WHEELING, W.Va- The Golden Eagle Men's Basketball team is set to begin their run in the Mountain East Conference basketball tournament held at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, West Virginia
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Tournament Central
Tickets
Bracket
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MEC Tournament Seeds
1. West Liberty (26-2, 20-2)
2. West Virginia State (23-6, 18-4)
3. Charleston (22-6, 17-5)
4. Fairmont State (21-6, 16-6)
5. Notre Dame (15-13, 12-10)
6. Concord (14-14, 11-11)
7. Alderson Broaddus (12-15, 9-13)
8. Glenville State (12-15, 8-14)
9. Wheeling (9-19, 8-14)
10. Davis & Elkins (8-20, 6-16)
MEC First Round Games (Wednesday, March 2)
6 p.m.: #7 Alderson Broaddus vs. #10Â Davis & Elkins
8:30 p.m.: #8 Glenville State  vs. #9 Wheeling
MEC Quarterfinal Games (Friday, March 4)
Noon: #2 West Virginia State vs. #7/10 Winner
2:30 p.m.: #3 Charleston vs. #6 Concord
6 p.m.: #1 West Liberty vs. #8/9 Winner
8:30 p.m.: #4 Fairmont State vs. #5 Notre Dame
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Golden Eagle Notes
- Dwaine Osborne's squad is currently second in Division II in field-goal percentage.
- They rank #16 in the NCAA and #1 in the MEC for rebound margin at 7.1
- UC is top 20 in scoring offense in Division II
- Since Jan. 31, Charleston is 8-2 with their only two losses coming to teams ranked ahead of them in the MEC (West Liberty, West Virginia State)
- The Golden Eagles have made three trips to the MEC finals (2014, 2018, 2020)
- Keith Williams was selected to the 2021-2022 All-MEC First Team after averaging 13.4 ppg and a .505 FG%.
- Eddie Colbert was selected as 2021-2022 All-MEC Honorable Mention after leading the team in ppg at 14.2 and averaging 5.9 and leading the Golden Eagles in rebounds.
- Lamont McManus was selected 2021-2022 All-MEC Second Team after averaging 4.7 rebounds per game (2nd), and adding a team leading 17 blocks.
- They average 76.8% from the Charity Stripe on the year and are number five in the MEC for scoring offense at 84.8 ppg.
- The Golden Eagles will face off against Concord University, who they swept 2-0 in the regular season 94-74 and 99-71.
- Charleston is 8-3 on the road this season with their losses coming to West Virginia State, West Liberty, and Fairmont State.
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