The St. Thomas Aquinas College Men's Basketball team has earned the #2 seed in the East Regional of the 2024 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament and will take on #7 Post University.

Selection Show Video Archive | 2024 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket

St. Thomas Aquinas had already qualified for its ninth consecutive consecutive trip the the field of 64 on the strength of Sunday's 77-66 ECC Finals victory over the Daemen University. Eight bids were awarded in the region with champions from the ECC (St. Thomas Aquinas), Northeast-10 (So. New Hampshire), and Central Atlantic (Jefferson) capturing automatic bids and the others issued on an at-large basis.

The Spartans (25-5, 14-2 ECC) and Eagles (20-9, 10-6 CACC) squared off on November 18, 2023 in the STAC Basketball Classic at Aquinas Hall Gymnasium in Sparkill. Down three in the final seconds of regulation, Ethan Millirons heaved up a prayer of a shot from a step over half court that would swish through the net to tie the game at 98-98 and force overtime. In the extra session, Post outscored STAC 11 to 9, but the game once again came down to final shot, this one by the Eagles' Bol Akot to secure a 109-107 OT victory for the visitors from Waterbury.

First Round games will begin on Saturday, March 16 at top-seed and hosts Saint Michael's College in Colchester, Vermont. The winner of #2 STAC vs. #7 Post (2:30 p.m.) will advance to face the winner of #3 So. New Hampshire vs. #6 Bloomfield (12:00 p.m.). The other side of the East bracket sees #1 Saint Michaels taking on #8 So. Connecticut (5:00 p.m.), with #4 Daemen squaring off with #5 Jefferson (7:30 p.m.).