PITTSBURGH – The Apprentice School men’s basketball team, fresh off a New South Athletic Conference Tournament championship, has been named the No. 1 seed in the 2024 USCAA National Championship Tournament.

The Builders will be making their fourth straight appearance in the tournament and their first as the top seed since winning the tournament in the 2002-03 season.

Apprentice will take on eighth-seeded Maine-Fort Kent in the opening round to take place Sunday afternoon at 5 p.m. at Virginia State University. Tickets can be purchased through the tournament website as well as links to live statistics and video, once available, will also be on the site.

Apprentice is 22-5 headed into the tournament. Bryant & Stratton-Buffalo was tagged the No. 2 seed, while Lyon was the third team in. Bryant & Stratton-Albany and Southeastern Illinois will battle in the No. 4 vs. No. 5 game on the opening day of the tournament. Bryant & Stratton-Syracuse was the sixth seed, and Manor grabbed the No. 7 spot.

Story courtesy Walker McCrary/Apprentice Athletics