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       #Post#: 18716--------------------------------------------------
       Re: 2017-18 schedule
   DIR By: NoVA_Seawolf
       Date: July 25, 2017, 12:09 am
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       > Our AD's  weekly Blog says we be in a tournament sponsored by
       Nike involving 3 road games and one home game . Could be a nice
       schedule Boals  has put together.
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       I'm excited to see who that will be against. Those tournaments
       are usually regional in nature. Hopefully it winds up being a
       great get for us.
       #Post#: 18721--------------------------------------------------
       Re: 2017-18 schedule
   DIR By: Checkmate
       Date: July 25, 2017, 1:15 pm
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       Hofstra released its non-con schedule. We're set to host them on
       Tuesday, December 12.
       #Post#: 18722--------------------------------------------------
       Re: 2017-18 schedule
   DIR By: Checkmate
       Date: July 25, 2017, 1:24 pm
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       > [quote author=Seawolf97 link=topic=613.msg18712#msg18712
       date=1500918833]
       > Our AD's  weekly Blog says we be in a tournament sponsored by
       Nike involving 3 road games and one home game . Could be a nice
       schedule Boals  has put together.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       I'm excited to see who that will be against. Those tournaments
       are usually regional in nature. Hopefully it winds up being a
       great get for us.
       [/quote]
       Could it be the PK-80? It has to be, doesn't it? I see the
       16-team bracket but I'm not sure how the rest of it works.
       Before the event in Portland, some teams play games that are
       under the PK-80 umbrella as well (see UNH @ Texas 11/14
  HTML http://www.texassports.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball).
       If we are in fact involved with the PK-80, that could put us up
       against a power program right after the Maryland game. Here's
       the bracket for the PK-80 event in Portland
  HTML http://pkinvitational.com/brackets/
       #Post#: 18723--------------------------------------------------
       Re: 2017-18 schedule
   DIR By: Seawolf97
       Date: July 25, 2017, 2:39 pm
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       I was wondering that myself. The elite 16 team field goes to
       Portland but I think they will play other teams . That's the
       only Nike Tournament  I could find .
       #Post#: 18725--------------------------------------------------
       Re: 2017-18 schedule
   DIR By: Checkmate
       Date: July 25, 2017, 3:44 pm
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       In Heilbron's blog, he said we are hosting a 2017 NCAA
       tournament team. Ruling out the power conferences, Vermont,
       teams that have released their schedules, and other teams that
       I'm removing by logic (St. Mary's, VCU, etc.), that leaves a
       handful of teams. My money's on us getting Bucknell, which
       already faces UNC in the PK-80 regional round. Just a guess. Not
       actual money.
       Other tourney teams from the region are Mount St. Mary's and
       Iona.
       #Post#: 18727--------------------------------------------------
       Re: 2017-18 schedule
   DIR By: NoVA_Seawolf
       Date: July 25, 2017, 6:08 pm
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       Mt. St. Mary's, Iona, and/or Bucknell???
       Perhaps I'm whining too much, but playing a bunch of MAAC or
       Patriot teams doesn't interest me at all (certainly not in
       basketball). I can't even pretend to give a ****. I do want
       regional games don't get me wrong, but against teams people have
       heard of before and are known to be good.
       Checkmate, you're probably right about it being Bucknell all
       things considered. I just long for the day when we can get more
       home games against Big Ten and Big East teams.
       #Post#: 18729--------------------------------------------------
       Re: 2017-18 schedule
   DIR By: Seawolf97
       Date: July 25, 2017, 7:42 pm
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       It probably is one of them which  for us isn't bad,  During the
       Warney Era Iona would not  even talk about a game against us
       home or away. Bucknell is tough  but it is good Mid Major  team
       #Post#: 18732--------------------------------------------------
       Re: 2017-18 schedule
   DIR By: Checkmate
       Date: July 26, 2017, 8:43 am
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       Because I'm a nudge, I emailed an old colleague at one of the
       PK80 schools.
       "I’m not sure if Stony Brook is a part of the event or not. If
       you were told it is a Nike-sponsored event it is probably the
       PK80.
       Stony Brook can be a part of the PK80 (or any other preseason
       tournament for that matter) without going to the actual “bracket
       play” rounds in Portland. Per NCAA rules, each team can play up
       to four games in these tournaments. So what they do is, have an
       eight team bracket (3 games guaranteed for each school) and play
       an on-campus game at the site of the “big school” going to the
       bracket play and that counts as the fourth game of the
       tournament, for the big school. The smaller school will play one
       or two or these “big schools” then and play other smaller
       schools who did the same thing, so they can get their four games
       in. It will still technically be a part of the PK80, but will
       not participate in bracket/elimination play, like the rest of
       the big schools will in Portland."
       UConn has an TBD PK-80 game on November 14. Maybe?
       #Post#: 18733--------------------------------------------------
       Re: 2017-18 schedule
   DIR By: Checkmate
       Date: July 26, 2017, 9:28 am
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       --- Quote from: Seawolf97 link ---
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       > It probably is one of them which  for us isn't bad,  During
       the Warney Era Iona would not  even talk about a game against us
       home or away. Bucknell is tough  but it is good Mid Major  team
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Out of the 32 conferences, it seems the America East is ranked
       somewhere between 21 and 28 depending on where you look. Our
       schedule looks a lot like those across the conference – better
       than many I'd say. Save for a favor from Pikiell, I don't see a
       power conference team coming to IFCU until/if we change
       conferences. Getting Maryland at a neutral site close to home is
       even pretty good.
       Bucknell isn't sexy but it would still be a solid get. That, of
       course, is just speculation at this point.
       #Post#: 18734--------------------------------------------------
       Re: 2017-18 schedule
   DIR By: Seawolf97
       Date: July 26, 2017, 9:55 am
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       Other than Rutgers last year we had Jay Wright and Villanova
       here many years ago and before that Utah. All were favors
       returned which brought those teams to Long Island and our gym .
       Bucknell would be a good game for us I'm excited to see who
       else we might play .
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