Preston Edmead dropped 22 points, and hit an off-balance game-winner to get Hofstra into the CAA championship game.

Long Island native and freshman Preston Edmead has been a godsend for the Pride and a major reason Hofstra is in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 25 years.

The NCAA tournament is just days away and spots are already being filled as conference tourneys wrap up. Who else won't have to sweat it out on Selection Sunday?

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No. 13 Hofstra is gearing up to take on a water wall in No. 4 Alabama for what will be the Pride’s first NCAA Tournament appearance in a quarter century.

This is set to be a significant Big Dance for the Big Apple — and not just because of St. John’s. Hofstra and Long Island University are also returning to the NCAA Tournament and, like the Johnnies, will learn their seed and first-round draw on Sunday evening, or “Selection Sunday.” It’s been a long wait for Hofstra, which last appeared in the NCAA Tournament in 2001, and for LIU, which hasn’t ...