BG Men's Basketball non-conference schedule released

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BGSU released the non-conference schedule for BGSU on Friday.  Some of it was known, some of it was not.

The exciting news is that UC is coming to the Stroh to play in the Bill Frack Challenge.  That's an excellent get.  They are a high profile program playing on our floor...they are in-state, well known, and we're getting a shot at them in the Stroh.  Very much something to look forward to.

There's one non-D1 game on the schedule, which is the right number for a MAC team.  The event at Florida Gulf Coast is a good one--obviously, those guys made themselves famous and the other two teams are North Dakota and Youngstown State, both teams we have played before.

Drake is playing their end of a home and home and will come to the Stroh, which gives us a good MVC opponent.  We play on New Year's Eve against "UTRGV" which I had to look up.  Take the rest of the day off if you already knew that stands for University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley.  If you never heard of them, don't feel bad.  It is the result of the merger of Texas Pan-American and Texas-Brownsville, two places you also probably never heard of.  Anyhoo, they are in the WAC and they are D-1.

The home schedule rounds out with New Orleans and Maryland Baltimore-County.  That isn't an awesome home schedule, but I think it is right for who we are likely to be next season.

The road schedule, beyond the FGCU stuff, is SE Missouri, Detroit, Wright State and Cleveland State.  Not sure how good any of those guys are supposed to be, but that could be a pretty tough run.  They also all in a row.  BG plays all road games from December 5 to December 31.

Anyway, just a little summer news to keep us going.