ABOUT THE EVENT
The inaugural four-team Ron Linhart Memorial Classic is set for Seiberling Gymnasium on Nov. 11-12. Serving as host, the Heidelberg University men's basketball team will welcome Olivet College, Pitt-Bradford, and Wisconsin Whitewater to Tiffin for the two-day event.  

Tickets are now available, and fans are encouraged to purchase tickets before their arrival.  No cash sales will be accepted at the doors.  

HEIDELBERG
Fresh off an 18-8 season and an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament -- their first trip to The Dance in more than a decade.  Led by Head Coach Andy Bucheit, now in his 10th season, The Berg is rolling into 2022-23 with high expectations.  Emmanuel Perdue, Isaiah Young and Zane Leitwein are the leading scorers back for the battle-tested Student Princes.  

OLIVET
The Comets went 7-19 a season ago, thanks in large part to a very difficult schedule.  Eight of their losses, however, were decided by 10 points or fewer.  Head Coach Sam Hargraves, in his fourth season, will rely heavily on Derrick Johnson and Tevin Ali -- both of whom averaged more than 10 points per game.  

PITT-BRADFORD
Starting 4-1 last year, the Panthers fought their way to a 9-16 record in 2021-22, their first season under the tutelage of Head Coach Jesse DeLoof.  The Panthers welcome back Nathan Schneider, who averaged 20.7 points per contest last year.  

WISCONSIN WHITEWATER
Now in his 22nd season, venerable Head Coach Pat Miller has the Warhawks poised to build off of last year's 15-11 record and + .500 finish in the rugged Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.  To do so, the heavy-hearted Warhawks will have to overcome the tragic loss of First-Team All-WIAC guard Derek Gray, who passed away in July.  

THE SCHEDULE
Olivet and Pitt-Bradford will tip off the event at 6 p.m. on Friday, followed by Heidelberg and Whitewater.  On Saturday, the Panthers and the Warhawks will start at 2 p.m., with The Berg and the Comets to follow.  All four games will be streamed on BergAthletics.com and the OAC TV app and smart TV channels.  

ABOUT RON LINHART
Linhart was a two-sport standout for the Student Princes, excelling in basketball and baseball.  He was inducted into the Heidelberg Athletics Hall of Fame in 1999.  

For as impressive a career as Linhart had as a student, his involvement with 'Berg Athletics as an alum was unparalleled.  As long-time president of the H Association booster organization, he helped create the Back the Berg Golf Outing -- the group's biggest annual fundraiser.

After his passing in November of 2020 following a long battle with cancer, Ron's friends and family banded together and helped cement his legacy by renaming the golf outing in his honor and creating this annual basketball tournament.  

The group, including his wife Sheila, also created an endowment to benefit Heidelberg Athletics for years to come.