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Announces Tournament Schedule for 2K Sports
Classic, Benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer
08.27.09
Albany, N.Y. -
University at Albany Vice President and
Director of Athletics Lee McElroy announced on
Thursday, Aug. 27 the schedule for the 2009 2K
Sports Classic, benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer.
UAlbany will meet Syracuse in the regional
round on Monday, Nov. 9 and then host the
three-day sub-regional on Nov. 20-22 at SEFCU
Arena on campus.
"We are pleased to conduct a prestigious
college basketball tournament at SEFCU Arena
for the second straight year," said McElroy,
whose school also hosted last March's America
East Conference Championship. "We also
recognize the importance of playing a top-20
opponent on national television. This enhances
the quality of our basketball program."
The Great Danes begin 2K Sports Classic play
at the 33,000-seat Carrier Dome in Syracuse.
The opener was moved back one day from its
original date to accommodate ESPNU television.
Tip-off is 9:00 p.m. Eastern. Syracuse head
coach Jim Boeheim, who has 799 career
victories, led the program to the 2003
national title. The Orange went 28-10 and
reached the NCAA regional semifinals last
season.
In a continuation of the 2K Sports Classic,
UAlbany's SEFCU Arena will host Alcorn State,
Detroit and Robert Morris in a sub-regional.
On Friday, Nov. 20, Detroit and Robert Morris
will play the first game of a doubleheader at
5:00 p.m., while UAlbany and Alcorn State
immediately follow. On Saturday, Nov. 21,
Robert Morris and Alcorn State are scheduled
for a 4:30 p.m. start, while UAlbany and
Detroit meet in the second game. On Sunday,
Nov. 22, Alcorn State and Detroit tangle at
2:30 p.m., while the Great Danes host Robert
Morris in the final contest of the
sub-regional.
Robert Morris, the defending Northeast
Conference champion, went 24-11 last year and
met eventual national runner-up Michigan in
its NCAA first-round contest. Alcorn State
returns the Southwestern Athletic Conference's
top scorer in Troy Jackson, who averaged 20.0
points per game. Ray McCallum, who previously
was the head coach at both Ball State and
Houston, is in his second year directing the
Detroit program.
For more ticket information, contact the
UAlbany Athletic Ticket Office, at
518-442-4683. All six sub-regional games will
be included in the UAlbany basketball season
ticket package.
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2K Sports Classic, Benefiting Coaches vs.
Cancer
Syracuse Regional, Carrier Dome, Monday, Nov.
9
UAlbany at Syracuse, 9:00 p.m. (ESPNU)
Albany Sub-Regional, SEFCU Arena
Friday, Nov. 20
Detroit vs. Robert Morris, 5:00 p.m.
UAlbany vs. Alcorn State, 7:30 p.m. (approx.)
Saturday, Nov. 21
Alcorn State vs. Robert Morris, 4:30 p.m.
UAlbany vs. Detroit, 7:00 p.m. (approx.)
Sunday, Nov. 22
Alcorn State vs. Detroit, 2:30 p.m.
UAlbany vs. Robert Morris, 5:00 p.m.
(approx.).
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