BALTIMORE, MD – The seventh-ranked Johns Hopkins men's basketball team will host Mitchell in the first round of the 2023 NCAA Tournament it was announced today. The winner of the JHU-Mitchell game will play the winner of the other first round game between Hamilton and Montclair State.
 
Hamilton and Montclair State will tip-off at 3:30 pm on Friday, March 3 in Goldfarb Gym with Hopkins and Mitchell to follow at 6:00 pm. The winners will meet at 6:00 pm on Saturday, March 4.

How They Got Here
Johns Hopkins (23-4) earned an at-large bid to into the tournament after falling in the Centennial Conference Championship game to 15^th-ranked Swarthmore on Sunday.  It was the Blue Jays' fifth straight appearance in the title game with all five meetings coming against the Garnet.
 
Mitchell (23-4) cruised into the tournament by winning the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Championship. The Mariners topped New England College, 109-85, to win their second straight NECC title.
 
Hamilton (19-8) won the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) to punch its ticket to the tournament. The Continentals came from behind to beat Colby, 71-59, to win their first title since joining the league in 2011-12.
 
Montclair State (22-5) grabbed an at-large bid out of the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC). The Red Hawks fell to Stockton, 91-86, in the NJAC Semifinals on Tuesday.
 
Series History
Johns Hopkins and Mitchell will be meeting for first time on Friday.
 
Hopkins is 1-0 all-time against Hamilton with the only meeting coming back in 1991 – a 93-84 Blue Jay win in Baltimore. JHU and Montclair State have never met on the hardwood.
 
Tournament History
Johns Hopkins is making its 15^th trip to the NCAA Tournament, including its fourth in five full seasons under head coach Josh Loeffler.  The Blue Jays are 10-14 all-time in the NCAAs with appearances in the Sweet 16 in 1990 and 2015.  The Blue Jays advanced to the second round in 1991, 1998, 2007, 2018 and 2022.