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¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ’s basketball teams will participate in the 90^th renewal of the Southern Conference basketball tournament March 3-7 in Chattanooga, Tenn. Games will be played at McKenzie Arena on the campus of the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga. 

By finishing second in the league standings, ¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ earned a first-round bye in the tournament. The Bulldogs will play on Friday, March 4, at 8 a.m. (CST) against the winner of Thursday's game between No. 7 Georgia Southern and No. 10 Western Carolina. ¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ split the season series with Georgia Southern, with the home team winning each game. ¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ swept Western Carolina in the seasons series. 

¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ finished the regular season with a record of 22-7 overall and 15-5 in Southern Conference play. This marks the third-straight season ¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ has been the No. 2 seed in the SoCon Tournament. Last season, the Bulldogs reached the tournament finals, falling to Chattanooga, 72-67.  

The ¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ men, seeded 6^th in the North division, will open tournament play at 6 p.m. (CST) on Friday, March 4, against rival Furman University, the third seed in the South division. Furman swept the regular season series with ¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ. The winner of the ¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ-Furman game will play Chattanooga at 7 p.m. on Saturday. 

The ¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ men finished the regular season with a 12-18 overall record and 4-14 in SoCon play. 

The women’s semifinals are scheduled for Sunday afternoon, March 6, followed by the men’s semifinals that evening. The women’s final is at 3 p.m. (CST) on Monday, March 7, followed by the men’s final at 8 p.m. (CST). All semifinals and the women’s final will be televised regionally by SportSouth. The men’s championship will be televised on the ESPN network. 

All ¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ games can be heard live on WVSU 91.1-FM and via the Internet at www.samford.edu/wvsu. Mike Grace, director of athletics multimedia services and the “voice of the ¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ Bulldogs” will call the play-by-play, with Andy Parrish, director of broadcast services, hosting halftime interviews. 

A “Live at the SoCon Tournament” blog at www.samford.edu will be updated regularly by Philip Poole, ¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ’s executive director of marketing and communication, assisted by sports information directors Joey Mullins and Zac Schrieber. Mullins and Schrieber also will be posting news updates at www.samfordsports.com and on Facebook. 

Games also can be viewed live on SoCon TV.