UWA and UAH Set for GSC Tournament Semifinals

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.– The West Alabama Men's Basketball team continues its march through its historic season Saturday, March 9 as UWA is set to take on the Alabama-Huntsville Chargers at 7:15 p.m. in the Pete Hanna Center on the campus of Samford University for the semifinals in the 2019 VisitSpaceCoast.com GSC Men's Basketball Championship.

The Tigers (22-6) are the two-seed in the GSC Tournament and are the GSC co-regular season champions. Meanwhile, UAH enters as the third seed and boasts a record of 23-6.

UWA claimed a victory in both regular season meetings with a 65-64 win on Jan. 17 thanks to a late layup by LaJuan Hardy and then an overtime victory 80-76 in Pruitt Hall Gym on Feb. 7.

Alongside GSC Tournament implications, this game could go a long way to determining postseason hopes for both teams as West Alabama is fifth in the latest NCAA South Regional rankings and UAH is seventh.

Tickets can be purchased HERE. General admission tickets cost $12 and are good for daily admission for the Semifinals on Saturday, March 9 or the Finals on Sunday, March 10. Student tickets are $3 (valid ID required) can only be purchased at the Pete Hanna Center box office inside the arena. Admission is free for Children 5 years and younger.

There will be a pre-game celebration Saturday at the Hyatt Regency-The Wynfrey Hotel for the Tigers lasting from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Admission is free. To RSPV, contact Jenny Carpenter at 205-652-5438 or by email at jcmiller@uwa.edu. Heavy hors d'oeuvres will be served.

Links to live coverage on ESPN 104.9 as well as ESPN 3 and live stats are available on uwathletics.com.

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Players Mentioned

#1 LaJuan Hardy: G; 5' 11"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#1 LaJuan Hardy
: 5' 11"; Junior
: G

Players Mentioned

#1 LaJuan Hardy

Players Mentioned

#1 LaJuan Hardy