LIBERTY, Mo. - The William Jewell men's basketball team will make its way to Indianapolis, Ind. this weekend for the NCAA Division II Midwest Region Tournament on the campus of the University of Indianapolis. Below is important game information for fans planning to travel as well as game coverage from home. Fans, faculty, staff and students are welcome at the Mabee Center on Thursday, March 14 at noon for a formal send off as the team departs.  

LOCATION 📍
The Midwest Regional is taking place at Nicoson Hall on the campus of the University of Indianapolis. The physical address is:
3957 Campus Way, Indianapolis, Ind. 46227.

ADMISSION  🎟️
Tickets are now on sale and may be purchased at the link above. UIndy is a cashless ticketing operation, therefore fans are strongly encouraged to purchase their tickets in advance to ensure a smoother entry to the arena. The sideline and other team areas will be accessible only by individuals in the official travel party. 

BROADCAST 🎥
All games will be broadcast live by the host institution. The stream can be found at the link above (NCAA.com) or on the GLVC Sports Network and will be the same broadcast on both platforms. A single game pass is $9.95 while a tournament pass may be purchased for $29.95. GLVCSN season passes are not applicable. 

LIVE STATS 📊
Live stats for all games will be provided by the host institution and can be found here.



CARDINAL NOTES

• The Cardinals will make their NCAA Tournament debut this week after earning the Great Lakes Valley Conference automatic bid, winning the GLVC Tournament on Sunday. William Jewell officially completed the transition to Division II in 2011-2012. 
• Jewell enters the NCAA Tournament as the third smallest institution, by enrollment in the field. With a fall census number of 884, only Emmanuel College (884) and Kentucky Wesleyan (780) are smaller. Southern New Hampshire, which boasts a large online program, has the largest enrollment of more than 63,000. Ferris State is the largest institution in the Midwest Region at 14,187. 
• The Midwest Region is once again stacked with some of the top teams in Division II. The hosts Indianapolis enter the week ranked No. 21 nationally while Walsh is No. 22. Meanwhile Kentucky Wesleyan, Ferris State, Upper Iowa and Jewell all receiving votes.
• Saturday's match up between the Cardinals and Greyhounds will be the fourth of the season for the two teams, and second in seven days. Despite a 3-12 overall record for Jewell against UIndy, the last seven meetings have been highly contested. With the exception of the 72-56 UIndy win in December 2022, all other meetings since 2020 have been decided by four points or less.   
• Head coach Chris McCabe, now in his fifth season, has relied on a core of nine players throughout season but that rotation has been cut back over recent weeks heading into the postseason. The starting five of Jordan Jermain, Kobe McKinley, Isaac Patterson, Trey Shannon and Eli Wingert accounted for 243-of-248 points scored in the GLVC Tournament, including all 176 over the final two rounds. Despite the load on the starting five, they have been well balanced, with four averaging double figures and Wingert chipping in 9.4 points over the last five games. 
• With the load of the offensive production falling primarily to the starting five, it's no surprise the minutes per game for these players have soared this year. Jermain, McKinley and Shannon are all among the top-10 in the GLVC with more than 34 minutes per game, with the former averaging more than 37. In the overtime game against UIndy in the GLVC semifinals, the trio played 45, 44 and 42 minutes, respectively, while Patterson added 43. 
• Jewell is one of the top free throw shooting teams in the nation, coming in at No. 42 in Division II this week with a team average of 76%. Jermain, Shannon, Patterson, and freshman Justice Sutton, who hit two clutch free shots with just seconds left in the GLVC semifinal, all average better than 82% from the stripe. 
• Three years ago when the lineup was primarily freshmen and sophomores, the Cardinals committed more than 14 turnovers per game. Now as a veteran team full of seniors and fifth years, that number has been lowered to just 10.7, 34th best in Division II.  
• The basketball genes run deep for the Cardinals, led by the Shannon family. Fifth year senior Trey has two younger sisters Bree and 2024 Third Team All-GLVC performer, Ayden, who are sophomores for the Jewell women's basketball team. Additionally, his mother Jobie was a two-time All-Conference honoree for the Cardinals in the late 1990s. Elsewhere, Grant Stubbs is the son of Jewell Hall of Fame basketball player, Weldon Stubbs and the older brother of Drury sophomore guard, Luke. Also on the bench is Mason Alexander, whose younger brother Max is also in the NCAA-II Tournament with Pittsburg State. 
• Three players earned recognition from the GLVC in the annual postseason awards. Jordan Jermain and Kobe McKinley were both named All-GLVC First Team, the first time since 2006 the Cardinals have placed two players on a First Team. Additionally, Trey Shannon joined McKinley on the All-Defensive Team. Jermain and Patterson were both named the GLVC All-Tournament Team with McKinley picking up Most Valuable Player honors.
• Isaac Patterson pulled off one of the toughest feats in college basketball in February, posting a triple double, the first in the GLVC this season and just 15th in Division II. The junior put up a stat line of 16 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists, marking the first triple double in program history with at least 15 boards. 
• Chris McCabe has orchestrated one of the top turnarounds in the GLVC over the last five years. In his second season, after taking over for Larry Holley who spent 40 years at the helm, the Cardinals were just 5-16 overall. Since then he has led Jewell to 51 wins over last three years, with the third best win percentage in the league. 
• The William Jewell College men's basketball program is the second oldest in NCAA Division II, beginning in 1898 and trailing only West Chester by one year. With their win over Purdue Northwest on November 11, the Cardinals reached the 1,700 victory plateau, becoming the fifth program in Division II to do so, joining Central Washington, Northern State, McKendree and Central Missouri.