With a wealth of young talent waiting to lead the Tommies back to the NCAA tournament, let’s look back at what made this one of St. Thomas’ strongest basketball teams yet.

Mary Hardin-Baylor guard James Allen netted 19 points, leading the unranked Crusaders past No. 1-ranked St. Thomas 74-67 in an NCAA Division III Final Four game at the Salem Civic Center.

TommieMedia creative designer Jane Lee put together the brackets for the NCAA Division III women’s basketball playoffs.

Guard Will DeBerg’s 20 points led No. 1-ranked St. Thomas past Williams (Mass.) with an 82-79 come-from-behind victory in an NCAA Division III Elite Eight game at the Salem Civic Center.

Watch the live stream. St. Thomas men’s basketball takes on Williams College in Salem, Va.

The St. Thomas men’s basketball team seeks its second national title in three years as it moves into Elite Eight play against No. 8 Williams College (Mass.) at 11 a.m. Friday.

Guard Will DeBerg’s team-high 16 points pushed the No. 1-ranked St. Thomas men’s basketball team to its second Elite Eight in three years after defeating No. 12 Calvin 63-62 at home Saturday.

Calvin comes off a nine-point win over No. 14 Wisconsin-Stevens Point, who the Tommies (28-1) defeated Dec. 21, 2012 68-63 at home.

Center Tommy Hannon’s 10th career double-double (18 points and 10 rebounds) lifted the Tommies past the Thunder 68-58 in a game that saw 49 combined fouls and two technical fouls.

Forward Zach Riedeman’s team-high 16 points highlighted the St. Thomas men’s basketball team’s 91-62 victory past Aurora University (Ill.) in the first round of the NCAA Division III tournament Saturday at Schoenecker Arena.

In his second season at the helm, men’s basketball coach John Tauer was named the MIAC Coach of the Year Wednesday while seven of his players also received all-conference honors.

The St. Thomas men’s basketball team will host Aurora (Ill.) University on March 2 for its first NCAA Division III tournament game.

Guard Will DeBerg’s 20 points on 6-of-8 3-point shooting sparked St. Thomas to a 92-65 win against Augsburg Sunday at home.

Redshirt senior Tommy Hannon has been a consistent presence in the paint for the St. Thomas men’s basketball team for five years.

Video highlights of center Tommy Hannon becoming the eighth St. Thomas men’s basketball player to score over 1,000 points Sunday.