NCAA 2017
![Kent State vs UCLA on and off court](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/hall.jpeg?VersionId=I0LARbykNRlBh.TXOFhJ41fNTvZ0xkOS&h=34e43602&itok=FYuBj7Hq)
If you are planning to attend the first round of the NCAA tournament’s South Regional, prepare to go the distance – literally. There are 2,397 miles between Kent State University and Sacramento, California where No. 14 Kent State University takes on No. 3 UCLA Friday night.
![Members of the Kent State men's basketball team celebrate winning the 2017 Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Tournament. Members of the Kent State men's basketball team celebrate winning the 2017 Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Tournament.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/03.13.17%20Photo%20for%20March%20Madness%20-%20tweets.jpg?VersionId=Zy8DvhHkFBLxNJHu.GsWvkOqVV137JpQ&h=c3635fa2&itok=cMyWC0Xb)
Messages of congratulations and displays of Kent State University pride flooded social media as the Kent State men’s basketball team captured the 2017 Mid-American Conference (MAC) Men's Basketball Tournament Championship title.
The Kent State University men's basketball team (22-13) won the 2017 Mid-American Conference Tournament Championship, defeating the top-seeded Akron Zips (26-8), 70-65.
![Men's Basketball Team Heads to Cleveland](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/Head%20to%20Cle.jpg?VersionId=yfvfbXdEKNKih7yEz4unPZXANqiiGX0B&h=a955cd85&itok=Q4xTNEL8)
The Kent State University men's basketball team has its sights set on a league championship and a NCAA Tournament bid as it competes in the 2017 Mid-American Conference Tournament in Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland March 9-11.