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Mar 7, 2010

CSM men earn #8 seed in upcoming NCAA Div. II Central Region Tournament


GOLDEN, Colo. - The Colorado School of Mines men's basketball team has earned the #8 seed in the upcoming NCAA Division II Central Region Tournament, which will be held on Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday, March 13th, 14th and 16th, at Taylor Center in Mankato, Minn.

This is CSM's first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division II Tournament.

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#8 seed CSM (17-11 overall) will square off against #1 seed and host Minnesota State University, Mankato (24-4 overall) on Saturday, March 13th, in the Quarterfinals at 6:00 p.m. CST (5:00 p.m. MST) at Taylor Center.

The winner of the CSM / MSU game will advance to face #4 seed St. Cloud State University / #5 seed Metro State in the Semifinals on Sunday, March 14th.  The Championship Game will be held on Tuesday, March 16th.  The winner of the NCAA Division II Central Region Tournament will advance to the Elite Eight on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, March 24th, 25th and 27th, at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass.

Three Orediggers earned post-season honors from the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) in 2009-10, including Dale Minschwaner, who was named First Team All-RMAC and East Division Player of the Year.  Minschwaner also garnered First Team All-East Division accolades.

Sean Armstrong was a Second Team All-East Division pick and Brett Green, who was named RMAC East Division Freshman of the Year, was a Third Team All-East Division selection.  Green's selection as the RMAC East Division Freshman of the Year marked the sixth time that an Oredigger has earned such recognition during Head Coach Pryor Orser's tenure at CSM (Stephen Bahl, 2001-02; Kevin Wagstaff, 2002-03; Ben Mohr, 2004-05; Kyle Pape, 2005-06; Minschwaner, 2008-09).

Orser, who is currently in his ninth year at Mines, was named RMAC East Division Coach of the Year after leading CSM to a share of the RMAC East Division title.  The Orediggers established a new single-season program record for conference victories (14) and earned the #1 seed in the East Division for the RMAC Shootout.  The 2009-10 campaign also saw the Orediggers register a program-record sixth consecutive winning season.

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