbia State, Dyersburg State, Jackson State, Motlow State, Roane State, Southwest Tennessee, Vol State, and Walters State.
While final seedings will be decided after conference games on Saturday, February 25, the Lady Raiders are tentatively the fourth seed in the women’s division and the Raiders are tied for second seed in the men’s.
The TCCAA, known as the Appalachian Conference, will begin tournament play on Friday, March 3, with one women’s play-in game at 12 p.m. Eastern and two men’s play-in games at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Eastern. The conference finals are slated for Tuesday, March 7.
The tournament will be held in the RSCC gymnasium. Admission will be $10 per day per person or $30 per person for a tournament pass. Concessions, event programs and merchandise will be available for purchase during the tournament.
Roane State students and employees qualify for free admission to the tournament (college ID must be shown). Students from other schools will receive discounted admission of $5. Children age 12 and under will be admitted for free.
Roane State is hosting the tournament two years earlier than planned. According to tournament director and RSCC Athletics Director David Lane, “It is a perfect opportunity for the Raiders to defend their Region VII / TCCAA championship on their home court and for RSCC to showcase our hospitality and amazing facilities.”
Tournament games will be live streamed through the Roane State Athletics website. Just visit roanestate.edu/athletics and click the “Watch games live online” link at the top of the page.
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