SUNY Orange to Host NJCAA Region XV Division II Tournament in Middletown

SUNY Orange will host the NJCAA Region XV Division II basketball tournament on Saturday, Feb. 28 and Sunday, March 1, 2026, with all games scheduled at the college’s Chris Schmid Gymnasium on the Middletown campus. The two-day Region XV (Region 15) Division II postseason event will bring junior college programs to Middletown for game play and regional standings decisions.

Games are scheduled to be played in the Chris Schmid Gymnasium, the on-campus facility used for SUNY Orange athletic contests, concentrating tournament activity on the Middletown campus for both days of competition. The weekend format — Saturday followed by Sunday play — places the full slate of Region XV Division II matchups within a single weekend at the college venue.

Hosting the NJCAA Region XV Division II tournament places SUNY Orange at the center of regional junior college basketball for the weekend of Feb. 28-March 1, 2026, and positions the Chris Schmid Gymnasium as the site for Region 15 Division II postseason play. College officials scheduled the facility for the entirety of the tournament dates to accommodate multiple games across the two days.

Local logistics for the tournament center on the Middletown campus footprint and the Chris Schmid Gymnasium scheduling; the concentrated Saturday-Sunday timetable is designed to conclude region-level Division II competition over a single weekend at SUNY Orange. The campus will serve as the tournament hub for teams and event operations on Feb. 28 and March 1, 2026.

As the host institution, SUNY Orange will provide the Chris Schmid Gymnasium as the playing venue for NJCAA Region XV Division II tournament games on Saturday, Feb. 28 and Sunday, March 1, 2026, anchoring the region’s Division II postseason activity in Middletown for the specified dates.