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Not sure if this will just get buried or if this is worthy of being pinned to the top as a reference, but between standard rivalry matchups, the press release announcing our non-conference schedule for the upcoming season and some well informed rumors, we already have the beginnings of our 2016-17 schedule.

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Monday, November 14 Marist (HOF Tipoff)
Wednesday, November 16 Brown (HOF Tipoff)
Friday, November 25 Belmont
Sunday, December 18 noon Holy Cross
Thursday, December 22 William and Mary
Old Dominion
Dartmouth
Davidson
Dayton
UMass
La Salle
St. Joe's
Fordham
George Washington
St. Bonaventure
VCU

Away
Saturday, December 3 Providence
Saturday, December 10 Houston
Valparaiso
Davidson
Dayton
UMass
La Salle
St. Joe's
Duquesne
Richmond
George Mason
St. Louis

Neutral
Saturday, November 19, 3 pm Cincinnati (at Mohegan Sun)
Sunday, November 20, 1 or 3:30 pm Duke or Penn State (at Mohegan Sun)

Monday, November 14 Marist (HOF)
Wednesday, November 16 Brown (HOF)
Saturday, November 19, 3 pm Cincinnati at Mohegan Sun
Sunday, November 20, 1 or 3:30 pm Duke or Penn State at Mohegan Sun
Friday, November 25 Belmont
Saturday, December 3 at Providence
Saturday, December 10 at Houston
Sunday, December 18, noon Holy Cross
Thursday, December 22 William & Mary
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Good idea to start and maintain this thread
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Is the Duke game firm?
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According to my source, yes. I'm not sure where the news of that game originally came from, so I can't track it that far back.
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i thought the duke game was going to be part of the HoF tip off
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It is. URI and Duke are 2 of the 4 teams in the top bracket.

I'm not sure if us and them were to play each other in the first round, but some think so.
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I think I saw Cincinnati is part of it as well
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It is part of that tournament and I've been told we're getting Duke.
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Wow that's unreal, that should be a home crowd advantage for us over Duke! If that game is true, I'm booking my hotel reservation as soon as it opens!
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This year it looks like the HoF tip-off tournament has eight teams; Naismith bracket teams get two home games each, then play each other at Mohegan. Springfield Bracket teams play road games against Naismith Bracket teams, then play each other at Mohegan. There are two games at Mohegan (elimination game and a championship/consolation game), so all teams get four games. Here are this year's teams:

Naismith Bracket
Florida
Old Dominion
Purdue
St. Joe's

Springfield Bracket
Buffalo
Niagara
NC A&T
Vermont

Based on us playing Duke, I assume we are a host team in the Naismith Bracket. So we get four games, two at home and two at Mohegan - apparently Duke then the championship or consolation game, presumably against Cincinnati or another good program. Seems like a great thing for Rhody, provided we can draw some fans to the two non-season ticket package home games, which will be easier if we have a good year this year. I've updated the OP to reflect this info.
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TruePoint wrote:This year it looks like the HoF tip-off tournament has eight teams; Naismith bracket teams get two home games each, then play each other at Mohegan. Springfield Bracket teams play road games against Naismith Bracket teams, then play each other at Mohegan. There are two games at Mohegan (elimination game and a championship/consolation game), so all teams get four games. Here are this year's teams:

Naismith Bracket
Florida
Old Dominion
Purdue
St. Joe's

Springfield Bracket
Buffalo
Niagara
NC A&T
Vermont

Based on us playing Duke, I assume we are a host team in the Naismith Bracket. So we get four games, two at home and two at Mohegan - apparently Duke then the championship or consolation game, presumably against Cincinnati or another good program. Seems like a great thing for Rhody, provided we can draw some fans to the two non-season ticket package home games, which will be easier if we have a good year this year. I've updated the OP to reflect this info.

It is the same set up that URI took part in the first time it played in HOF tournament. URI got two home games against lesser names (Norfolk State and Loyola-MD) and then two games at Mohegan vs Ohio State and Seton Hall.
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TruePoint wrote:This year it looks like the HoF tip-off tournament has eight teams; Naismith bracket teams get two home games each, then play each other at Mohegan. Springfield Bracket teams play road games against Naismith Bracket teams, then play each other at Mohegan. There are two games at Mohegan (elimination game and a championship/consolation game), so all teams get four games. Here are this year's teams:

