A clash with the two-time defending national champions Florida Gators in Jacksonville, Fla. highlights the 2007-08 Georgia Southern men’s basketball schedule released this week.
The slate features 13 games in Hanner Fieldhouse, including non-conference tilts against Mercer (Nov. 26), Fort Valley State (Dec. 10) and Asbury (Dec. 20).
The season begins Monday, Nov. 12 at Florida State, in conjunction with the Glenn Wilkes Classic. The following weekend sees GSU travel to Daytona Beach, Fla. to continue the Classic against Cleveland State (Nov. 16), UAB (Nov. 17) and Stetson (Nov. 18).
The Classic, organized by Sport Tours International, has Florida State, Rhode Island, Alabama-Birmingham and South Florida serving as hosts of the first round games who then will be joined by four other schools, including Georgia Southern the next weekend.
“That’s an exempt tournament so it only counts as one game so it gives us an opportunity to play four games,” said head coach Jeff Price. “More importantly they’re four games in the south, in the state of Florida, and three of them on a neutral court. Any time you can play three teams on a neutral floor, it’s to your advantage, particularly when it’s in a nice place like Daytona Beach. Florida has been a great recruiting ground for us.”
With the Southern Conference expanding its league schedule to a full 20 games, the Eagles open conference play Nov. 23, the day after Thanksgiving, at Furman.
“I don’t think anybody likes to play conference games in November,” Price added, “but I think the tradeoff is great - you get to play everybody in our league twice and it allows our fans to get to know teams better from the [Southern Conference] North [Division]. Plus, it allows us to get more home games, which is important to us because we’ve had a hard time scheduling quality home games.”
The home opener is set for Nov. 26 against in-state rival Mercer. The homestand continues with the SoCon lid-lifter Dec. 1 against Appalachian State and concludes Dec. 10 with Fort Valley State.
The Eagles take on Florida Dec. 15 at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena and return home Dec. 20 for the final game before Christmas against Asbury College.
“Anytime you get to play the team that’s back-to-back national champions, it’s big. I like the fact that we’re playing them in Jacksonville so it’s closer for our fans and more like a neutral floor. Having an opportunity to play them is great for our program.”
Following the Christmas break the team travels to Corpus Christi, Texas for a tournament hosted by NCAA Tournament participant Texas A&M-CC Dec. 28-29. GSU opens play Friday against Atlantic 10 member Rhode Island.
The new year begins with a road trip to Davidson (Jan. 3) and UNC Greensboro (Jan. 5). A home game with the College of Charleston (Jan. 10) breaks up the road trip, which concludes with away contests at The Citadel (Jan. 12), Elon (Jan. 17) and Appalachian State (Jan. 19).
The month of January ends with home games against Wofford (Jan. 24) and Furman (Jan. 26), and road contests at Western Carolina (Jan. 28) and Chattanooga (Jan. 31).
Georgia Southern plays five of its next six at home against UNC Greensboro (Feb. 4), Western Carolina (Feb. 7), Chattanooga (Feb. 9), at Wofford (Feb. 14), Elon (Feb. 16) and The Citadel (Feb. 20).
On Feb. 23 the Eagles will participate in BracketBusters. Last year’s event, sponsored by O’Reilly Auto Parts, included 102 teams and had 14 games televised by ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN360.
“The most positive thing about it is it gives us a quality opponent. Our schedule is spaced out a little better than it was when we did it two years ago when we had to play three games in five days.”
A game at the College of Charleston (Feb. 28) precedes the home finale against Davidson (Mar. 1).
The 2008 Southern Conference Tournament will be held Mar. 7-10 in Charleston, S.C.
For ticket information call 800-GSU-WINS.
2007-08 Men’s Basketball Schedule
Monday Nov. 12 at Florida State+
Friday Nov. 16 vs. Cleveland State+
Saturday Nov. 17 vs. UAB+
Sunday Nov. 18 vs. Stetson+
Friday Nov. 23 at Furman*
Monday Nov. 26 MERCER
Saturday Dec. 1 APPALACHIAN STATE*
Monday Dec. 10 FORT VALLEY STATE
Saturday Dec. 15 at Florida
Thursday Dec. 20 ASBURY
Friday Dec. 28 vs. Rhode Island^
Saturday Dec. 29 vs. Texas A&M-CC/Eastern Michigan^
Thursday Jan. 3 at Davidson*
Saturday Jan. 5 at UNC Greensboro*
Thursday Jan. 10 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON*
Saturday Jan. 12 at The Citadel*
Thursday Jan. 17 at Elon*
Saturday Jan. 19 at Appalachian State*
Thursday Jan. 24 WOFFORD*
Saturday Jan. 26 FURMAN*
Monday Jan. 28 at Western Carolina*
Thursday Jan. 31 at Chattanooga*
Monday Feb. 4 UNC GREENSBORO*
Thursday Feb. 7 WESTERN CAROLINA*
Saturday Feb. 9 CHATTANOOGA*
Thursday Feb. 14 at Wofford*
Saturday Feb. 16 ELON*
Wednesday Feb. 20 THE CITADEL*
Saturday Feb. 23 at Bracket Busters
Thursday Feb. 28 at College of Charleston* .
Saturday Mar. 1 DAVIDSON*
Fri-Mon Mar. 7-10 at Southern Conference Tournament
+ Glenn Wilkes Classic, Daytona Beach, Fla.
^ Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Tournament, Corpus Christi, Texas
* Southern Conference game
The slate features 13 games in Hanner Fieldhouse, including non-conference tilts against Mercer (Nov. 26), Fort Valley State (Dec. 10) and Asbury (Dec. 20).
The season begins Monday, Nov. 12 at Florida State, in conjunction with the Glenn Wilkes Classic. The following weekend sees GSU travel to Daytona Beach, Fla. to continue the Classic against Cleveland State (Nov. 16), UAB (Nov. 17) and Stetson (Nov. 18).
The Classic, organized by Sport Tours International, has Florida State, Rhode Island, Alabama-Birmingham and South Florida serving as hosts of the first round games who then will be joined by four other schools, including Georgia Southern the next weekend.
“That’s an exempt tournament so it only counts as one game so it gives us an opportunity to play four games,” said head coach Jeff Price. “More importantly they’re four games in the south, in the state of Florida, and three of them on a neutral court. Any time you can play three teams on a neutral floor, it’s to your advantage, particularly when it’s in a nice place like Daytona Beach. Florida has been a great recruiting ground for us.”
With the Southern Conference expanding its league schedule to a full 20 games, the Eagles open conference play Nov. 23, the day after Thanksgiving, at Furman.
“I don’t think anybody likes to play conference games in November,” Price added, “but I think the tradeoff is great - you get to play everybody in our league twice and it allows our fans to get to know teams better from the [Southern Conference] North [Division]. Plus, it allows us to get more home games, which is important to us because we’ve had a hard time scheduling quality home games.”
The home opener is set for Nov. 26 against in-state rival Mercer. The homestand continues with the SoCon lid-lifter Dec. 1 against Appalachian State and concludes Dec. 10 with Fort Valley State.
The Eagles take on Florida Dec. 15 at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena and return home Dec. 20 for the final game before Christmas against Asbury College.
“Anytime you get to play the team that’s back-to-back national champions, it’s big. I like the fact that we’re playing them in Jacksonville so it’s closer for our fans and more like a neutral floor. Having an opportunity to play them is great for our program.”
Following the Christmas break the team travels to Corpus Christi, Texas for a tournament hosted by NCAA Tournament participant Texas A&M-CC Dec. 28-29. GSU opens play Friday against Atlantic 10 member Rhode Island.
The new year begins with a road trip to Davidson (Jan. 3) and UNC Greensboro (Jan. 5). A home game with the College of Charleston (Jan. 10) breaks up the road trip, which concludes with away contests at The Citadel (Jan. 12), Elon (Jan. 17) and Appalachian State (Jan. 19).
The month of January ends with home games against Wofford (Jan. 24) and Furman (Jan. 26), and road contests at Western Carolina (Jan. 28) and Chattanooga (Jan. 31).
Georgia Southern plays five of its next six at home against UNC Greensboro (Feb. 4), Western Carolina (Feb. 7), Chattanooga (Feb. 9), at Wofford (Feb. 14), Elon (Feb. 16) and The Citadel (Feb. 20).
On Feb. 23 the Eagles will participate in BracketBusters. Last year’s event, sponsored by O’Reilly Auto Parts, included 102 teams and had 14 games televised by ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN360.
“The most positive thing about it is it gives us a quality opponent. Our schedule is spaced out a little better than it was when we did it two years ago when we had to play three games in five days.”
A game at the College of Charleston (Feb. 28) precedes the home finale against Davidson (Mar. 1).
The 2008 Southern Conference Tournament will be held Mar. 7-10 in Charleston, S.C.
For ticket information call 800-GSU-WINS.
2007-08 Men’s Basketball Schedule
Monday Nov. 12 at Florida State+
Friday Nov. 16 vs. Cleveland State+
Saturday Nov. 17 vs. UAB+
Sunday Nov. 18 vs. Stetson+
Friday Nov. 23 at Furman*
Monday Nov. 26 MERCER
Saturday Dec. 1 APPALACHIAN STATE*
Monday Dec. 10 FORT VALLEY STATE
Saturday Dec. 15 at Florida
Thursday Dec. 20 ASBURY
Friday Dec. 28 vs. Rhode Island^
Saturday Dec. 29 vs. Texas A&M-CC/Eastern Michigan^
Thursday Jan. 3 at Davidson*
Saturday Jan. 5 at UNC Greensboro*
Thursday Jan. 10 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON*
Saturday Jan. 12 at The Citadel*
Thursday Jan. 17 at Elon*
Saturday Jan. 19 at Appalachian State*
Thursday Jan. 24 WOFFORD*
Saturday Jan. 26 FURMAN*
Monday Jan. 28 at Western Carolina*
Thursday Jan. 31 at Chattanooga*
Monday Feb. 4 UNC GREENSBORO*
Thursday Feb. 7 WESTERN CAROLINA*
Saturday Feb. 9 CHATTANOOGA*
Thursday Feb. 14 at Wofford*
Saturday Feb. 16 ELON*
Wednesday Feb. 20 THE CITADEL*
Saturday Feb. 23 at Bracket Busters
Thursday Feb. 28 at College of Charleston* .
Saturday Mar. 1 DAVIDSON*
Fri-Mon Mar. 7-10 at Southern Conference Tournament
+ Glenn Wilkes Classic, Daytona Beach, Fla.
^ Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Tournament, Corpus Christi, Texas
* Southern Conference game
