SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. — The Shippensburg University men's basketball team will host IUP at 3 p.m. Sunday in the 2020 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championship Game at Heiges Field House.

This is the first time that Shippensburg has ever hosted the PSAC Men's Basketball Final Four. Shippensburg won its first Eastern Division championship this season and just its third divisional title in school history.

Sunday's game pits the defending league champion (IUP) against the 2017 champion (Shippensburg). The two teams last met in the PSAC Tournament in 2017, when the Raiders defeated the Crimson Hawks in overtime in the PSAC Semifinals.

Full game notes, conference tournament central, and a live video link can be accessed through the pages linked in the blue boxes at the top of this article.

PSAC TOURNAMENT HISTORY

• SHIP is making its 14th PSAC Tournament appearance.
• SHIP has a 16-12 record in the PSAC Tournament.
• SHIP has reached the PSAC Championship game three times, having posted a 2-1 record.
• SHIP's previous PSAC Championship games: 2017 (W, 73-63 over Kutztown), 2006 (L, 52-51 vs. Edinboro), 1991 (W, 76-75 (OT2) over Slippery Rock).
• Head Coach Chris Fite has posted an 10-4 career record in the PSAC Tournament (2015-present). The Raiders went 6-8 in the PSAC Tournament from 1980-2014.

TEAM DEFENSE

• SHIP has held its opponent to less than 70 points in 22-of-30 games.
• SHIP has held its opponent to less than 60 points in seven games, including three of the last four.
• SHIP is 1-3 this season when allowing 80 or more points in a game (Fairmont St. (72-84), Pitt-Johnstown (73-81), Kutztown (94-82), Lock Haven (103-104 (OT2))).

CASTELLO 2020

• Since the New Year, Castello is averaging a double-double (13.5 PPG, 10.4 RPG) over the last 19 games while shooting 46 percent from the field, 37 percent from three-point range, and 79 percent at the free-throw line.

COACH OF THE YEAR CHRIS FITE

• SHIP is 119-34 under head coach Chris Fite over the last five seasons.
• SHIP has had five straight 20-win seasons under Fite. Shippensburg totaled two 20-win seasons in its 62 previous seasons prior to the current run.
• SHIP's Eastern Division championship is its first in school history and its first divisional championship of any kind in 14 years. SHIP won the PSAC Western Division in 2005-06 and 1988-89.