The Hobart basketball team will host Clarkson at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 26 in a Liberty League Tournament semifinal. The Statesmen enter the tournament as the No. 1 seed for the fourth consecutive season, while the fourth-seeded Golden Knights are making their first tournament appearance since 2009.
 
Admission to Bristol Gym for all fans is free.
 
Hobart is 19-6 overall and went 13-3 in league play, winning the regular season crown by three games over Vassar, Skidmore, Clarkson, and RIT, who all finished 10-6. The Statesmen led the conference in rebounding margin (+5.6) and free throw shooting (.736), ranked second in scoring margin (+6.4), and third in field goal percentage (.464), field goal percentage defense (.437), 3-point field goal percentage (.356), and turnover margin (+0.3).
 
Hobart's lineup features four players averaging double figures in the scoring column. Senior forward Richie Bonney leads the quartet with 20.0 ppg as well as a league-high 11.3 rpg. Junior guard Connor Rehbaum adds 15.0 ppg and 5.2 rpg and senior guard Joe Gibbons averages 13.9 ppg. Junior guard Trey Blanding is producing 10.6 ppg and a league best 5.4 apg.
 
Clarkson is riding a four-game winning streak and brings a 16-9 overall record to Geneva. The Golden Knights finished second in the league in turnover margin (+4.4), third in 3-point field goal percentage defense (.318), and fourth in scoring margin (+5.4), 3-point field goal percentage (.349), and free throw percentage (.706).
 
CU features a trio of double digit scorers led by junior forward John Coleman's 19.7 ppg and 7.1 rpg. Senior guard Charlton Marques contributes 17.1 ppg and a team-high 3.4 apg while sophomore guard Felix Abongo chips in 13.9 ppg and a team-high 7.2 rpg.
 
This will be the third time this month the two teams have squared off with the home team prevailing in the previous two meetings. In Potsdam on Feb. 1, Clarkson snapped Hobart's seven-game winning streak with a 77-68 victory. Bonney had a season-high 31 points to Coleman's team-high 24. In the rematch in Geneva on Feb. 14, the Statesmen notched a 69-50 win behind Rehbaum's game-high 20 points that included four 3-pointers. Abongo paced the visitors with 17 points.
 
Since first meeting on the hardwood in 1917, Hobart and Clarkson have played 124 times with the Statesmen holding a 69-55 series lead.
 
WHWS-FM (105.7) will broadcast the game live. Fans can also track the action online with All-Access Video and Live Stats.
 
The winner will advance to the Liberty League Championship game on Saturday, March 1, against the winner of the other semifinal, Skidmore at Vassar. The title game will be played at the highest remaining seed.