FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The top-ranked Trinity College Men's Basketball team will square off with fifth-ranked University of Mary Washington in the Semifinals of the 2026 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship Tournament at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum on Saturday, March 21 at 8:00 p.m.
 
Bantam Bytes:

• The Bantams are making their third straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament Semifinal, and fourth overall for the program.
• Trinity edged out NESCAC foe Tufts University, 69-66, in the Quarterfinals to earn a spot in the Semifinal tilt.
• The Bantams checked in at the top of the latest D3hoops.com Men's Basketball Top 25 poll for the ninth time this season.
• Trinity holds a 29-2 record, achieving the third-most wins in a season in program history, sitting one shy of matching the program high of 30 wins (2023-24, 2024-25).
• The Bantams are one of the stingiest defenses in the Nation, ranking third in scoring defense (59.4) and fourth in field goal defense with opponents shooting just 37.4% from the field.
• During their tourney run, Trinity is producing 75.5 points per game while shooting 43.7% from the floor and just 23.5% from three-point range, including a season-low 1-for-11 in the Quarterfinal win over Tufts.
• Henry Vetter is pacing the Bantams offense over the last four games, averaging 20.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.7 assists while shooting 53.8% from the field.
• Jarrel Okorougo has added 13.7 points and 3.0 rebounds over the last three contests.
• Jared Berry is delivering 12.5 points and 6.0 rebounds off the bench, while Drew Lazarre is tallying 10.5 points and a team-high 6.8 rebounds during the NCAA Tournament.
• Tristan Davis is chipping in 7.3 points and 6.3 rebounds, and David Ayles has totaled a team-high 14 assists with 16 points over the last four games.

 
Scouting the Eagles:

• Mary Washington is making their fifth NCAA Tournament appearance, and their third in the last four years.
• The Eagles are making their first appearance in the NCAA Semifinal after defeating sixth-ranked UChicago, 81-73, in the Quarterfinals.
• Mary Washington has won 10 straight games to boost their season mark to 28-3, a new program-high for wins in a season.
• The Eagles were ranked fifth in the Country in the latest D3hoops.com Men's Basketball Top 25 poll.
• Nationally, the Eagles rank in the Top 25 in scoring margin (sixth, 15.6), three-point field goal percentage (seventh, .376), field goal percentage defense (14^th, .391), scoring defense (17^th, 64.7), turnover margin (18^th, 5.0), and field goal percentage (24^th, .479).
• Mary Washington has been careful with the ball, averaging 9.5 turnovers per game, ninth-lowest rate in the country.
• Sophomore Kye Robinson earned NABC All-American, D3hoops.com All-Region and Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Year honors after leading the Eagles with 24.8 points per game.
• Robinson ranks third in the Nation in total points (743), eighth in field goals made (245), and tenth in scoring (24.8) and field goal attempts (480). Robinson is shooting 50.7% from the field, 37.9% from three-point range while adding 6.8 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game.
• Jay Randall led the Eagles with a team-high 22 points in the victory over UChicago. Randall is connecting on a team-high 58% from the field, averaging 12.8 points and 6.1 rebounds per game.
• Ulysses Young is adding 10.3 points per game, while Jadon Burgess is converting a team-high 40.5% from long-range with 9.7 points a game.

 
History:

• This will be the first-ever meeting between Trinity and Mary Washington.
• This season, the teams have played three common opponents: Yeshiva, Worcester State and Amherst. Both teams went 3-0 against the common opponents.
• Against Yeshiva: Trinity 76-52, Mary Washington 90-89 (2OT)
• Against Worcester State: Trinity 100-49, Mary Washington 86-55
• Against Amherst: Trinity 75-67, Mary Washington 81-64

 
How to Watch:
You can stream the game from the ESPN app (ESPN+ subscription required) from your phone, laptop, or smart tv device (Amazon Firestick, Roku, etc.). The link to watch the Saturday's game will be available on the men's basketball schedule page. In preparation, you can click sign in or sign up for ESPN+ at this link: HERE.

To get the ESPN app on your smart TV or smart TV device, head to the app store and search "ESPN" to download the app. Using the ESPN app on your smart TV or smart TV device, search "Mary Washington" in the ESPN app and the game against Trinity will be available to select.