Men's Basketball Announces 2014-15 Non-Conference Slate

[pmull]

Another very tough non-conference schedule. Going 10-3 or better would be good. Anything less than 10-3 will be a disappointment. Best home games are Southern Miss, South Florida and UCLA. True road games at Wichita St and Xavier. Neutral site games with Iowa St, Maryland or Arizona St.

Along with our SEC schedule we will play one of the most difficult schedules in the country.   

                                           
Nov. 14         TOWSON#                                                             

Nov. 17         WESTERN CAROLINA#                               

Nov. 20         SOUTHERN MISS                                               

Nov. 24         vs. Iowa State%                                               

Nov. 25         vs. Maryland/Arizona State%           

Dec. 2            SOUTH FLORIDA                                             

Dec. 6            at Xavier                                                 

Dec. 13         TENNESSEE TECH                                             

Dec. 16         at Wichita State                                       

Dec. 19         STILLMAN                                                               

Dec. 21         APPALACHIAN STATE                                       

Dec. 28         UCLA                                                                         

Jan. 2             NORTH FLORIDA                                     

# CBE Classic Opening Rounds (Tuscaloosa)   

% CBE Classic Finals (Kansas City, Mo.)

Click here for link

[ricky023]

Hey I like the schedule because if we come through 1 loss or no loss we are headed for a tournament year. I just want to win the SEC championship. RTR!

[Marshal Dillon]

Not exactly a killer schedule, except for UCLA, Iowa St, Wichita State, with solid teams in Xavier and Arizona St./Maryland. Southern Miss. is very intriguing. I like the balance of this schedule but we have to win against some of these teams. I think we must win at least 3 games against them.

A look at Alabama & the teams we play.


ALABAMA

13-19, 8-11 SEC
SOS 8
RPI 108


TOWSON
22-10, 14-4 Colonial
SOS 217
RPI 100

WESTERN CAROLINA   CUPCAKE ALERT
16-15, 12-7 Southern
SOS 225
RPI 305

IOWA ST.
26-7, 14-7 Big 12
SOS 12
RPI 7

MARYLAND
17-15, 9-10 ACC
SOS 23
RPI 83

OR

ARIZONA STATE
21-11, 10-9 PAC 12
SOS 54
RPI 47

SOUTHERN MISS
25-6, 14-4 C-USA
SOS 132
RPI 34

SOUTH FLORIDA
12-20, 3-16 AAC
SOS 137
RPI 230

XAVIER
21-13, 11-9 BIG EAST
SOS 42
RPI 57

TENNESSEE TECH       CUPCAKE ALERT
15-16, 8-8 OHIO VALLEY
SOS 233
RPI 212

WICHITA STATE
33-0, 21-0 MISSOURI VALLEY
98 SOS
RPI 4

STILLMAN COLLEGE    TOTAL CUPCAKE
16-13
NOT A MAJOR BB PROGRAM-NO RPI

APPALACHIAN STATE        SUPER CUPCAKE ALERT
5-21, 5-12 SOUTHERN
SOS 308
RPI 336

UCLA
26-8, 15-6 PAC 12
SOS 16
RPI 15

NORTH FLORIDA      CUPCAKE ALERT
14-16, 10-9 ATLANTIC SUN
SOS 211
RPI 190


 

[pmull]

I like the schedule. It is a good mix of cupcakes and good teams. I think it is good enough for us to have a SOS of 25 or better at the end of the year.

Interesting comments MD. I think you got Iowa St in the wrong conference. They are Big 12 not Big Ten.

[Marshal Dillon]

I like the schedule. It is a good mix of cupcakes and good teams. I think it is good enough for us to have a SOS of 25 or better at the end of the year.

Interesting comments MD. I think you got Iowa St in the wrong conference. They are Big 12 not Big Ten.

Yep, I always get Iowa & Iowa State confused with their conference. I was checking Iowa State out and they are AWESOME!

Assists 18.5  1st in NCAA
Scoring 82.9  6th
Rebounds 38.8  23rd

WOW!!


