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CSUSB selected to host NCAA West Region tournament 

The NCAA Division II Championships Committee Sunday night named Cal State San Bernardino as the host site for the 2004 Men’s Basketball West Region tournament.

The tournament will be held in Coussoulis Arena at the CSUSB campus on Friday, Saturday and Monday, March 12, 13 and 15.  The No. 1 seed Coyotes (25-2) will play California Collegiate Athletic Association foe Chico State (17-10), the No. 8 seed, at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.

The Coyotes, CCAA champions for the fifth straight year, will be making their sixth consecutive appearance in the West Regionals.  They won the West Region championship in 2002 and 1999 and reached the title game for the past three years in a row.

Playing at home could prove to be a big advantage for the Coyotes, who have 32 back-to-back wins in Coussoulis Arena, the longest home-game winning streak in the nation.  Cal State has a 65-3 record at home over the past five years.  Its last loss was to Bakersfield on Feb. 1, 2002...read the complete story.

Alumni Association offers "tip-off" reception, online tickets

Alumni and friends!  Reserve your NCAA West Regional tickets online and join us on Friday, March 12, for a tournament "tip-off" reception, featuring complimentary refreshments and spirit items and a special appearance from Coach Jeff Oliver. 

The CSUSB Alumni Association has reserved a block of choice seats in Coussoulis Arena for tournament play on Friday, March 12.  You may conveniently purchase your tickets online through the Alumni Association’s secure web site through Thursday, March 11.

Tickets available online are limited and are for reserved seating in chair-back sections B, C and D in Coussoulis Arena.  Tickets are $10 each and will admit holders to all games scheduled that day...read the complete story.

The Race to the Elite Eight

The field for the 2004 NCAA Division II tournament is set…and the race to the national championship tournament in Bakersfield's Centennial Garden begins this weekend at eight regional sites around the nation.

Cal State San Bernardino, with the longest home-game winning streak in the nation, will host the West Region tournament.  The longest winning streak in Division II is owned by North Central Regional host Metropolitan State, who the Coyotes faced in the first round at the 2002 Elite Eight championships.

Should the Coyotes advance to the Elite Eight in Bakersfield, they’ll face the winner of the Northeast Region on Wednesday, March 24 at 8:30 p.m. at Centennial Garden.  The winner of that game will move to the semi-finals and will play at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 25.  The championship game is set for Saturday, March 27, at 10:00 a.m.  CBS will cover that game in a live broadcast...read the complete story.