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This is the first season for the university under its then-current identity. On November 7, 2024, after the Lions had played their first two games of the 2024–25 season, [2] the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents approved the proposed change of the university's name to East Texas A&M University. The name change took effect immediately.
The tournament is to be held March 9–13, 2025, at The Legacy Center in Lake Charles, Louisiana. [1] [2] The tournament winner will receive the conference's automatic invitation to the 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
John Lotz a former basketball player at East Texas State who later became head coach for Florida, after serving as an assistant coach at North Carolina. Shelby Metcalf was a member of the East Texas State Lions Men's team that won the NAIA 1954-55 National Championship, after his playing career he went on to coach at Texas A&M for 27 seasons. [17]
The 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 4, 2024. The regular season will end on March 16, 2025, with the 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament beginning with the First Four on March 18 and ending with the championship game at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, on April 7.
Connecticut guard Ahmad Nowell (0) drives to the basket against Texas A&M Commerce during their game at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion. Players Era Thanksgiving Festival When: Nov. 26-30
As the 2024 NCAA Tournament kicks off, here's a full list of the cities, arenas and venues that will host March Madness games this year:
The East Texas A&M Lions (formerly the East Texas State Lions and Texas A&M–Commerce Lions) are the athletic teams that represent East Texas A&M University, located in Commerce, Texas, in NCAA Division I intercollegiate sports. The Lions compete as members of the Southland Conference for all 12 varsity sports.
In 1975, the tournament expanded to 32 teams and eliminated byes for top seeds, to accommodate the additional games eight sites hosted first round games. Between 1979 and 1985, the tournament gradually expanded to a 64-team field with a full, sixth round, creating the modern First and Second Rounds hosted at eight sites.