The Daytona State Men's Basketball team is headed back to Hutchinson, Kansas for the second time in as many years to compete in the NJCAA Division I National Tournament. Heading into the tournament, the Falcons are 27-5, 2 of the losses coming from late season forfeits stemming from a non-collegial incident.

Not including the forfeits, the team was on a 25-0 run before losing in the semi-final of the FCSAA/Region 8 tournament to Gulf Coast State College 78-73. The team was ranked in the top 25 in the NJCAA since Week 4, December 2, 2024, working their way up to #2 in the nation. Going into the tournament, the Falcons are ranked #10.

The Falcons were selected as an At-Large bid into the tournament on Sunday March 16th during the NJCAA Selection Show. They will start the tournament seeded at #8 and will have a bye before playing the winner of #9 Barton Community College and #24 Brunswick Community College on Tuesday, March 25th at 1:00pm Eastern/12:00pm Central.

The Falcons are led by Citrus Conference and FCSAA Player of the Year, Isaiah Dorceus, who averages 14.3 points per game, 45.8% from the field, and 40% from three. Other key players are Tyrese Lacey who averages 7.4 assists per game and is #2 in the country in assists, Matt Bewley who is #2 in the country in field goal percentage at 72.5%, and Jaylin Payne who is #5 in the country at 70.5% in field goal percentage.

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