Apprentice School Basketball Teams are Conference Champions

Published February 25, 2026

Men’s and women’s basketball teams from the Newport News Shipbuilding Apprentice School won their New South Athletic Conference Tournament Championships Sunday.

A 99-41 win over Millennia Atlantic University led to the first conference championship in program history for the women.

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A 69-60 win over URBE University led to the third conference championship for the men.

Photo by DeMetri Washington

Both Builders teams earned No. 6 seeds in the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) national tournament. The women’s team will take on Paul Quinn College on March 3, and the men’s team will face Bryant & Stratton College – Syracuse.

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