🏀 M. Basketball. Men's Basketball Announces 2014-15 Non-Conference Slate

[BAMANEWSBOT]

After playing a non-conference schedule that was ranked as the ninth-toughest in the nation a year ago, the Alabama men's basketball team will play another challenging non-conference slate during the 2014-15 season, which was announced by head coach Anthony Grant on Friday.

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[bamaraider]

Pretty good, just completing the home-home series with Xavier, Wichita State, and UCLA. So we're going @Xavier, @Wichita State, and play UCLA in Coleman.

Nov. 14 TOWSON# TUSCALOOSA

Nov. 17 WESTERN CAROLINA# TUSCALOOSA

Nov. 20 SOUTHERN MISS TUSCALOOSA

Nov. 24 vs. Iowa State% Kansas City, Mo.

Nov. 25 vs. Maryland/Arizona State% Kansas City, Mo.

Dec. 2 SOUTH FLORIDA TUSCALOOSA

Dec. 6 at Xavier Cincinnati, Ohio

Dec. 13 TENNESSEE TECH TUSCALOOSA

Dec. 16 at Wichita State Wichita, Kan.

Dec. 19 STILLMAN TUSCALOOSA

Dec. 21 APPALACHIAN STATE TUSCALOOSA

Dec. 28 UCLA TUSCALOOSA

Jan. 2 NORTH FLORIDA TUSCALOOSA

 

[bamaraider]

Could see us coming out 9-4 or possibly 10-3 if we can get an upset. Wouldn't be too bad.

 

[psychojoe]

That tournament we are going to in Kansas City will be a tester.

Wichita State will be an environment as tough as any in the SEC. At Xavier will be difficult as well. UCLA at home with the students on Christmas break will not be easy, though our fans have come out pretty well for attractive non conference games in this period. USF will be a tester as well. If we go 7-6 pre conference there will be a lot of upset fans, including me. This schedule is different from last year's in that there are seven games we can "pencil in" as a W. The other six will measure us as far as how we have improved compared to a year ago. Last year we played just well enough against good opponents to not be embarrassed by the loss. I am tired of that. Time to step up, guys.

 

[planomateo]

So who's going to the Wichita State game?

 

[alabama mike]

I may have to make the two hour trip down to Cincinnati and watch the Xavier game. X is a tough place to play.

 

[psychojoe]

I will try to be in T town for the UCLA game.

 

[riz]

That tournament we are going to in Kansas City will be a tester.

Wichita State will be an environment as tough as any in the SEC. At Xavier will be difficult as well. UCLA at home with the students on Christmas break will not be easy, though our fans have come out pretty well for attractive non conference games in this period. USF will be a tester as well. If we go 7-6 pre conference there will be a lot of upset fans, including me. This schedule is different from last year's in that there are seven games we can "pencil in" as a W. The other six will measure us as far as how we have improved compared to a year ago. Last year we played just well enough against good opponents to not be embarrassed by the loss. I am tired of that. Time to step up, guys.

Tired of moral victories, eh?

 

[psychojoe]

It is one thing for an outmanned team to play its heart out against a superior foe and lose. it is quite another for an experienced team with some talent to play well until what the late Al McGuire called 'winning time' and then not do what you need to do to win. Releford was truly a warrior, but our good opponents realized this, and took him away. The others seemed too timid to try to win.

Yes, I am tired of moral victories.