TERRE HAUTE, Ind -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology competes in the HCAC Men's Basketball Tournament Opening Round Game on Friday. The Fightin' Engineers face Hanover College at 8 pm, in a tournament held at top-seeded Transylvania University.
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MEDIA GAME NOTES
HCAC MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT at Transylvania
OPENING ROUND - Fri. Feb. 28
Anderson 77, Bluffton 68
Rose-Hulman 69, Hanover 63
SEMIFINALS - Sat. Feb. 29
#1 Transylvania vs. #5 Anderson, 5 pm
#2 Franklin vs. #6 Rose-Hulman, 7 pm
FINALS - Sun. Mar. 1
Semifinal winners, 2:30 pm
Rose-Hulman (13-12, 10-8 HCAC) News & Notes:
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The winner of this weekend's HCAC Tournament receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament. Rose-Hulman and Hanover compete in first-round tournament action on Friday at 8 pm. The winner faces Franklin on Saturday at 7 pm. The HCAC Championship Game is set for Sunday at 2:30 pm.
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Craig McGee has crossed the 1,000-point mark at Rose-Hulman (1,088 points) and ranks No. 2 in school history in career assists (432). McGee trails just Mark Givan (484) on the all-time assists list.
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John Czarnecki has joined McGee in Rose-Hulman's 32-player men's basketball 1,000-point club. Czarnecki scored his 1,000th career point on Saturday at Hanover.
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McGee ranks No. 4 in the HCAC in scoring (16.9 ppg), No. 2 in rebounding (8.0 rpg), and No. 1 in the conference in assists (6.6 apg).
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Head coach
Rusty Loyd enters contest with a career record of 93-65. Loyd has led Rose-Hulman to one regular season conference title and two appearances in the HCAC Tournament Championship Game.
Hanover (17-8, 11-7 HCAC) News & Notes:
- Hanover has won three consecutive HCAC Tournament championships and has appeared in three straight NCAA Division III Tournaments.
- Hanover has three players averaging double figures in scoring, led by Isaac Hibbard (11.8 ppg) and Kevin Williams (11.8 ppg).
- Head coach Jon Miller has a career record of 277-175, including 210-112 at Hanover.
