Posted: Feb 29, 2012
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The Bellevue University men's basketball team earned the No. 7 seed in the 2012 NAIA Men's Basketball Division II National Championship, which will be held on Mar. 7-13 in Point Lookout, Mo. on the campus of College of the Ozarks.
The Bruins (27-5), who earned an automatic berth into the tournament after winning the MCAC Tournament last Saturday, will face Daemen (N.Y.) College in the first round at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 8.
Bellevue will be making its 13th overall and 10th-straight appearance in the NAIA Division II Men's Basketball National Championship. The Bruins finished second in 2004 and 2008.
Head coach Shane Paben, who is in his fourth season at Bellevue, has guided the Bruins to four-straight NAIA National Tournament appearances. The Bruins reached the Sweet Sixteen in 2011, the semifinals in 2010 and the quarterfinals in 2009 in Paben's first season.
In addition to the 2012 MCAC Tournament title, the Bruins were the MCAC regular season champions, finishing with a 13-1 final league record
Bellevue owns an 18-12 all-time record at the NAIA Men's Basketball National Championship.
