3 North Alabama basketball teams look to make a splash in March

AAMU women's basketball — Teamwork is what fuels this squad (Brian Howard / AAMU Athletics)

March means one thing for basketball fans all across America: it’s playoff time. The nerves may be raised for watchers at home, but the players on these two North Alabama teams are calm and composed.

Alabama A&M’s women’s basketball team has had a historic season and it’s all culminating now, as they have earned a bid to the WNIT.

The UAH women’s and men’s basketball teams are currently in the “Sweet Sixteen” round of the Division II Basketball Championship (despite the confusing name, this is an entire tournament, not a single game).

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Alabama A&M women’s team earns invite to WBIT

image00012 edited — Alabama A&M had a historic regular season this year (Brian Howard / AAMU Athletics)

The Lady Bulldogs of Alabama A&M finished their season with a record of 22-10, including a dominant in-conference record of 17-1. This was a historic season for the school, although the team fell in the SWAC tournament final, which prevented an automatic bud to the NCAA tournament.

Their play this season earned them an invite to the WBIT, or Women’s Basketball Invitational Tournament. The WNIT features some of the best women’s teams from across the country and is a tremendous honor to get invited to.

The opening round of the WNIT is March 19, so make sure you tune in while the Lady Bulldogs take on top seed BYU. All preliminary-round games will be streamed on ESPN+, while the semi-finals and championship will be streamed on ESPNU and ESPN2 respectively.

UAH women + men make ‘Sweet Sixteen’

crop — Top-seeded UAH will face No. 3 seed Eckerd in the Sweet Sixteen. (UAH Athletics)

The UAH Chargers (both men’s and women’s teams) are currently playing in the Division II Basketball Championship and are looking to bring the trophy home. Both teams have advanced to the Sweet Sixteen in their respective tournaments.

The women’s team plays Eckerd tonight at 7PM after wins against Edward Waters in the opening round Friday and Nova Southeastern on Saturday.

In the first round, the men’s team defeated Palm Beach Atlantic 92-73. In the second round, they beat West Alabama 83-74. Now, they are posed to play number 1 seed Nova Southeastern Tuesday, March 17. Games can be watched on the CBS Sports network or streamed from NCAA.com.

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