Since we wrote extensively about Salt Lake Community College's men's basketball team and the players' prospects of moving to four-year schools last month, The Recruiting Trail has sort of adopted the Bruins and their postseason march.

Saturday, SLCC defeated College of Southern Idaho 81-77 in the Region 18 SWAC Championship game on CSI's homecourt in Twin Falls. The victory earned the Bruins a berth in the NJCAA tournament next week in Hutchinson, Kansas.

The Bruins (29-3) are ranked No. 4 in the country now and have the nation's top-ranked defense.

They will play Vincennes University (28-4) on March 18 at 10 a.m. in Hutchinson in a first-round game.

It will be SLCC's first trip to Hutchnson since 1994, when it finished fifth.

Guard Brian Green was named the Region 18 tournament MVP, while fellow guard DaVell Jackson was the SWAC regular-season MVP. Green had 27 points in the championship game, while Jackson had eight points, five rebounds and four assists.

Green has scholarship offers from the likes of Weber State, Southern Utah and Cal State Fullerton, but will likely go on an LDS Church mission first.

Jackson has offers from New Mexico State and Louisiana-Monroe, but is still trying to clear up some academic issues.