Welcome to the
NIRSA Basketball Championships
April 12-14, 2024 • University of Wisconsin, Madison
Welcome to Nationals!
Thursday, April 11, 2024
- 5:00–7:00 PM: Collegiate and Unified team check-in at Bakke Recreation & Wellbeing Center
Friday, April 12, 2024
- 1:00PM: Play begins for Men’s, Women’s, and Unified Divisions
Saturday, April 13, 2024
- All Day: Play continues for Men’s, Women’s, and Unified Divisions
Sunday, April 14th, 2024
- Championship Games
- Women’s – 11:30AM
- Unified – 1:00PM
- Men’s – 2:30PM
*Tentative times subject to change*
Tournament Staff
Tournament Directors
| Tournament Co-Director | Mike Castaneda | Loyola University Maryland |
| Tournament Co-Director | Bailey Kenney | Wisconsin Madison |
| Asst. Tournament Director | Tayln Sands | Georgia State University |
| Asst. Tournament Director | Abby Van Note | Wisconsin Madison |
| Director of National Sport Programs | Nicole Jackson | NIRSA |
| Coordinator of National Sport Programs | Lauren Carlson | NIRSA |
Tournament Experience Committee
| Tournament Experience Director | Eric Vaughn | Missouri State University |
| Tournament Experience Assistant Director | Chris Spencer | University of Colorado - Colorado Springs |
| TEC Committee | Joshua Brunson | The University of Southern Mississippi |
| TEC Committee | Calvin Diggs | St. Cloud State University |
| TEC Committee | Gracelyn Jones | University of Toledo |
| TEC Committee | Jerrell Kelly | University of Colorado Boulder |
| TEC Committee | Alyssa Kerr | University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
| TEC Committee | Steven Knecht | Louisiana State University |
| TEC Committee | Christian Ramirez | University of Central Florida |
| TEC Committee | Colton Spaur | Indiana University |
| TEC Committee | Scott Flickinger | SUNY Cortland |
| TEC Committee | Andrew Rude | The Ohio State University |
| TEC Committee | Jack Kavanaugh | University of Central Florida |
| TEC Committee | Brenna Wortham | Kennesaw State University |
| TEC Committee | Madison Ministero | University of Mississippi |
| TEC Committee | Courtney Smith | Louisiana State University |
| TEC Committee | John McNeal | The University of Alabama |
| TEC Committee | Melina Campbell | University of Kentucky |
| TEC Committee | Alex Pendar | University of Wisconsin - River Falls |
| TEC Committee | James Hinson | Valparaiso University |
Competition Committee
| Competition Director | Carter Kittrell | Naval Support Activity Midsouth |
| Competition Assistant Director | Wyatt Lee | Penn State University |
Officials Committee
| Director of Officials | Marty Dempsey | University of Florida |
| Associate Director of Officials | Brandon Bermea | Oklahoma State University |
| Assistant Director of Officials | Klee Sellers | Georgia Southern University |
| Officials Committee | Caroline Wieters | Missouri State University |
| Officials Committee | Connor VanOverberghe | University of Missouri - Columbia |
| Officials Committee | Daniel Chandler | James Madison University |
| Officials Committee | Emilee Howard | University of Central Florida |
| Officials Committee | Emily Murphy | Ohio State University |
| Officials Committee | Fernie Perez | Texas A&M University |
| Officials Committee | Hannah Williams | Towson University |
| Officials Committee | Kristian Pullam | Marquette University |
| Officials Committee | Joshua Knull | University of Southern Mississippi |
| Officials Committee | Justin Paluch | University of Connecticut |
| Officials Committee | Kelly Salomon | Auburn University |
| Officials Committee | Luke Bettencourt | Nova Southeastern University |
| Officials Committee | Michael Thomas | |
| Officials Committee | Nathan Ha | The University of Texas at Arlington |
| Officials Committee | Natosha Harris | University of Kentucky |
| Officials Committee | Victor Martin | Southern Illinois University Carbondale |
| Officials Committee | Zach Kula | Marshall University |
