BROOKLYN, N.Y. – The LIU Brooklyn men's basketball team, fresh off their championship win in the 2018 Northeast Conference Tournament, now awaits the announcement of its NCAA Tournament opponent during the 2018 NCAA March Madness Selection Show on Sunday, March 11. The team, along with the LIU Brooklyn Athletic department, invites all friends, family, alumni and fans to join the Blackbirds for a Selection Show Watch Party at the Steinberg Wellness Center, starting at 5:30 p.m.
 
The two-hour selection show is scheduled for a 6 p.m. start, airing live on TBS and streaming on NCAA.com. Doors to the Steinberg Wellness Center will open at 5:30 p.m., and the show will be aired on projection screens in the gym.
 
Admission is complimentary for all Blackbird fans. Those in attendance will have the opportunity to meet the team and coaches, while also enjoying free pizza and refreshments.
 
The No. 4 seeded LIU Brooklyn men's basketball team upset No. 1 seed Wagner, 71-61 in the 2018 Northeast Conference Championship game, punching their ticket to the Big Dance in the process. The Blackbirds earned its first NEC Championship title since 2013, and sixth overall.
 
In 2013, the Blackbirds earned a No.16 seed, and traveled to Dayton, Ohio to face off against fellow No. 16 seed James Madison as one of the First Four games in the 2013 NCAA Tournament First Round. In that game, LIU rallied from a 12-point, first-half deficit to take a one-point lead five minutes into the second half against James Madison, but couldn't overcome poor shooting and fell to the Dukes, 68-55.