Friday, Nov. 5 vs. East Stroudsburg (Exhibition)
Friday, Nov. 12 vs. Lehigh
Tues., Nov. 16 vs. Saint Joseph's
Fri., Nov. 19 vs. Fairfield
Mon., Nov. 22 vs. Central Connecticut State
Fri., Nov. 26 @ Mississippi
Sun., Nov. 28 vs. Furman
Wed., Dec. 1 vs. Maryland (ACC/Big Ten Challenge)
Sat., Dec. 4 vs. Duquesne
Tues., Dec. 7 vs. Mount St. Mary's
Sun., Dec. 12 @ Virginia Tech
Wed., Dec. 22 vs. Maine
My initial thoughts...YAWN! Just three teams from major conferences. And one of those, Maryland, was guaranteed as part of the Big 10 ACC Challenge. Forgive me if I'm not excited by Virginia Tech or Mississippi, neither of which managed to make the NCAA Tournament last year. And Maryland? Greivis Vasquez, last I checked, was drafted by the Memphis Grizzlies. So while that may lead to a Lion victory, I mean close 5 point loss after blowing the game in the second half, it won't look like such a resume booster when the Terrapins fall to the pack by season's end.
And sorry, but this isn't the Jameer Nelson/Delonte West St. Joseph's team either. The Hawks went 11-20 last year. Come on PSU, you can do better than that. Temple was definitely a good test, a quality program, but St. Joes? Not so much. Not anymore
As for the rest of the competition? Maine, Fairfield, and Lehigh all had solid seasons last year against lower competition. So does that mean they should walk away with a victory against the Lions? We shall see.
But this schedule does very little for me. It may be better than the '08-'09 season, but I give it an overall grade of a C+.
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