HARROGATE, Tenn. ­­– The No. 7 Lincoln Memorial University men's basketball program will look to capture their third SAC Tournament title in four years as their quest begins when they welcome Lenoir-Rhyne to the B. Frank "Tex" Turner Arena on Wednesday night to tip off the 2022 South Atlantic Conference Men's Basketball Championship.
 
The Railsplitters completed the regular season at the 24-3 mark overall while going 22-3 in SAC play, finishing in a tie for first with Queens (N.C.) and sharing the regular season championship. The Jeremiah Samarrippas era started off in strong fashion, marking the second-best start by a first-year head coach in program history at 9-1.
 
The 2021-22 season included wins over nationally ranked Queens at home, sweeping the season series with in-state rivals Tusculum and Carson-Newman, and swept the PBC/SAC Challenge to start the year.
 
Lincoln Memorial is led by junior Jordan Guest and redshirt sophomore Chase Rankin. Guest currently ranks fifth in the conference in scoring with 16.6 points per game, including a season-high 28 points at Coker. Rankin currently sits as one of the best in the nation on the offensive end dishing out 6.1 assists per game, which puts him in eighth place nationally and put up a career-high 13 assists in a win over Mars Hill.
 
TICKETS
 
Tickets for Wednesday night's quarterfinal match up are not available for purchase in advance and must be purchased upon entrance. Below is the ticket price breakdown for the quarterfinal. Tickets will be sold at the main entrance at the top of Tex Turner Arena. The bottom entrance is reserved for working media, game day personnel and fans needing assistance entering. 

• Quarterfinals
  • Adults - $5.00 
  • Youth aged 6-12/seniors 60+/ Active & Retired Military - $3.00 
  • College Students with ID - $2.00 
  • Under 5 – Free

Tickets for the semifinals and finals are available in advance online and on-site the at the Timmons Arena box office. Links to purchase semi-finals and finals tickets in advance online at www.theSAC.com/tickets. Tickets can be purchased on-site the day of the game at the Timmons Arena Box Office. Listed below are the ticket prices. Daily tickets grant access to all of the given day's games.

• Semifinals
  • Daily Adults - $15.00 
  • Youth aged 6-12/seniors 60+/ Active & Retired Military - $11.00 
  • College Students with ID - $8.00 
  • Under 5 – Free
• Finals
  • Daily Adults - $12.00
  • Youth aged 6-12/seniors 60+/ Active & Retired Military - $8.00 
  • College Students with ID - $6.00 
  • Under 5 – Free

For all semifinals and finals games tickets must be purchased through HomeTown Ticketing's Digital Ticketing system. Tickets can be purchased in advance online at www.thesac.com/championships or on-site via a credit card. No cash will be accepted on-site.
 
The 2022 SAC Men's Basketball Championship quarterfinals will be played at campus sites on Wednesday (March 2), before moving to Timmons Arena in Greenville, S.C. for the semifinals and finals on March 5 and 6. The SAC Tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament.  The SAC Men's Basketball Championship schedule is as follows: 
 
Wednesday, March 2 (at Highest Seeds)
Game 1: #1 Lincoln Memorial vs. #8 Lenoir-Rhyne, 7:00 p.m.
Game 2: #4 Wingate vs. #5 Carson-Newman, 7:30 p.m.
Game 3: #2 Queens vs. #7 Catawba, 7:00 p.m.
Game 4: #3 Tusculum vs. #6 Newberry, 7:00 p.m.
 
Saturday, March 5 (Timmons Arena, Greenville, S.C.)
Game 5: winner game 1 vs. winner game 2, 5:00 p.m.
Game 6: winner game 3 vs. winner game 4, 7:30 p.m.
 
Sunday, March 6 (Timmons Arena, Greenville, S.C.)
Game 7: winner game 5 vs. winner game 6, 4:00 p.m.