I agree Rapper. Nebraska and Iowa St. we’re horrible draws in the Big 10 and Big 12 challenges. How many games to we have scheduled as of now? Do we have room for two more? I hope so because we need a couple of more quality games for the schedule not to hurt us come selection Sunday assuming we will be in the tourney mix.
2022 - 2023 Schedule
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Iowa St. will be a preseason top 50 team in KenPom. That is a quad 1 road opportunity against a beatable, power conference opponent with legit tournament aspirations. Ideal draw imo.
Nebraska at home is not helpful, though. Might need another Q2 opportunity for some ballast.
Agree, Iowa St game is a quality game. For some reason I thought this was a rebuilding year for them.
Johnny Rapper
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A fringe top 50 team who lost top players Morris and Niang and maybe others? Florida State a fringe top 40 and then what. Perhaps both will be good but as of now, that's certainly not enough to get anyone's attention. This is the third year in a row with a mediocre OOC schedule. You would think that Cragg and whoever would have learned their lesson and made a strong OOC schedule a priority. Two seasons ago when the team finished 4th in the conference they were denied a bid to the dance cause of a lousy OOC schedule and last year not even getting an NIT bid probably can be attributed to that as well.
Niang and Morris last played for ISU like 5 years ago.
The rest of your OOC critique aside, ISU is absolutely a good non conference game and this schedule is an improvement over last year's.
Johnny Rapper
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Damn, you are correct regarding Niang and Morris. I had them confused with other players. Again, a good non conference game and solid opponent but still not sold on the overall OOC schedule.
Official release:
redstormsports.com
Doesn't look like much, but will probably come down to the tournament in Barclays Center. By all accounts, Temple will have it's best team in a long time, and Richmond is usually pretty good.
Oh, how I wish the locations of the Iowa St. and Nebraska games were switched. Of course, that would have caused logistical issues with evening out those events.
St. John’s Releases Non-Conference Schedule - St. John's University Athletics
The St. John's men's basketball team has released its non-conference schedule for the upcoming 2022-23 campaign.
Doesn't look like much, but will probably come down to the tournament in Barclays Center. By all accounts, Temple will have it's best team in a long time, and Richmond is usually pretty good.
Oh, how I wish the locations of the Iowa St. and Nebraska games were switched. Of course, that would have caused logistical issues with evening out those events.
MehOfficial release:
St. John’s Releases Non-Conference Schedule - St. John's University Athletics
The St. John's men's basketball team has released its non-conference schedule for the upcoming 2022-23 campaign.
Doesn't look like much, but will probably come down to the tournament in Barclays Center. By all accounts, Temple will have it's best team in a long time, and Richmond is usually pretty good.
Oh, how I wish the locations of the Iowa St. and Nebraska games were switched. Of course, that would have caused logistical issues with evening out those events.
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I’m counting exhibition as well. So 16 times suiting up together before Big East.