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Post by breezy on Feb 26, 2018 19:52:05 GMT -5
Saw this tweet regarding the start of the 2018-2019 season:
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Post by rgs318 on Feb 26, 2018 19:53:21 GMT -5
Where is that played?
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Post by hchoops on Feb 26, 2018 19:55:38 GMT -5
Good tourney
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Post by DiMarz on Feb 26, 2018 20:06:08 GMT -5
I think the first round is played on campus, and the semi's and final are at the Mass Mutual Center in Springfield.... |
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Post by A Clock Tower Purple on Feb 26, 2018 20:15:32 GMT -5
Last 4 are played at the Mohegan Sun Arena, not in Spfld.
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Post by HC92 on Feb 26, 2018 21:05:24 GMT -5
I assume that’s one where the good teams are guaranteed to play each other in the semis and finals. True?
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Post by HC92 on Feb 26, 2018 21:09:04 GMT -5
From Wiki:
The Hall of Fame Tip Off is a preseason tournament organized by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame which features eight NCAA Division I men’s basketball teams. Teams are separated into two divisions, the Springfield and Naismith, with the winner of the Naismith bracket named tournament champion. Eight games are played on the campus' of the teams in the Naismith division before the tournament takes place at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
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Post by hcnation on Feb 26, 2018 21:41:23 GMT -5
So looks like we would play 2 of the 4 Naismith teams on their campus - Michigan, Providence, GW,South Carolina
And then a little 4 team tourney with Stony Brook, Siena and Norfolk at the Sun . The Naismith teams would have a 4 team tourney among themselves at the Sun also.
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Post by lou on Feb 26, 2018 22:00:45 GMT -5
Sounds like Mohegan Sun may be Naismith Division teams only
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Post by hcnation on Feb 26, 2018 22:08:28 GMT -5
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Feb 26, 2018 22:11:15 GMT -5
Looks like a great tournament to me. The Anti Pine &Carmody crew must be very busy working on talking points now...
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Post by bringbackcaro on Feb 26, 2018 22:18:18 GMT -5
Looks like a great tournament to me. The Anti Pine &Carmody crew must be very busy working on talking points now... Too funny. Um, we “got into” the same tournament with DR and MB in 2013-14. Now being one of the 4 bottom feeders of this tournament is viewed as an accomplishment for Pine and Carmody? Oh my! |
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Feb 26, 2018 22:32:41 GMT -5
I knew you wouldn’t let us down!
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Post by rf1 on Feb 27, 2018 9:40:21 GMT -5
All the teams play at Mohegan Sun. There are two separate ticket sessions of two games each day. The four early round home hosts make play in the same session against one another each day (typically the early afternoon). The four teams that were on the road in the early rounds play one another in the other sessions (typically the night session).
I went to the games there last year in 2016. The four early round home hosts were Duke, Cincinnati, Rhode Island, and Penn State. All but PSU were ranked. Duke (PSU) and URI (Cinci) won their first day games and Duke (URI) and Cincinnati (PSU) won the second day games. Both sessions drew near sellout over 10k crowds which was a record for the event. It does not usually draw that well.
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Post by timholycross on Feb 27, 2018 9:56:19 GMT -5
Having URI there certainly boosted the crowd...and PC there in 2018 will keep the numbers up for sure.
So HC will get one game at a large venue and probably have to travel a bit (unless it's at PC) for that game..then at least one more real good opponent close to Worcester (hint for those who say they want to see HC play, but only against someone good).
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Post by nhteamer on Feb 27, 2018 11:18:51 GMT -5
love this
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Post by rf1 on Feb 27, 2018 11:27:21 GMT -5
Having URI there certainly boosted the crowd...and PC there in 2018 will keep the numbers up for sure. So HC will get one game at a large venue and probably have to travel a bit (unless it's at PC) for that game..then at least one more real good opponent close to Worcester (hint for those who say they want to see HC play, but only against someone good). Holy Cross would play two games (vs two of Siena, Stony Brook, and Norfolk State) at Mohegan Sun and two at opponent campus sites (two of Michigan, South Carolina, PC, and GW). |
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Post by Non Alum Dave on Feb 27, 2018 11:43:50 GMT -5
HC played at UNC back in the 13-14 season, then lost to Belmont, and beat Hartford at Mohegan. Don't recall the other power school they visited.
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Post by Ray on Feb 27, 2018 12:31:23 GMT -5
I don't think there was another power school that year, Dave.
I would fully expect that we'll play at PC as one of our "road" games.
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Post by CHC8485 on Feb 27, 2018 14:47:56 GMT -5
2013 Tip Off had the following Divisions:
Springfield Bracket
Belmont University
University of Hartford
Hofstra University
Holy Cross
Naismith Bracket
Fairfield University
University of Louisville
University of North Carolina
University of Richmond
We played at Fairfield for the 2nd game against the Naismith Bracket.
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Post by res on Feb 27, 2018 15:27:45 GMT -5
How is h-e-double hockey sticks did Fairfield end up in the "Naismith" bracket???
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Post by CHC8485 on Feb 27, 2018 15:31:11 GMT -5
I think the MAAC was/is a tourney sponsor.
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Post by lou on Feb 27, 2018 16:58:33 GMT -5
I think the MAAC was/is a tourney sponsor. MAAC very active, also a Belfast tourney sponsor |
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Post by bigfan on Feb 28, 2018 8:37:34 GMT -5
I believe that we are scheduled to play Siena at the Hart Center next season. So we could play Stoney Brook or Norfolk State in this tournament.
Possible road game at Providence.
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