Men's 2020-2021 Schedule (Updated 11/19/20)

[steeleagle 2,945]

2 hours ago, tigerbrotha12 said:

Hope we get to play both Gonzaga and Kansas.

If so, 

Zags, KU, Washington, Memphis, Baylor will all be non-conference opponents. Auburn will be close to the top in SOS this season. Means NET ranking will be huge if we even have a mediocre record. 

We won't . The way it is set up. We play St. Joe and Gonzaga. Not Kansas.

[wcware 1,365]

What day is opening night?

[gravejd 3,270]

1 hour ago, wcware said:

What day is opening night?

I think they said it’s Nov 25 vs St Joes 

[AUBourne 425]

Auburn will play @ Central Florida in Orlando. 

 

Edited November 6, 2020 by AUBourne

[ellitor 33,087]

Troy was also added to the schedule the other day.

[AUwarrior 26]

Anyone know when the full schedule will be released?

[ellitor 33,087]

19 hours ago, AUwarrior said:

Anyone know when the full schedule will be released?

@auburn4everNo but it's got to be soon with the season starting in 2 & a half weeks.

[Zeek 16,649]

Just now, WFE12 said:

Basketball School!!!!!!!!!!!!

First game is a week away I think!

[WFE12 9,191]

1 minute ago, Zeek said:

First game is a week away I think!

I’m on it!

[ShocksMyBrain 9,363]

1 hour ago, Zeek said:

First game is a week away I think!

12 days I believe. UCF Monday 11/30 according to the AU site...but then the next game isn’t until 12/30 against Arky. So idk 🤷‍♂️. 

[GwillMac6 20,666]

38 minutes ago, ShocksMyBrain said:

12 days I believe. UCF Monday 11/30 according to the AU site...but then the next game isn’t until 12/30 against Arky. So idk 🤷‍♂️. 

Bruhhhh lol where you been? We play st joes and Gonzaga next week.

[ShocksMyBrain 9,363]

1 hour ago, GwillMac6 said:

Bruhhhh lol where you been? We play st joes and Gonzaga next week.

There’s so much mixed news about scheduling I thought the Gonzaga game got canceled. 

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9 hours ago, ShocksMyBrain said:

12 days I believe. UCF Monday 11/30 according to the AU site...but then the next game isn’t until 12/30 against Arky. So idk 🤷‍♂️. 

@ShocksMyBrainFirst game is next Thursday vs St. Joe's in that makeshift invitational in Florida. The AU site has not updated their schedule. The most up to date AU schedule is on secsports.com

 

[ellitor 33,087]

7 hours ago, ShocksMyBrain said:

I thought the Gonzaga game got canceled. 

@ShocksMyBrainNope. The tournament they were originally scheduled for in Orlando got cancelled. Fort Myers immediately picked some of those teams up for an invitational.

 

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Gonzaga, Kansas, Auburn, Saint Joseph's set to play in revamped Fort Myers Tip-Off field

Alex Martin

Fort Myers News-Press

There have been some major changes to the field for the Fort Myers Tip-Off. 

After the initial field was supposed to be comprised of Butler, Colorado, South Florida, and Wisconsin, all four of those teams dropped out of the tournament, forcing some last-minute scrambling by Intersport, the operator of the tournament.

Consider the new field a major upgrade, as Auburn, Gonzaga, Kansas, and Saint Joe’s will headline the field, the tournament announced Friday

All games will be played on the campus of Florida Southwestern State College at Suncoast Credit Union Arena on Nov. 26 and 27. 

FOX will carry the Rocket Mortgage Fort Myers Tip-Off opener on Nov. 26 at 1:30 p.m., featuring a top-10 tilt between Kansas, last year’s No. 1 team in the final Associated Press poll, and Gonzaga, which was No. 2 in the final AP last year and widely considered one of the top teams heading into the 2020-21 season. FS1 will televise Game 2 of the doubleheader at 4:30 p.m., featuring Auburn, fresh off its third straight 25-win season, and Saint Joseph’s, which returns its top five scorers from last season.

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The second day of the Rocket Mortgage Fort Myers Tip-Off will begin at 11 a.m. on Nov. 27 with FOX broadcasting the Gonzaga-Auburn tilt and conclude with Kansas facing Saint Joseph’s at 2 p.m. on FS1. FOX Sports play-by-play announcer Adam Amin and lead college basketball analyst Bill Raftery will call all four games of the Rocket Mortgage Fort Myers Tip-Off.

 

“We are thrilled to be able to welcome some of college basketball’s blue bloods to Southwest Florida for the Rocket Mortgage Fort Myers Tip-Off,” said Mark Starsiak, vice president at Intersport and event director for the Rocket Mortgage Fort Myers Tip-Off. “With the litany of scheduling challenges these programs faced in light of the new start of the college basketball season, we’re proud to bring these teams together for four games of incredible competition on a national stage. We’re looking forward to two days  of high-level competition and put a national spotlight on Fort Myers, Lee County and Southwest Florida.”

 

At the moment, ESPN has the Zags ranked third in the latest Way-Too-Early Top 25, and the Jayhawks are ninth in the nation. USA Today has ranked the top 60 players prior to the upcoming 2021 NBA Draft, and has Gonzaga guard Jalen Suggs at No. 4 overall, Auburn guard Sharife Cooper at No. 15, Gonzaga guard Joel Ayayi at No. 38, Gonzaga forward Corey Kispert at No. 39, and Kansas guard Marcus Garrett at No. 57.

Cooper is no stranger to Fort Myers. The talented guard played in the 2018 and 2019 City of Palms Classic tournaments with McEachern, based out of Powder Springs, Ga. Cooper also won the USA Today All-USA Boys Basketball Player of the Year in 2019 as a junior.

"I always told Sharife that he was the one high school player that I'd pay money to see play," City of Palms Classic Tournament Director Donnie Wilkie said. "Watching him, you'd feel as if he decides how the game will go for both teams... fast, slow, left, right, up or down. And he's just plain fun to watch play. There's only a handful of players I say that about."

Due to social distancing restrictions inside the arena, an extremely limited number of fans will be able to attend the 2020 Rocket Mortgage Fort Myers Tip-Off. There will be no public sale of tickets, but a small number of socially distanced pairs of tickets will be distributed. Fans interested in attending the event should submit a ticket request form at www.fortmyerstipoff.com/tickets.

 

 

[ellitor 33,087]

OP updated

[AUBourne 425]

Think your just missing the Texas Southern game on 15 Dec @ AU. 

 

Edited November 21, 2020 by AUBourne

[ellitor 33,087]

24 minutes ago, AUBourne said:

Think your just missing the Texas Southern game on 15 Dec @ AU. 

 

@AUBourneIt wasn't reported til last night. My update was yesterday morning. Even though I knew about the game since I work security for the games & couldn't say anything til it was reported but OP has been updated again with the TSU game added.

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[alexava 6,973]

Will the Mississippi St game be made up ? 

[ellitor 33,087]

2 hours ago, alexava said:

Will the Mississippi St game be made up ? 

@alexava Yes. Saturday March 6 at noon CT.

[auburn4ever 1,266]

Was that game ever rescheduled?

[ellitor 33,087]

34 minutes ago, auburn4ever said:

Was that game ever rescheduled?

@auburn4ever Yes. This Saturday at noon.

[AUBwins 10,075]

This looks suspicious. I wouldn’t click on link. 

Edited August 28, 2021 by AUBwins