St. Joe’s men’s basketball releases daunting nonconference schedule
The Hawks will face five NCAA Tournament contenders this season, including Kentucky as part of November's Wildcat Classic.
St. Joseph’s just put an interesting proposal on itself.
Why not shoot for an at-large bid into the men’s NCAA Tournament with a really impressive nonconference slate?
The proof is in the schedule released Friday by the Hawks, who announced the addition of Kentucky, Princeton, College of Charleston, and Iona. Their new slate features a Power 5 addition as well as Princeton, which is coming off a Sweet 16 run in the NCAA Tournament.
Villanova and Penn already are on the schedule as part of the revamped Big 5 Classic.
St. Joe’s also will play Stonehill (Nov. 14) and Texas A&M-Commerce (Nov. 17) as part of the Wildcat Challenge, which culminates in a game against Kentucky on Nov. 20 at Rupp Arena.
Here’s a look at the St. Joe’s basketball schedule as of Friday. Tickets and TV will be announced at a later date.
Sat, Oct. 28 Manhattan (exhibition)
Mon. Nov. 6: Lafayette
b-Mon. Nov. 10: Penn
w-Tues. Nov. 14: Stonehill
w-Fri, Nov. 17: Texas A&M-Commerce
w-Mon, Nov. 20: at Kentucky
Sun. Nov. 26: Sacred Heart
b-Wed. Nov. 29: at Villanova
Sat. Dec. 2: Big 5 Classic (Wells Fargo Center)
Wed. Dec. 6: American
Sun. Dec. 10: Princeton
Sat. Dec. 16: Iona (in Elmont, N.Y.)
Thurs. Dec. 21: at College of Charleston
Friday, Dec. 29: Loyola (Md.)
w: Wildcat Challenge
b-Big Five Classic game
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