College LIU-Brooklyn Is Ready And Set To Open NCAA Tournament With Play-In Game With Radford by Jason Cordner March 12, 2018 The LIU-Brooklyn men’s basketball team will travel to Dayton, Ohio this week, to face fellow No. 16 seed Radford as one of the First Four games in the 2018 NCAA Tournament. The two teams will face off in the first game of the bracket, Tuesday, March 13 at 6:40 p.m. EST, which will be broadcast live on TruTV. The winner of the LIU-Brooklyn/ Radford matchup will face No. 1 juggernaut Villanova in Pittsburgh on Thursday, March 15. The Radford Highlanders received an automatic invitation to the NCAA tournament by winning the Big South playoffs with a 55-52 decision versus the Liberty Flames to bring their overall record to 22-12. Radford finished second in the conference at 12-6 and are on a seven-game winning streak. The Blackbirds punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament by earning the Northeast Conference’s automatic bid Tuesday. LIU upset top-seeded Wagner, 71-61 in the NEC championship to win their sixth overall title, and first since 2013. LIU-Brooklyn has plenty of firepower with Joel Hernandez leading the way with 20.1 points and 5.9 boards followed by Raiquan Clark with a 17.4 point average and 7.1 rebounds. Jasquan Agosto and Julian Batts combined for nearly 22 points and eight boards so this offense had options. At the Blackbird’s NCAA Selection viewing party, the team was loose and celebrating the moment but fully aware of the challenges that are head. LIU-Brooklyn is embracing its long-shot Cinderella story. The Blackbirds (18-16, 10-8 NEC) enter the tournament with the second-most losses of any team — Texas Southern is 15-19. “I want to pretty much put us on the map,” Hernandez said Sunday night. “I feel like not a lot of people in America know about us. I pretty much want to shock everyone and show them that we’re a good team, we can compete with any of the best teams out there.” Tuesday night we will find out what exactly are the Blackbirds made of. Post Views: 1,437 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Jason Cordner Latest posts by Jason Cordner (see all) Lebron James Leaves Coca-Cola To Sign With Pepsi - March 22, 2021 WNBA Rolling Out Red Carpet For Upcoming 25th Anniversary Season - March 16, 2021 Nike Partners with National Urban League to Promote Employment and Home Ownership for the Black Community - March 15, 2021 Rob Gronkowski Gets In On NFT Collection Movement, Becomes First Athlete To Do So - March 10, 2021 Related TopicsFeatureJasquan AgostoJoel HernandezJulian BattsLIU-BrooklynNCAANCAA TournamentRaiquan Clark Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Women in Sports: Podcast Host, New York Riptide Sideline Reporter, Dani Wexelman by Luke Porco | posted on March 3, 2020 From Paramus High School to CBS Sports, Spero Dedes is making waves in sports broadcasting by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on October 27, 2020 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 “Overtime” l Ep. 28: TopSpin Celeb-Athlete Tournament – Dec. 6, 2018 by Stefany Romero | posted on December 19, 2018 More in College You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Master P’s Son, Hercy, Commits to Tennessee State Master P’s son, Hercy Miller, is committing to Tennessee State to play basketball. While... EA Sports Plans to Revive College Football Video Game EA Sports announced that they plan on making college football video games again. The... UVM Women’s Basketball Team Quits 2020-2021 Season The University of Vermont (UVM) women’s basketball will be ending their 2020-2021 season early... Davidson Shocks Bubble Teams, Steph Curry, and Rhode Island To Win A-10 Tournament Championship Seton Hall faces first-round test against NC State in NCAA Tournament