HERKIMER — Herkimer College will serve as the location for the 2022-23 National Junior College Athletic Association Division III men’s basketball championship.

The event is set to take place March 14 to March 19. The national tournament will mark the first time the event will be held at Herkimer College. 

Herkimer won the NJCAA D-III National Championship over Mohawk Valley Community College to close the 2018-19 season. The program has made the championship tournament nine times in the last 11 years.

This will be the third time the championship is hosted by a school based in New York state. SUNY Delhi hosted every tournament from 1991 to 2010 and Sullivan County Community College in Loch Sheldrake was host from 2011 to 2016.

Last year’s tournament was held in Rockford, Illinois. In 2019 and 2020, the tournament took place in Rochester, Minnesota.

“Herkimer is grateful to the NJCAA for being selected as the host institution of the 2022-2023 NJCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Championship,” Herkimer College Athletic Director Don Dutcher said in a release. “We will take great pride in providing an exceptional experience for the student-athletes, coaches, families, friends, and community involved with the tournament. It is a unique opportunity for Herkimer to be part of the national spotlight in showcasing a high-level basketball tournament.”

The NJCAA stated that “the 2017 event resulted in 445 local hotel room nights generated by participating teams (parents, fans not included).”