Media Relations Committee
| Director of Media Relations | Venus Okwuka | George Washington University |
| Assistant Director of Media Relations | Megan Brady | University of Maryland |
| Media Relations | Veronica Ballinger | University of Notre Dame |
Unified Committee
| Director of Unified | Brittany Mueller | Florida State University |
| Assistant Director of Unified | Laura Shively | Duke University |
Participating Teams
- Air Force Academy
- Arizona State University
- Baylor University
- Colorado University-Denver
- Creighton University
- East Tennessee State University
- Georgia Southern
- Grand Canyon University
- Howard University
- King’s University College
- Loyola University Chicago
- Loyola University Maryland
- Marquette University
- Michigan State University
- North Carolina State
- Prairie View A&M University
- Texas A&M University
- University of Alabama
- University of Central Florida
- University of Illinois
- University of Missouri
- University of Oregon
- University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
- Virginia State University
- West Virginia
- Boston College
- Cal Poly Pomona
- Clemson University
- DePaul University
- Georgia Tech
- Grand Canyon University
- James Madison University
- Marquette Univeristy
- Missouri State University
- Northwestern Unversity
- Texas A&M University
- UCLA
- University of California, Davis
- University of Central Florida
- University of Florida
- University of Miami
- University of Notre Dame
- University of Oregon Club
- University of South Carolina
- University of Virginia
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Regis University
- University of Iowa
- University of Louisiana, Lafayette
- University of Michigan
- University of Oregon
- Western Michigan University
Past Champions
- 2023: University of Wisconsin – Madison
- 2022: University of Wisconsin – Madison
- 2019: North Carolina A&T (IM’s)
- 2019: Georgia Tech (Club)
- 2018: Grand Canyon University (IM’s)
- 2018: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Club)
- 2017: Grand Canyon University (IM’s)
- 2017: University of Wisconsin – Madison (Club)
- 2016: North Carolina A&T (IM’s)
- 2016: University of Southern California (Club)
- 2015: Georgia Southern University (IM’s)
- 2015: University of Illinois (Club)
- 2014: North Carolina A&T (IM’s)
- 2014: James Madison University (Club)
- 2013: University of North Carolina at Pembroke (IM’s)
- 2013: University of Virginia (Club)
- 2012: Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville
- 2011: Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville
- 2010: University of Kentucky
- 2009: Northeastern
- 2023: Columbus State University (IM’s)
- 2023: United States Air Force Academy (Club)
- 2022: Missouri State University (IM’s)
- 2022: University of Wisconsin – Madison (Club)
- 2019: Stephen F. Austin (IM’s)
- 2019: Ohio State University (Club)
- 2018: North Carolina A&T (IM’s)
- 2018: Texas A&M University (Club)
- 2017: Georgia Tech (IM’s)
- 2017: University of Wisconsin – Madison (Club)
- 2016: North Carolina A&T (IM’s)
- 2016: The Ohio State University (Club)
- 2015: Georgia Tech (IM’s)
- 2015: Cornell University (Club)
- 2014: Georgia Tech (IM’s)
- 2014: Yale University (Club)
- 2013: University of Texas – San Antonio (IM’s)
- 2013: Howard University (Club)
- 2012: Southern Illinois University – Carbondale
- 2011: North Carolina A&T
- 2010: Ivy Tech Community College
- 2009: University of Missouri
- 2023: University of Florida
- 2022: University of Iowa
- 2019: Florida State University
- 2018: University of Toronto
- 2017: Central Michigan University
- 2016: University of Alabama
Thank you to our 2023-2024 sponsors
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Need more information?
Questions about the NIRSA Championship Series Basketball Championship can be directed to the NIRSA Director of National Sport Programs, Nicole Jackson.