Juniata Slated to Host Opening Weekend of ECAC Tournament, Enter as #1 Seed

HUNTINGDON, Pa.- The Juniata men's basketball team will seek the program's third ECAC Tournament Championship, as they enter the 2023-24 edition of the contest as the first seed and are slating to host during the opening weekend.

This season's tournament consists of six teams utilzing an eight team-bracket with byes for the two highest seeds, with Juniata earning a bye from the quarterfinals. They'll host the semifinal round at Memorial Gymnasium this Sunday, March 3rd, at 2:00 pm. They'll face the winner of Saturday's quarterfinal matchup between Saint Vincent College (4) and Penn State Behrend (5), which will also occur in Huntingdon.

The other side of the bracket features (3) Alvernia University against (6) Manhattanville College, with the winner slated to play weekend host (2) SUNY Maritime.

The host of the eventual championship game is to be determined, with the final slated to be hosted next weekend. The full ECAC Tournament bracket can be viewed here.

Juniata enters the 2023-24 ECAC Tournament following a 15-11, 11-7 season that produced a Landmark Conference Tournament First Round appearance. It's the program's tenth appearance in the tournmanet, and they seek to add a third ECAC trophy following back-to-back wins in 2012-13 and 2013-14.