Basketball opens NJCAA Region 5 Tournament vs. Collin

The OC Men's Basketball team will open the NJCAA Region 5 Basketball Tournament this Thursday as the Wranglers will take on Collin County Community College at 7pm.

The top four seeds from the Western Junior College Athletic Conference and the top for seeds from the North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference will compete in a single elimination tournament with a bid to the 2022 NJCAA D1 Men's Basketball Tournament in Hutchinson, KS awarded to the winner.

Odessa is the #1 seed in the West after finishing undefeated (16-0) in conference play. Collin is the #4 seed in the North, the Cougars went 8-6 in conference play.

The NJCAA Region 5 Basketball Tournament is hosted by Lubbock Sports and will be played at the Frenship Tiger Pit in Wolfforth, TX. The tournament opens on Thursday with four quarterfinal games and ends on Saturday at 4:30pm in the Championship game.

The entire tournament will be live-streamed by TSRN sports at: https://tsrnsports.com/2022-njcaa-region-5-basketball-tournament/

WJCAC Schools                                                                                  NTJCAC Schools

#1 Odessa College                        25-5, 16-0                               #1 McLennan CC              25-4, 12-2
#2 South Plains                            17-11, 11-5                             #2 Hill College                  21-9, 9-5
#3 New Mexico JC                        18-12, 10-6                             #3 Temple College             20-10, 8-6
#4 New Mexico Military                 17-12, 9-7                              #4 Collin County CC           23-6, 8-6