2018 Legends Classic

[paultzman]

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QUEENS, N.Y. (March 29, 2018) – The St. John’s men’s basketball team will participate in the 2018 Legends Classic next season, which culminates with the championship rounds at Barclays Center on Nov. 19 and 20. The Johnnies will be joined by California, Temple and VCU in Brooklyn for the two-day event that will be carried on the ESPN family of networks. Matchups for the 12th annual tournament will be announced at a later date.

Prior to traveling to Brooklyn, St. John’s will host a pair of regional round games on campus as part of the marquee early-season event. Detroit Mercy, Bowling Green, Hampton and Loyola (Md.) round out the Legends Classic eight-team field and will complete in the subregional rounds.

Out of the three possible opponents heading to Brooklyn, St. John’s has the most history with Temple owning a 32-21 all-time record against the Owls in a series that dates back to 1931. The Johnnies have won five of their past six contests with Temple, including a 55-48 victory in the last meeting on Nov. 29, 2009 in the Philly Hoop Group Classic. The Red Storm has met VCU once before in the 2016 Battle 4 Atlantis, while St. John’s and California never have competed on the hardwood.

 

[SJU61982]

This is how the four possible teams that we can play on-campus (we will play 2 of them) fared this year.

Hampton should be pretty good by low-major standards next year. They were MEAC regular season champs this year (beaten by Notre Dame in the first round of the NIT), and 5 of their top 6 players should be back next season.

The other three all were pretty bad.

http://bgsufalcons.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

http://www.detroittitans.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

http://hamptonpirates.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=185

http://www.loyolagreyhounds.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/locl-m-baskbl-sched.html

 

[SJU85]

[quote="SJU61982" post=278947]This is how the four possible teams that we can play on-campus (we will play 2 of them) fared this year.

Hampton should be pretty good by low-major standards next year. They were MEAC regular season champs this year (beaten by Notre Dame in the first round of the NIT), and 5 of their top 6 players should be back next season.

The other three all were pretty bad.

http://bgsufalcons.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

http://www.detroittitans.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

http://hamptonpirates.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=185

http://www.loyolagreyhounds.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/locl-m-baskbl-sched.html[/quote]

Expect us to get the pretty bad two to give a NYC team better odds to make it to Barclays

 

[paultzman]

[quote="SJU85" post=278950][quote="SJU61982" post=278947]This is how the four possible teams that we can play on-campus (we will play 2 of them) fared this year.

Hampton should be pretty good by low-major standards next year. They were MEAC regular season champs this year (beaten by Notre Dame in the first round of the NIT), and 5 of their top 6 players should be back next season.

The other three all were pretty bad.

http://bgsufalcons.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

http://www.detroittitans.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

http://hamptonpirates.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=185

http://www.loyolagreyhounds.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/locl-m-baskbl-sched.html[/quote]

Expect us to get the pretty bad two to give a NYC team better odds to make it to Barclays[/quote]

You go there regardless

 

[bamafan]

[quote="Paultzman" post=278952][quote="SJU85" post=278950][quote="SJU61982" post=278947]This is how the four possible teams that we can play on-campus (we will play 2 of them) fared this year.

Hampton should be pretty good by low-major standards next year. They were MEAC regular season champs this year (beaten by Notre Dame in the first round of the NIT), and 5 of their top 6 players should be back next season.

The other three all were pretty bad.

http://bgsufalcons.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

http://www.detroittitans.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

http://hamptonpirates.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=185

http://www.loyolagreyhounds.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/locl-m-baskbl-sched.html[/quote]

Expect us to get the pretty bad two to give a NYC team better odds to make it to Barclays[/quote]

You go there regardless[/quote]
Come on 85 keep up with the program!