2020-2021 Schedule Thread

[mkaufman1]

 

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Jon Rothstein
@JonRothstein
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Source: Richmond will host Hofstra as part of its 20-21 non-conference schedule.

 

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https://watchstadium.com/college-basketballs-opening-day-schedule-for-2020-21-11-04-2020/:

"College Basketball’s Opening Day Schedule for 2020-21

The college basketball season is slated to begin on Nov. 25. There’s literally nothing set in stone — and things will likely change — but here’s the tentative schedule for opening day after reaching out to every single school.

Crossover Classic (Sioux Falls, S.D.)
West Virginia vs. Texas A&M
Ohio State vs. Memphis
Creighton vs. South Dakota State
Dayton vs. Wichita State

Gulf Coast Showcase (Fort Myers, Fla.)
Akron vs. Middle Tennessee
ETSU vs. Abilene Christian
Austin Peay vs. Omaha
Indiana State vs. East Carolina

Fort Myers Tip-Off (Fort Myers, Fla.)
Gonzaga vs. Kansas *Could be played Nov. 26
Auburn vs. Saint Joseph’s

Mohegan Sun Bubbleville (Uncasville, Conn.)
URI vs. Stephen F. Austin
Towson vs. St. Bonaventure
Maine vs. Florida
NJIT vs. Temple

Georgia Tech Multi-Team Event
Georgia Tech vs. Georgia State

Illinois Multi-Team Event
North Carolina A&T vs. Illinois
Ohio vs. Wright State

Iowa Multi-Team Event
North Carolina Central vs. Iowa

Kentucky Multi-Team Event
Kentucky vs. Morehead State
Richmond vs. Detroit Mercy

Louisville Multi-Team Event
Southern Illinois vs. Louisville
Winthrop vs. Seton Hall

Marshall Multi-Team Event
Coppin State vs. Marshall

Multi-Team Event with Bowling Green, Appalachian State and South Carolina State
Appalachian State vs. South Carolina State

Multi-Team Event with UAB, Kent State, Alcorn State and Southeastern Louisiana
Alcorn State vs. UAB

NC State Multi-Team Event
NC State, Eastern Kentucky, North Florida, Charleston Southern

Ole Miss Multi-Team Event
Central Arkansas vs. Ole Miss
Jackson State vs. Arkansas State

Pacific Multi-Team Event
Pacific vs. UC Riverside

Portland Multi-Team Event
Cal Poly at Portland
Seattle vs. Idaho

Santa Barbara Multi-Team Event
Florida A&M at FGCU

Santa Clara Multi-Team Event
Nicholls State vs. UC Davis
Santa Clara vs. Idaho State

South Alabama Multi-Team Event
FAU vs. South Alabama

Space Coast Classic (Melbourne, Fla.)
Clemson vs. Mississippi State
Purdue vs. Liberty

Tennessee Multi-Team Event
Charlotte vs. Tennessee

Wake Forest Multi-Team Event
Delaware State at Wake Forest
Alabama State vs. Longwood

Washington Multi-Team Event
Portland State vs. Washington
Cal State Fullerton vs. San Diego

Washington State-Wyoming Multi-Team Event
Texas Southern at Washington State

Wisconsin-Marquette Multi-Team Event
Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. Marquette
Eastern Illinois vs. Wisconsin

