Rough Day in the Big Smoke and Men's Basketball Schedule is Out

A couple of more items related to men's basketball.

First, it was a tough night for the Falcons against "A Game Hoops" who we beat a couple of days ago.  This time, we played with FIBA rules and a 24-second shot clock and the guys from the Great White North got the better of us, winning 77-63.  BG sounds like they fouled a lot, as A Game made 20-23 free throws to ice the ball game.

We play Phase 1 today.

Some pictures of the team at Niagara Falls and CN Tower can be viewed here.

In other news, the schedule was released for the Falcons.  We have 15 games at the new Stroh Center, including 3 in the CBE Classic.  This is actually a pretty strong home schedule.  In addition to the 3 CBE games (all D-1 opponents), BG also has Temple coming in.  The opener is still against Howard (note date change), and then there is one NAIA game against Malone.  Anyway, the home schedule is not too bad, though all but one of the non-conference games are in November and, in fact, four of them take place in one week where we will get to know the Stroh Center very well.

As for the road games, BG goes to Georgia, MSU (they come to the Stroh next year), Western Kentucky, Valparaiso, Florida INT, Duquesne, and Texas San-Antonio.  I haven't had a chance to see if those teams are expected to be any good, but on paper it appears to be a pretty tough slate.  With the exception of FIU, those are all very solid programs--UTSA was in the Big Dance last year after we beat them.  These are all teams we have crossed paths with....except for Georgia they are all part of home and home deals---Valpo is a Bracket Buster return.

I'd like to think we have a shot to do something this year, and if so, I do like this schedule.  I think it will help to prepare us for the MAC season, where they only thing that really matters is leaving the Q with a trophy.

We will host a bracketbuster game as well.

The MAC season is what it is, I guess.  We play Akron and Kent consecutively on both rotations...Trey Zeigler will come to the Stroh Center...Miami comes to BG on leap day....

Looking very forward to the men's basketball season.


Nov. 5    TIFFIN (EXH.)          TBA
Nov. 11 HOWARD          7 PM
Nov. 13 at Georgia (CBE Classic/ESPNU)    6 pm
Nov. 21 AUSTIN PEAY (CBE CLASSIC)       7:30 PM
Nov. 22 DETROIT (CBE CLASSIC)       7:30 PM
Nov. 23 GEORGE WASHINGTON (CBE CLASSIC) 7:30 PM
Nov. 27 TEMPLE          2 PM
Dec. 4    at Western Kentucky        TBA
Dec. 7    MALONE          TBA
Dec. 10 at Valparaiso          TBA
Dec. 17 at Michigan State        TBA
Dec. 22 at Florida International       TBA
Dec. 28 at Duquesne          TBA
Jan. 1    at Texas San Antonio        TBA
Jan. 7    OHIO *           TBA
Jan. 11   AKRON *          TBA
Jan. 14   at Kent State *         TBA
Jan. 18   at Miami (Ohio) *        TBA
Jan. 21   BUFFALO *          TBA
Jan. 25   CENTRAL MICHIGAN *       TBA
Jan. 28   at Eastern Michigan *       TBA
Feb. 1    at Western Michigan *       TBA
Feb. 4    NORTHERN ILLINOIS *       TBA
Feb. 8    at Ball State *          TBA
Feb. 11 TOLEDO *          TBA
Feb. 15   at Ohio *          TBA
Feb. 18 ESPN BRACKETBUSTERS       TBA
Feb. 22   at Akron *          TBA
Feb. 25 KENT STATE *          TBA
Feb. 29 MIAMI (OHIO) *        TBA
March 2/3 at Buffalo *          TBA