LAKELAND, Fla. – For the 33rd time in program history, the Florida Southern men's basketball team will be competing at the NCAA Tournament as the Moccasins were selected as the No. 3 seed in the upcoming NCAA South Region Championship which will be held at Nova Southeastern University. The Moccasins will open regional play for the first time since the 2019-20 campaign against No. 6 seed Clark Atlanta.
 
This will mark the program's fourth trip to the postseason under ninth-year head coach Mike Donnelly, as the Moccasins advanced to the regional in 2018, 2019, and were set to host as the No. 1 seed in 2020. In both the 2018 and 2019 appearances, Florida Southern won its first matchup of the regional before falling in the semifinals in both years. In 2020, the tournament was canceled due to COVID-19 concerns.
 
Florida Southern is 45-31 all-time in NCAA postseason play and has two NCAA Division II national championships, one in 1981 and the most recent, in 2015. In regional play, the Mocs are 32-24 with a 14-17 record in first-round games.

South Regional play begins on Saturday, March 16 at Rick Case Arena on the campus of Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale with No. 3 Florida Southern vs No. 6 Clark Atlantic opening play at noon before No. 2 West Georgia and No. 7 Lee at 2:30 pm, followed by No. 1 Nova Southeastern and No. 8 Benedict (5 pm), and No. 4 Alabama-Huntsville vs No. 5 Embry-Riddle (7:30 pm) to close out play. The regional tournament will take place from March 16-19. Check FSCMocs.com later in the week for more details.
 
2024 South Region Seeding
No.1 Nova Southeastern
No. 2 West Georgia
No. 3 Florida Southern
No. 4 Alabama-Huntsville
No. 5 Embry-Riddle
No. 6 Clark Atlanta
No. 7 Lee
No. 8 Benedict