Xavier Multi-Team Event
Oakland at Xavier
Toledo vs. Bradley

Individual Matchups
Gardner-Webb at Duke
College of Charleston at North Carolina
Radford at Virginia Tech
Stetson at Miami
Saint Francis (Pa.) at Pittsburgh
Fairfield at Providence
Western Illinois at DePaul
UMBC at Georgetown
Central Connecticut State at UConn
UTSA at Oklahoma
Houston Baptist at TCU
UTRGV at Texas
Northwestern State at Texas Tech
Oklahoma State at UT Arlington
Green Bay at Minnesota
Prairie View A&M at Northwestern
Rider at Penn State
Sacred Heart vs. Rutgers
Northern Arizona at Arizona
Eastern Washington at Oregon
Utah Valley at Stanford
Cal Baptist at USC
Jacksonville State at Alabama
Mississippi Valley State at Arkansas
Oral Roberts at Missouri
Lamar at Houston
Sam Houston State at SMU
Montana State at UNLV
New Orleans at Utah State
Southern Utah at Loyola Marymount
Grambling State at Grand Canyon
Iona at Fordham
George Washington at Navy
Canisius at Binghamton
Hartford at Merrimack
Stony Brook at Marist
Bellarmine at Chattanooga
UIC at Northern Illinois
FDU at Quinnipiac
Mount St. Mary’s at Morgan State
South Carolina State at Appalachian State
Niagara at St. Francis (NY)
Hofstra at Monmouth
UNCW at Western Carolina
Southeastern Louisiana vs. Purdue Fort Wayne
IUPUI at Chicago State
Point Park at Robert Morris
Bethesda at Sacramento State
Adams State at Weber State
College of Coastal Georgia at Jacksonville
Carver at Kennesaw State
Lancaster Bible College at James Madison
UT Permian Basin at UTEP
Piedmont College at The Citadel
Colorado Christian at Wyoming
North Georgia at Mercer
Brewton-Parker at Wofford
CSU-Pueblo at Denver
Culver-Stockton at Kansas City
Xavier (La.) at Louisiana Lafayette
Howard Payne at Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi
North Carolina Wesleyan at Elon
Middle Georgia State at Troy
William Jessup at Fresno State
Simpson at San Jose State"

 

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Jon Rothstein
@JonRothstein
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Sources: The Atlantic 10 is considering having each of its teams play a minimum of one conference game before Christmas.

 

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https://gomason.com/news/2020/11/5/...o-open-2020-21-season-at-dc-paradise-jam.aspx:

"FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason University men's basketball team will begin its 2020-21 campaign with a short trip across the Potomac for three contests in the DC Paradise Jam.

The event will take place Nov. 26-28 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Mason will face off against Northeastern, Belmont and Howard in the round-robin format. All games will be broadcast live on ESPN+.

Mason vs. Northeastern – Thursday, November 26, 2 p.m. (ESPN+)
The Patriots open up the season on Thanksgiving against former conference rival Northeastern at 2 p.m. The Huskies return two starters from a 2019-20 team which reached the CAA championship game. Bill Coen's strong program has captured at least 20 wins in three of the past six seasons and earned two NCAA Tournament berths during that period. The Huskies lead the all time series with Mason, 12-10.

Mason vs. Belmont – Friday, November 27, 2 p.m. (ESPN+)
The Green & Gold will battle mid-major power Belmont for the first time in program history on November 27. Belmont won 26 games last season and captured the OVC Tournament title to earn an NCAA bid. The Bruins welcome back two starters from that team, including Nick Muszynski (15.3 ppg, 6.4 rpg) and Grayson Murphy (9.8 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 6.2 apg). One of the most consistent programs in the entire nation, Belmont has won 20+ games and earned a postseason berth in 14 of the last 15 seasons. That includes NCAA Tournament qualification in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2019 and 2020.

Mason vs. Howard – Saturday, November 28, 3 p.m. (ESPN+)
Mason wraps up the event on Saturday against DMV foe Howard. The Bison welcome consensus 5-star freshman center Makur Maker, who is the highest-ranked recruit to commit to a historically black college or university (HBCU) in the modern recruiting era. The Bison also feature sophomore Wayne Bristol, Jr. (12.6 ppg last season) and Purdue transfer Nojel Eastern. The Green & Gold lead the all time series with Howard, 6-4, although the teams have not met since the 1998-99 season."

 

[phoenix-arizona]

Oh boy. Game threads around the corner are a reality.

 

[GreenLantern]

Woo hoo! OT games!

 

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Jon Rothstein
@JonRothstein
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Sources: Duquesne will join Cincinnati and Loyola-Chicago in an early-season MTE in Indianapolis. Event is still searching for a fourth team.




