BELTON, Texas — Alas, it's championship week in Division III.
Both UMHB basketball teams will head into the week as champions of the American Southwest Conference West Division.
The men will head to Richardson, where UT-Dallas, the East Division champion, will host the conference tournament. Quarterfinal action is Thursday.
The schedule for that tournament is (seeding shows divisions as [W/E] and seed number) shown below in bracket order:
Noon
E2) LeTourneau vs. W3) Hardin-Simmons
2:30 p.m.
W1) UMHB vs. E4) East Texas Baptist
5 p.m.
W2) Concordia Texas vs. E3) Louisiana College
7:30 p.m.
E1) UT-Dallas vs. W4) McMurry
The men's tournament will be played UTD Activity Center
The UMHB women will host the tournament for the first time in program history. The tournament will follow the same setup as the men, with quarterfinals on Thursday:
Noon
W2) Hardin-Simmons vs. E3) University of the Ozarks
2:30 p.m.
E1) UT-Dallas vs. W4) McMurry
5 p.m.
E2) East Texas Baptist vs. W3) Howard Payne
7:30 p.m.
W1) UMHB vs. E4) Louisiana College
The women's tournament will be held at the Mayborn Campus Center, located at 923 University Drive in Belton, next to Crusader Stadium.