INA, Ill. (March 5, 2024) — Rend Lake College (6) will head to John Wood (3) tomorrow night for the first round of the NJCAA DII Region XXIV Tournament. RLC won its last four region games, including a 65-61 home win over John Wood on Feb. 4. The Warriors and Blazers tip off at 7:30 pm tomorrow night. John Wood streams games live here, according to its website.
The Warriors (7-7 against R24 region opponents) drew the six seed for the tournament. Lincoln Land — also 7-7 in the region — grabbed the five seed since the Loggers had more road wins. RLC's offense is led by 6-5 freshman guard Justin King (Mascoutah) with 19 points per game. Other top contributors include freshman Keith Robinson of Louisville, Ky. (12 ppg) and sophomore guard Reece Johnson of Benton at 9 ppg.
For more information about the Warriors postseason, contact Head Coach Brian Gamber.
For more information about the tournament, see tournament contact information at the bottom of this article.
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SEEDING
1. Parkland College 11-3
2. Illinois Central College 9-5
3. John Wood Community College 9-5
4. Danville Area Community College 8-6
5. Lincoln Land Community College 7-7
6. Rend Lake College 7-7
7. Spoon River College 4-10
8. Lewis & Clark Community College 1-13
SCHEDULE
Wednesday, March 6th
#1 Parkland hosts #8 Lewis & Clark
#2 ICC hosts #7 Spoon River
#3 John Wood hosts #6 Rend Lake
#4 Danville hosts #5 Lincoln Land
Saturday, March 9 - at Rend Lake
1:00pm 1/8 winner vs 4/5 winner
3/00pm 2/7 winner vs 3/6 winner
Sunday, March 10th - at Rend Lake
2:00pm Championship
TOURNAMENT CONTACT:
Coach Brad Hoyt
Dean of Students (Interim)
Director of Athletics
Head Men’s Basketball Coach
NJCAA Region 24 Men’s Director
217.641.4300 I bhoyt@jwcc.edu
John Wood Community College
1301 South 48th Street I Quincy, IL 62305