The Comets (18-9), who also won the ASC title in 2005, 2009, 2014 and 2019, earned an automatic berth in the NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Championship Tournament. They will play Trinity University (23-3) in the first round at 7:35 p.m. Friday, March 1, at the William H. Bell Athletic Center in San Antonio. In the ASC title game, UTD built an 11-point lead late in the first half and held an eight-point advantage early in the second half. Kiser and Austin Page, who grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds in the title game, also were selected to the all-tournament team. Fleming has now won an ASC title at UTD as a player, assistant coach and head coach.