 

[roll tide roll]

Losses:
Nov. 24         vs. Iowa State%                                              
Nov. 25         vs. Maryland/Arizona State%          
Dec. 6            at Xavier                                                  
Dec. 16         at Wichita State                                        
Dec. 28         UCLA  

Potential losses:                    
Nov. 14         TOWSON#                                                             
Nov. 20         SOUTHERN MISS                                                                        

                                    

[Marshal Dillon]

Losses:
Nov. 24         vs. Iowa State%                                              
Nov. 25         vs. Maryland/Arizona State%          
Dec. 6            at Xavier                                                  
Dec. 16         at Wichita State                                        
Dec. 28         UCLA  

Potential losses:                    
Nov. 14         TOWSON#                                                             
Nov. 20         SOUTHERN MISS                                                                        

                                    

Yeah, I think Towson can surprise us if we are not prepared.  I think we can beat S. Miss., Xavier, & maybe Az. State. If we don't beat at least 3 of the decent/good teams, you can forget the NCAA Tourney. The committee will ignore us.


 

[Jamos]

I talked with a friend of mine that is close to the team and he watched them scrimmage Saturday. He said he liked what he saw and thinks the team will show a lot of improvement this year. Hopefully he is right.

[pmull]

I talked with a friend of mine that is close to the team and he watched them scrimmage Saturday. He said he liked what he saw and thinks the team will show a lot of improvement this year. Hopefully he is right.

Our team will be totally different this year. We will have depth for the first time in awhile. I also think we can put 5 scorers on the floor at once. We have not had that in years. I am looking forward to watching them play this year. I think we will be much better.

[Marshal Dillon]

I talked with a friend of mine that is close to the team and he watched them scrimmage Saturday. He said he liked what he saw and thinks the team will show a lot of improvement this year. Hopefully he is right.

Our team will be totally different this year. We will have depth for the first time in awhile. I also think we can put 5 scorers on the floor at once. We have not had that in years. I am looking forward to watching them play this year. I think we will be much better.

We have gone 5 years under Grant with maybe 1 decent scorer & no real outside shooting. My pragmatism just won't let me think he will suddenly develop 5 scorers in one year. Freshman and JUCO transfers usually have a learning curve of at least one year. If we can have 2 reliable scorers, an inside presence, and some D, we could be much improved.


 

[Jamos]

This is a new season, what happened the last 5 years is water over the dam and nothing can change it. I'm not pleased with those five years but I understand a lot of the circumstances that caused so many of the teams problems, but again that is bygones.

I do feel that if things don't improve this year there probably will be a change but that is just my opinion. But until that point and time gets here, I'm going to treat this season with a lot of optimism and hope I am right in feeling that way. RTR!!

[pmull]

I am an eternal optimist when it comes to Alabama sports. I always expect the Tide to win regardless of the sport. With that said I really like our roster this year. We have a good mix of experienced players (Randolph, Cooper, Hale, Taylor & Obasohan), two transfers that fit our immediate needs (Tarrant PG, Kessens F) and a good incoming freshman class.

No doubt about it CAG has to win this year.

[Marshal Dillon]

I am an eternal optimist when it comes to Alabama sports. I always expect the Tide to win regardless of the sport. With that said I really like our roster this year. We have a good mix of experienced players (Randolph, Cooper, Hale, Taylor & Obasohan), two transfers that fit our immediate needs (Tarrant PG, Kessens F) and a good incoming freshman class.

No doubt about it CAG has to win this year.

I have ben a huge Tide BB fan for well over 40 years and am an optimist most years. However, there have been so many letdowns the last 5 years, even the last 10 years, it's hard to maintain that optimism. I am really looking forward to our upcoming football and basketball seasons.


 

[McBaman]

FWIW...I'm kinda with Marshall on this one.  Five years of "CAG hope" has not resulted in a whole lot.  Time to see it on the court, or time for CAG to move on.

There are always reasons for hope.  But now is the time for measurable results.

Just MHO....

[Guest]

Username:
Password:
1 Hour 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month Forever

Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.

There aren't any users online.

Loading Tweet...