MIDDLETOWN, Conn. – For the fifth time in program history, the Wesleyan men's basketball team is heading to the NCAA Tournament. The Cardinals (26-1) are in the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 overall seed and are set to host first and second round action for the third time (2018, 2022). Silloway Gymnasium serves as the location for regional first round action on Friday with games between Wesleyan and Delaware Valley (15-12) at 7:00 PM and Chatham (23-4) vs. Gettysburg (20-7) at 4:30 PM, as well as the second round game between the two winning teams on Saturday at 7:00 PM.

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Tickets are available in-person only on Friday and Saturday. The tickets cost $15 for adults and $10 for students, seniors, and children. Every ticket sold on Friday is an all-session ticket, meaning fans can watch both games if they choose. There are no presales available and the ticket table will open at 3:00 pm on Friday and 5:30 pm on Saturday with doors to Silloway Gym opening at 3:30 pm on Friday and 6:00 pm on Saturday. Tickets can be purchased with cash or card.
 
Wesleyan has the luxury of hosting national postseason games during the opening weekend following a miraculous season that saw the Cardinals climb to No. 1 in the national rankings while going on a 26-game unbeaten run before being knocked off by Trinity in the NESCAC title game. The 26 wins are a single-season team record for Wesleyan who are back in the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time, all coming in the past 10 seasons.
 
This is the team's 10^th consecutive winning season dating back to 2014-15, the second-longest such streak in the team's 122-year history. Wesleyan became the first NESCAC team to go 10-0 in conference play since Amherst back in 2012-13. The Cardinals swept both Amherst and Williams in the regular season to earn the Little Three Championship for the first time since the 2017-18 season while this also marked just the second time since 1947-48 that the Cardinals swept both the Mammoths and Ephs in the regular season.
 
As a team, Wesleyan ranks fourth in the nation in assist/turnover ratio (1.74) while also sitting sixth in scoring margin (+16.6), seventh in scoring defense (61.0), ninth in fewest turnovers per game (9.6), and 10^th in rebound margin (+9.4). The Cardinals have allowed an opponent to score 70+ points just twice this season while Wesleyan has scored 70+ in 22-of-27 games.
 
Wesleyan had a single-season team record three Cardinals earn All-NESCAC honors, headlined by First Team honorees Shane Regan '25 and Nicky Johnson '25 while Jackson Cormier '26 was named a Second Team selection. Regan has been the catalyst for the Wesleyan offense all season long, averaging 18.7 points per game on 51.2 percent shooting and 86.5 percent from the free throw line, ranking Top 5 in the NESCAC in all three categories. Johnson is a three-time All-NESCAC honoree over his career and a two-time First Team selection while he's led the NESCAC in assist across all four of his seasons as a Cardinal dating back to 2021-22. Cormier leads the team in field goal percentage (51.8), rebounding (6.5), and blocks (17), earning All-NESCAC honors for the first time in just his second season as a starter.
 
Ben Lyttle '27 is a threat from three, hitting on 34.6 percent of his 81 attempts on the season, while he is averaging 8.0 points and 5.3 rebounds in 27 games played. Fritz Hauser '26 has started 50-of-52 possible games the past two seasons and he is averaging 6.3 points per game. Some key pieces off the bench include Sam Pohlman '26 as the junior point guard averages 6.1 PPG while ranking second on the team with 78 assists this season. Oscar Edelman '28 is always threat from deep, hitting a team-best 39.1 percent from three-point range, while he recently had a three-game streak with 10+ points to end the regular season. Josh Cameron '27 is a menace defensively, often taking on the responsibility of guarding the opposing team's top offensive threat, while he has the third-most rebounds on the team this season. Zach Wolinski '28 is another threat from three as the first-year has 30 makes from beyond the arc while hitting on 34.1 percent of his attempts.
 
About Delaware Valley (15-12)
The 2024-25 MAC Freedom Champions defeated Misericordia 67-62 and Stevens 64-63 in the Freedom Conference Playoffs as the Aggies won their fourth MAC Freedom Championship and first since the 2015-16 season. Antonio Redding is the Co-Player of the Year in the MAC Freedom Conference, averaging 17.5 points per game while he put up 20+ points in 10 of his 21 appearances this season. Redding leads all of Division III in three-point shooting at 51.1 percent and ranks third in free throw percentage at 92.1 percent in 2024-25. He put up a career-high 47 points (14-20 FG, 8-10 3FG, 11-12 FT), the second-highest single-game total in team history, in a regular season win over Stevens on February 19. Zoelin Pair is a menance on the interior, ranking eighth in Division III with 71 blocked shots while also averaging 9.6 rebounds per game and shooting 56.9 percent from the floor.
 
About Chatham (23-4)
The Cougars won the program's third PAC Championship last weekend in what is just their ninth season as a varsity team. A win for Chatham would be the first of any team in an NCAA Tournament in school history. The Cougars are led by PAC Player of the year Diaun Pinkett who is averaging 17.1 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.0 steals, and 2.9 assists per game. His 82 steals rank eighth in the nation while he is the first PAC Player of the Year in team history. Lovenson Xavier is a First Team All-PAC player and is averaging 16.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 0.9 blocks per game.
 
About Gettysburg (20-7)
The Bullets earned an at-large bid into the field after falling in the Centennial Conference semifinals at Johns Hopkins. Gettysburg is making its sixth NCAA Tournament appearance and first since 2009. Jordan Stafford is the Centennial Conference Defensive Player of the Year and First Team All-CC while Carl Schaller joined him on the First Team and Nate Williams is an honorable mention. Stafford, the CC Player of the Year in 2023-24, is averaging 16.1 points per game on 56.7 percent shooting to go along with 4.9 rebounds. He has reached double figures in 23 games including eight 20-point performances. Schaller has started all 27 games and leads the team in scoring at 16.3 points per game on a team-best 52 three-point makes while he also leads the team in assists and steals.