TOWSON, Md. - The Landmark Conference Men’s Basketball Championship begins on Tuesday, February 24, with two first-round matchups, as six teams set their sights on a conference title and an automatic NCAA berth. Opening-round winners advance to Thursday’s semifinals, where the top two seeds await on their home courts.
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First Round — Tuesday, February 24
Game No. 1 — #6 Susquehanna University at #3 University of Scranton - 7:00 p.m. (Digital Tickets Only)
Susquehanna makes its 15th postseason appearance and fifth straight trip, earning the final berth via tiebreaker over Moravian University after the teams split their season series. With the first tiebreaker moot, the River Hawks gained the edge based on results against higher-seeded conference opponents, including a split with top-seeded Catholic.
Player to Watch: Brandon Lavitt leads the team with 313 points (12.5 ppg) and has scored in double figures in four of the last five games, including a career-high 36 points in the regular-season finale against Drew University.
Scranton returns to the postseason for the 16th time and the second consecutive year. The Royals swept the regular-season series, winning 75-65 on January 10 and 99-92 on February 14.
Player to Watch: Sammy Tornabene has scored 407 points (17.7 ppg) this season, added 13 blocks, and has hit double digits in every game but two.
Game No. 2 — #5 Elizabethtown College at #4 Wilkes University - 7:00 p.m. (Digital Tickets Only)
Elizabethtown makes its first-ever Landmark Conference postseason appearance since joining the league in 2014-15, also posting program highs in overall wins (17) and conference victories (10) during that stretch.
Player to Watch: Austin Finarelli leads the team with 530 points (21.2 ppg), scoring 20 or more points in 14 games this season.
Wilkes, meanwhile, returns to the tournament for the third straight season and hosts a first-round game for the third consecutive year. The Colonels swept the regular-season series, winning 87-69 on January 10 and 81-74 on February 14.
Player to Watch: Lucas Lesko has 409 points (18.6 ppg), scoring in double figures every game and 20+ points in nine contests; over the last five games, he’s averaged 22.2 points with totals of 24, 26, 19, 24, and 18.
Semifinals— Thursday, February 26
Game No. 1 - #2 Drew vs Winner of Susquehanna/Scranton (Digital Tickets Only)
The defending Landmark Conference champion returns to the postseason after capturing the 2024–25 title and continues one of the league’s most consistent tournament runs. Drew will be making its eighth championship appearance in the last nine years and opens postseason play at home for the seventh straight season. The Rangers await the winner of Susquehanna and Scranton in Thursday’s semifinal.
Player to Watch: Andre De Los Reyes leads Drew with 380 points and averages 15.2 points per game.
Game No. 2 - #1 Catholic vs Winner of Elizabethtown/Wilkes (Digital Tickets Only)
Catholic enters the Landmark Conference Championship as the top seed and continues a strong history of postseason appearances. Since the league began in 2007-08, the Cardinals have missed the tournament only four times and are appearing as either the No. 1 or No. 2 seed for the seventh time. Catholic will host the winner of Wilkes/Elizabethtown in Thursday’s semifinal.
Player to Watch: CJ Ruoff leads Catholic with 497 points and averages 19.9 points per game, ranking among the conference’s top scorers.