University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville to Participate in Northern Kentucky Multi-Team Event
07.10.2018 | Men's Basketball
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – UNC Asheville men's basketball will participate in Northern Kentucky's multi-team event (MTE) that will take place Nov. 16-18 at BB&T Arena.
In addition to the Bulldogs, host Northern Kentucky, Coastal Carolina and Manhattan will compete in the event.
The multi-team event features some of the strongest mid-major programs in the country with all four in the field having played in the NCAA Tournament over the last four seasons. Both UNC Asheville and NKU played in the 2018 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) after winning their league regular-season titles.
The matchup against Coastal Carolina in the tournament will mark the first time the two former league rivals have met since the Bulldogs claimed a thrilling 79-77 overtime win over the Chanticleers at the HTC Center in Conway, S.C. on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016.
UNC Asheville will be taking the court against Northern Kentucky and Manhattan in the multi-team event for the first time on the hardwood.
The UNC Asheville men's basketball program is coming off its second straight regular-season Big South Conference championship and third straight postseason appearance with the Bulldogs playing in the 2018 NIT.
UNC Asheville men's basketball picked up its seventh Big South Conference regular-season title (1996-97, 1997-98, 2001-02, 2007-08, 2011-12, 2016-17 and 2017-18) this past season.
The Bulldogs continued to set the standard in the Big South this past season by becoming the first program in league history to win 15 games or more for 11 straight seasons. The Bulldogs have also now won 10 or more league games in a season in a Big South men's basketball record 11 straight seasons.
Northern Kentucky Multi-Team Event (Times TBD)
Friday, November 16th
Manhattan vs. Coastal Carolina
NKU vs. UNC Asheville
Saturday, November 17th
Coastal Carolina vs. UNC Asheville
NKU vs. Manhattan
Sunday, November 18th
Manhattan vs. UNC Asheville
NKU vs. Coastal Carolina
In addition to the Bulldogs, host Northern Kentucky, Coastal Carolina and Manhattan will compete in the event.
The multi-team event features some of the strongest mid-major programs in the country with all four in the field having played in the NCAA Tournament over the last four seasons. Both UNC Asheville and NKU played in the 2018 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) after winning their league regular-season titles.
The matchup against Coastal Carolina in the tournament will mark the first time the two former league rivals have met since the Bulldogs claimed a thrilling 79-77 overtime win over the Chanticleers at the HTC Center in Conway, S.C. on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016.
UNC Asheville will be taking the court against Northern Kentucky and Manhattan in the multi-team event for the first time on the hardwood.
The UNC Asheville men's basketball program is coming off its second straight regular-season Big South Conference championship and third straight postseason appearance with the Bulldogs playing in the 2018 NIT.
UNC Asheville men's basketball picked up its seventh Big South Conference regular-season title (1996-97, 1997-98, 2001-02, 2007-08, 2011-12, 2016-17 and 2017-18) this past season.
The Bulldogs continued to set the standard in the Big South this past season by becoming the first program in league history to win 15 games or more for 11 straight seasons. The Bulldogs have also now won 10 or more league games in a season in a Big South men's basketball record 11 straight seasons.
Northern Kentucky Multi-Team Event (Times TBD)
Friday, November 16th
Manhattan vs. Coastal Carolina
NKU vs. UNC Asheville
Saturday, November 17th
Coastal Carolina vs. UNC Asheville
NKU vs. Manhattan
Sunday, November 18th
Manhattan vs. UNC Asheville
NKU vs. Coastal Carolina
Monday, March 18
Monday, March 18
Thursday, March 14
Monday, March 04