The University of Delaware men’s basketball team will be the ninth seed in the 2017 Colonial Athletic Association tournament and will face Hofstra in the first round on Friday, March 3.

The Blue Hens (12-19, 5-11 CAA) will battle the eighth-seeded Pride (15-16, 7-11 CAA) at 6 p.m. at the North Charleston Coliseum during the first game of the championship tournament.

Hofstra swept the regular season series from UD this year, posting a 58-56 win in Newark on Dec. 31 and a 73-65 triumph in Hempstead on Feb. 2. Friday’s game will be the seventh postseason meeting between Delaware and Hofstra, with the Blue Hens holding a 4-2 advantage.

Friday’s other first round game will feature No. 7 seed James Madison taking on No. 10 seed Drexel at 8:30 p.m.

The top seed, the University of North Carolina Wilmington, will take on the winner of the Hofstra-UD game in Saturday’s first quarterfinal at noon, while No. 4 seed William and Mary and No. 5 seed Elon will play at 2:30 p.m. Second-seeded Charleston will face the James Madison-Drexel winner at 6 p.m., before No. 3 seed Towson and No. 6 seed Northeastern wrap up the day at 8:30 p.m.

The semifinals will take place on Sunday at 2 and 4:30 p.m. while Monday’s championship game will begin at 7 p.m.

Friday’s first round games will be available online at CAA.TV. All four quarterfinal games will be televised by the Comcast SportsNet family of networks as well as several other regional outlets. The semifinals will also be broadcast by Comcast SportsNet, while the championship game will air nationally on CBS Sports Network.

CAA tournament tickets are available at the North Charleston Coliseum box office or by calling TicketMaster at 800-745-3000. Blue Hen fans can also purchase tickets through the Delaware Ticket Office, in person at the Bob Carpenter Center box office or by phone at 302-831-2257. Individual session tickets range from $15 to $30 while championship books range from $60 to $120.