Matt Norlander
@MattNorlander
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Fort Myers schedule:

Nov. 26
Gonzaga vs. Kansas, 1:30 p.m., FOX
Auburn vs. Saint Joseph’s, 4:30 p.m., FS1

Nov. 27
Auburn vs. Gonzaga, 11 a.m., FOX
Kansas vs. Saint Joseph’s, 2 p.m., FS1

 

[MasonFanatic]

DC Paradise Jam
Nov 26 vs N'eastern (in DC)
Nov 27 vs Belmont (in DC)
Nov 28 vs Howard (in DC)

Dec 4 at Maryland
Dec 8 vs Morgan State - listed on Morgan State website
Dec 12 vs JMU (in RVA) - per JMU schedule release
Dec 13 vs ODU (in RVA) - per ODU schedule release

 

[Five Two]

Coppin St announced their schedule- Dec 16 at EBA:
https://twitter.com/coppinsports/status/1325800308644204548

 

[sleeperpick]

Looks like we have a complete non conference with Towson announcement per @mkaufman1

 

[phoenix-arizona]

Feeling hopeful about GMU going into A10 play above .500

 

[mkaufman1]

So we got traditional rivals in JMU and ODU

We got some local games with Howard Coppin State Morgan State and Towson

We have some marquee games in Maryland and Belmont. Also a game with NE. So a total of 9 OOC games.

I can't forsee any worse than 7-2. Mason should be able to win a lot of these games, and I don't expect them to win Belmont or Maryland.

Its a typical Dave schedule. I get its probably the best he could do with Covid, but it has the same type of vibe that the schedule has had the last few years.

It is what it is and hopefully they'll have a good (and healthy) season.

 

[gmujim92]

So we got traditional rivals in JMU and ODU

We got some local games with Howard Coppin State Morgan State and Towson

We have some marquee games in Maryland and Belmont. Also a game with NE. So a total of 9 OOC games.

I can't forsee any worse than 7-2. Mason should be able to win a lot of these games, and I don't expect them to win Belmont or Maryland.

Its a typical Dave schedule. I get its probably the best he could do with Covid, but it has the same type of vibe that the schedule has had the last few years.

It is what it is and hopefully they'll have a good (and healthy) season.

I don’t care who we play ... just want to have a season. It’s no lock that things don’t get shut down again if COVID goes berserk this winter.

 

[GreenLantern]

If we stay healthy, we could be a good middle of the pack team. Anything above that is gravy

 

[CHRISTOPHER JAMES JOLLAY]

Northeastern, Towson, JMU I say we go 2-1 versus the CAA. I think we're once again an upper echelon Colonial team.

 

[tblack33]

I was fired up about our scheduling a few weeks ago, but after seeing schools who scheduled much better than us fall apart I'll give Dave and co a pass on this one. I'm happy we were able to put together a complete schedule at this point in the game.

If we come out of the OOC with more than 1 loss I think we are in serious trouble going into A10 play. Even the Maryland game will be very winnable, although tough.

 

[mkaufman1]

I was fired up about our scheduling a few weeks ago, but after seeing schools who scheduled much better than us fall apart I'll give Dave and co a pass on this one. I'm happy we were able to put together a complete schedule at this point in the game.

If we come out of the OOC with more than 1 loss I think we are in serious trouble going into A10 play. Even the Maryland game will be very winnable, although tough.

I agree. Most of the games are pretty winnable, either via buy game or against a CAA team. Belmont and Maryland will be tough but the rest should be wins.

 

[tblack33]

I agree. Most of the games are pretty winnable, either via buy game or against a CAA team. Belmont and Maryland will be tough but the rest should be wins.

Belmont is a solid team, but I'm still marking them down as a *should* win in my book. We have 4 seniors on this roster, so my expectations are in line with that of an experienced squad. Part of what gives me hope on what's the equivalent of a neutral site game against Maryland (can't imagine there will be fans in the building for that one).

More than one OOC loss and I think that the projections on us to finish in the bottom half of the conference are probably going to be spot on.

 

[Five Two]

vcu has announced they'll allow 1K fans per game. I didnt see details on how those 1K will be selected.