Naismith Bracket
Florida
Old Dominion
Purdue
St. Joe's

Springfield Bracket
Buffalo
Niagara
NC A&T
Vermont

Based on us playing Duke, I assume we are a host team in the Naismith Bracket. So we get four games, two at home and two at Mohegan - apparently Duke then the championship or consolation game, presumably against Cincinnati or another good program. Seems like a great thing for Rhody, provided we can draw some fans to the two non-season ticket package home games, which will be easier if we have a good year this year. I've updated the OP to reflect this info.
Are you sure they'd be non-season ticket package games? Looking at teams this season, it looks like they are being included in season ticket packages, and I thought when we played in this tournament before they were included. Plus we're including our games in the Cancun Challenge this season in the season ticket package. The Preseason NIT wasn't included in the season ticket package, but that was because if we had pulled off a miracle against Arizona we would have played at MSG. This tournament, with defined matchups allows the schools to include the games.
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Nope, not sure at all. And based on what you're saying here I am going to say that I stand corrected.
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A few years ago, the Loyola and Norfolk St games were definitely included in the STH packages.
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Rhody has for the most part had difficulty getting home and homes versus Power-5 conference teams. It seems that series versus teams from leagues just outside the Power-5 such as the AAC, MWC, Big East, CUSA, and MAC are more reasonable prospects. One such team that URI has a lot of history with that I would like to see a series against is Temple. Other than UConn, the Owls for the most part no longer play teams in the New England/NY region and might be open doing so.
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Updated the top post to include Penn State as a possible opponent at Mohegan Sun.
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RhowdyRam02 wrote:Not sure if this will just get buried or if this is worthy of being pinned to the top as a reference, but between standard rivalry matchups, the press release announcing our non-conference schedule for the upcoming season and some well informed rumors, we already have the beginnings of our 2016-17 schedule.

Home
Old Dominion
Brown
TBD (HOF Tipoff)
TBD (HOF Tipoff)

Away
Valparaiso
Providence
Houston

Neutral
Duke (at Mohegan Sun)
Cincinnati or Penn State (at Mohegan Sun)
That accounts for nine games. This would mean that just four games remain to be scheduled. Given we have a year to do so coupled with the upward trajectory of the program, finalizing a schedule for next season should be a much easier prospect (than recent years).
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RF1 wrote:
RhowdyRam02 wrote:Not sure if this will just get buried or if this is worthy of being pinned to the top as a reference, but between standard rivalry matchups, the press release announcing our non-conference schedule for the upcoming season and some well informed rumors, we already have the beginnings of our 2016-17 schedule.

Home
Old Dominion
Brown
TBD (HOF Tipoff)
TBD (HOF Tipoff)

Away
Valparaiso
Providence
Houston

Neutral
Duke (at Mohegan Sun)
Cincinnati or Penn State (at Mohegan Sun)
That accounts for nine games. This would mean that just four games remain to be scheduled. Given we have a year to do so coupled with the upward trajectory of the program, finalizing a schedule for next season should be a much easier prospect (than recent years).
As a plus, the base for next season's OOC schedule is already very strong, so it should help us in the RPI game next season. Combining what will ultimately be a strong schedule with the returning talent, it doesn't appear that we will be in a position where we are struggling to fill out the remainder of the schedule. Having us on the schedule will likely be seen as a benefit to whoever we try to schedule a game with.
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Man, if everything falls into place (NCAA appearance this year, EC and Dan return for 2016-2017), with this schedule already strong, next season is going to be one hell of a ride.
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Everyone back. FINAL FOUR RUN.

Dan coaches the Knicks.

It doesn't work out in NY down the line. He regrets leaving Kingston because he could have built something special.

That is my prediction.
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Seawrightspostgame wrote:Everyone back. FINAL FOUR RUN.

Dan coaches the Knicks.

It doesn't work out in NY down the line. He regrets leaving Kingston because he could have built something special.

That is my prediction.
As they say in R.I., "He'd take a heart-attack after two weeks working for Dolan, meddling I. Thomas, and Phil Jackson."

Also, he has no NBA head coaching experience.

Yeah, yeah, I know: Brad Stevens.

New York City is a different animal, different circumstances.

Dan Hurley loves challenges. He's got one here.

He's not done.

He's not an idiot.
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The Knicks are his team. To watch. As a fan. I think that's about it.


A potential Duke-Rhode Island matchup. Who ya got, Bobby?
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Any one who would coach the University of Rhode Island is an idiot.......just ask the experts on the subject....the pc fans.....
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Anyway, Pitinis might be available…...
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You guys are funny. Shooting down the pro job and not the final four.
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What are the chances of scheduling a game next year with Bobby Hurley's Arizona State? Would looooove to watch the Hurley brothers coach against each other...
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Probably will not happen, unless in a post season tourney.
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Never going to happen, I'm pretty sure they have said they'd never play each other.
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Never will they schedule each other.
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Did they give a reason? Game would get a ton of media coverage and publicity
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Joe wrote:Did they give a reason? Game would get a ton of media coverage and publicity
Because their love and respect for one another and their desire to win and hatred of losing are incompatible. If you are true competitor you want to rip out the throat of the other guy, and it is hard to feel that way about your brother.
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When Mike Laprey was on the coaches show they talked about pretty much having the OOC schedule finished up and needing to schedule one more i believe. They also said teams were calling them, which had not really happened in the past. I think next years schedule will suprise some people. Great news!
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They will need at least one high profile game for the Ryan Center in 2016-17 to drive advance ticket package sales. We had PC this season and Nebraska the year before. ODU, Brown, and the two HOF games vs no name teams will not drive attendance.

