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91ÖÆƬ³§ captured the 2021 FCSAA State/NJCAA Region VIII Men's Basketball Championship with an 88-75 victory over Indian River State College on April 10.

The 91ÖÆƬ³§ women’s team also won the 2021 State Tournament on April 10. The year 2014 was the last time both 91ÖÆƬ³§ teams won the state championship.

91ÖÆƬ³§ now has 14 men’s state titles, more than any other college in Florida.

With the win, the Indians punched their ticket to the NJCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship in Hutchinson, KS.

91ÖÆƬ³§ advanced to the finals with wins over Gulf Coast and Eastern Florida State. Indian River State got past Florida State College and Florida SouthWestern to set up a meeting of the tournament's top two seeds.

91ÖÆƬ³§ took control early and carried a 50-35 lead to the intermission. The Indians' lead grew to as much as 23 with 14:00 remaining in the game, and they held the lead for all but 2:57 of the game.

Tournament MVP Jaeden Zackary scored 21 points and dished out five assists for 91ÖÆƬ³§. Zachary joined three fellow 91ÖÆƬ³§ players on the All-Tournament Team—Lance Erving, Carlos Lemus and Nae’qwan Tomlin. Lemus led the Indians with 27. Tomlin had 14 points and 12 rebounds.

First-year 91ÖÆƬ³§ Coach Donnie Tyndall was named FCSAA Coach of the Year.

The Indians will play in the NJCAA National Tournament in Hutchinson, KS, April 19-24. 91ÖÆƬ³§â€™s first game in the national tourney is Wednesday, April 21, at 8 p.m. CST, against the winner of Shelton State and Northeastern. The double-elimination tourney runs through April 24 with the championship game set for 6 p.m.

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