NCAA Men’s Basketball Southeast Region Preview

Three SAC men's basketball programs will compete this weekend in the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Championship Southeast Regional on the campus of top-seeded Montevallo. Click here for a preview of each game.

More information on the Regional, including links to live video and stats, can be found here.

No. 3 ANDERSON vs. No. 6 Columbus St. | Saturday, Noon (CST)

About Anderson: The Trojans won this season's SAC regular season championship after going 17-1 in league play. AU enters the NCAA Championship at 24-5 overall after finishing as the runner-up in last weekend's SAC Championship.

Anderson is led by SAC Player of the Year Denzail Jones, who averages 17 points per game and scored 50 in a SAC semifinal contest win over Newberry last weekend.

About Columbus St.: CSU finished second in the Peach Belt's west division after going 11-6 in league play and 18-11 overall. The Cougars fell to Montevallo in the Peach Belt Tournament championship game last weekend.

Leading Columbus St. into the NCAA Championship is guard Teondre Williams, the PBC's fourth-leading scorer at 17.9 points per game.

No. 2 USC Aiken vs. No. 7 WINGATE | Saturday, 2:30 p.m. (CST)

About USC Aiken: USCA is 21-7 this season, and went 14-4 in the Peach Belt to win the conference's east division title.

Leading Aiken this season has been All-PBC First Team pick Sterling Council, who averages 11.8 points per game.

About Wingate: The Bulldogs come into the NCAA Tournament on a roll, having won 10 of their past 11 games, including a run to the SAC Basketball Championship title. WU is 20-11 overall and went 13-5 in SAC play to finish third in the regular season standings.

Wingate's top player this season has been guard Jaime Vaughn, the SAC's 11th leading scorer and ninth-leading distributor.

No. 4 LINCOLN MEMORIAL vs. No. 5 King | Saturday, 8:30 p.m. (CST)

About Lincoln Memorial: LMU finished second in the SAC regular season standings and was ranked in the top 10 of the NABC/NCAA national poll for much of the year. The Railsplitters have an overall record of 25-5 and went 14-4 in the SAC.

Lincoln Memorial is led by first team All-SAC selections Desmond Johnson and Brandon Armstrong.

About King: King, the Conference Carolinas west division champion, enters the tournament with a 23-7 overall record and went 14-2 in conference play.

King's Brian Hewitt was an All-Conference Carolinas First Team selection, while Logan Lyle earned the league's Freshman of the Year award.