If this year's schedule is a blueprint (13 OOC games = 8 home/3 road/2 neutral) for the future, all four of the games left to be scheduled would be at home. Three would be buy games and one would be a front end of a H&H series.


Likely Schedule Make-up

HOME
Old Dominion
Brown
TBD (HOF Tipoff)
TBD (HOF Tipoff)
TBD (buy)
TBD (buy)
TBD (buy)
TBD (higher profile name - front end of H&H)

AWAY
Valparaiso
Providence
Houston

NEUTRAL
Duke (at Mohegan Sun)
Cincinnati or Penn State (at Mohegan Sun)
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I hope they would grab a couple more H+H series instead of buy games.
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Is it late October yet?
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It will come soon enough, I think we need some space and separation from the current season to clear the head......it will be interesting to watch the roster develop and of course get whatever reports we can on the EC rehab progress......good reset of the thread
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So I was looking at the non-conference tourney brackets, and I saw Brown was in the other bracket. Could we possibly use them as a non-conference tourney buy game, and open up another spot? Would be very efficient use of the schedule.
http://www.bloggingthebracket.com/2015/ ... l-site#HOF
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we'll get 2 of the other teams and not get Brown as part of the tourney
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Hall of Fame Tip Off Tournament Field
Naismith Bracket (Hosts) (announced on ESPN broadcast, noted by Ray Curren on Twitter in the arena)
Cincinnati Bearcats (American)
Duke Blue Devils (ACC)
Penn State Nittany Lions (Big Ten)
Rhode Island Rams (A 10)

Springfield Bracket (Visitors)
Albany Great Danes (AE)
Brown Bears (Ivy)
Grand Canyon Antelopes (WAC)
Marist Red Foxes (MAAC)



I would imagine that we get Albany and Marist as there would be minimal travel. Albany is usually decent as they are currently 22-7 and #83 in the RPI. Albany along with two of the higher profile teams at Mohegan would mean 3 out 4 games would be good opponents. SOS is important if the team ends up in NCAA contention (no given nor even an expectation). Our SOS ended up being much weaker than hoped for this season which might have hurt had Rhody been in the hunt for an NCAA at large. URI's OC strength of schedule is currently #138. Teams such as ODU, TCU, Nebraska, and Ion underperformed. Teams such as Holy Cross, Rider, Brown, Cleveleand, and American really cratered the SOS with RPI's of 250 or worse.
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^^So is it a verified fact that we won't get Brown as part of the tournament?
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Are we guaranteed a game vs. Duke? Not familiar with the tournament format..
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depends on the bracket, nothing guaranteed right now
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In all likely hood we will play Duke in the first round because we are in the A-10, as Penn State and Cinci are in better conferences and the tournament people will want championship to feature two high major conference teams.
Better to have the Duke game guaranteed in my opinion.
Getting Brown scheduled as part of this tourney and subbing some better team in place of them for a home game would be a perfect scenario! If we can't do that, then I'd want us to play Albany and Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon is 24-4 this year!
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^Brown and GCU is a perfect scenario. GCU, if Majerle stays long enough, could be the next Wichita State/Gonzaga.
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860_rhody wrote:^Brown and GCU is a perfect scenario. GCU, if Majerle stays long enough, could be the next Wichita State/Gonzaga.
Next Gonzaga or witchita?
Why you say that?
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PeterRamTime wrote:
860_rhody wrote:^Brown and GCU is a perfect scenario. GCU, if Majerle stays long enough, could be the next Wichita State/Gonzaga.
Next Gonzaga or witchita?
Why you say that?
Why not? They've beaten Houston and SDSU on the road, and have won almost every conference game. They just have to get out of that terrible conference somehow.
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What the hell is Grand Canyon U?
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GCU is a private, for profit, Christian school in Phoenix, AZ.
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Joe wrote:Are we guaranteed a game vs. Duke? Not familiar with the tournament format..
Not guaranteed, but a very good source told me we're definitely playing them. This was as of this time last year, so things could have changed, but I haven't heard otherwise as of now.
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Obadiah wrote:GCU is a private, for profit, Christian school in Phoenix, AZ.
We should not play for-profit scam schools out of principle.
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