Games of Interest - November 6 through 13, 2023

[njhoya78]

It’s time for the on-court beginning of the Cooley Era on the Hilltop! Well, at least in three weeks….

Now that the pre-season Associated Press Top 25 has finally been released, I am posting the first Games of Interest thread for the 2023-2024 college basketball season. As before, each week’s Games of Interest will be posted sometime on each Monday; the next posting will be on Monday, November 13. Each post will contain the schedules for Big East Conference teams, for Georgetown’s out-of-conference opponents, and for the most recent AP Top 25, for the period of Monday through the following Monday.

For Big East teams, home games will usually be played at the following locations: Butler (Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis IN), Connecticut (Gampel Pavilion, Storrs CT), Creighton (CHI Health Center Omaha, Omaha NE), DePaul (Wintrust Arena, Chicago IL), Georgetown (Capital One Arena, Washington DC), Marquette (Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee WI), Providence (Amica Mutual Pavilion, Providence RI), St. John’s (Carnesecca Arena, Queens NY), Seton Hall (Prudential Center, Newark NJ), Xavier (Cintas Center, Cincinnati OH) and Villanova (Finneran Pavilion, Villanova PA). When home games are being played in other locations, that location will be listed.

There are four Big East Conference schools in the first Associated Press Top 25, three of which are in the top eight; Marquette is #5, Connecticut is #6, and Creighton is #8, while Villanova is #22. St. John’s and Xavier also received votes in the first poll.

All times listed are Eastern Standard Time (which returns on November 5).  NOTE:  UPDATED AS OF 6:03 AM ON NOVEMBER 12

Monday, November 6

BIG EAST CONFERENCE
American 63 at #22 Villanova 90.
Northern Arizona 52 at #6 Connecticut 95.
Columbia 59 at Providence 78.
Saint Peter’s 59 at Seton Hall 70.
Eastern Michigan 55 at Butler 94.
Robert Morris 63 at Xavier 77.
Northern Illinois 70 at #5 Marquette 92.

OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Holy Cross 71 at Siena 73.
New Hampshire 72 at Syracuse 83.
Niagara 63 at Notre Dame 70.
Rutgers 61 vs. Princeton 68 at CURE Insurance Arena, Trenton NJ.
Merrimack 55 at Vermont 67.
Coppin State 55 at Virginia Polytechnic Institute 100.
Jackson State 77 at Memphis 94.
Southern 75 at Texas Christian 108.

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
Samford 45 at #3 Purdue 98.
Tennessee Tech 42 at #9 Tennessee 80.
New Jersey Institute of Technology 60 at #13 Miami (Florida) 101.
Radford 70 at #19 North Carolina 86.
Alcorn State 59 at #14 Arkansas 93.
Eastern Illinois 52 at #25 Illinois 80.
Incarnate Word 56 at #18 Texas 88.
Louisiana Monroe 31 at #7 Houston 84.
Morehead State 73 at #24 Alabama 105.
New Mexico State 46 at #16 Kentucky 86.
North Carolina Central 56 at #1 Kansas 99.
Texas A&M-Commerce 46 at #15 Texas A&M 78.
James Madison 79 at #4 Michigan State 76; overtime.
Dartmouth 54 at #2 Duke 92.
Morgan State 59 at #12 Arizona 122.
California State Stanislaus 28 at #23 Saint Mary’s 107.
#21 Southern California 82 vs. Kansas State 69 in Hall of Fame Series at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas NV.
California State Fullerton 57 at #17 San Diego State 83.

Tuesday, November 7

BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Le Moyne 57 at Georgetown 94.
New York Stony Brook 74 at St. John’s 90.
Florida A&M 54 at #8 Creighton 105.
Purdue Fort Wayne 82 at DePaul 74.

OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Mount St. Mary’s 53 at Maryland 68.

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#20 Baylor 88 vs. Auburn 82 at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls SD.

Wednesday, November 8

BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled

OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Canisius 77 at Syracuse 89.
Jackson State 61 at San Diego 87.

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#10 Florida Atlantic 75 at Loyola (Illinois) 62 at Wintrust Arena, Chicago IL.

Thursday, November 9

BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled

OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Worcester State 72 at Merrimack 93.
American 56 at William & Mary 75.
Nebraska Omaha 60 at Texas Christian 82.
Towson 70 at Coppin State 49.

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
John Brown 70 at #20 Baylor 96.
Southern Indiana 51 at #4 Michigan State 74.
California State Bakersfield 59 at #21 Southern California 85.
New Mexico 58 at #23 Saint Mary’s 72.

Friday, November 10

BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Jacksonville 56 at Xavier 79.
Le Moyne 57 at #22 Villanova 83.
Rider 65 at #5 Marquette 95.
Southeast Missouri State 56 at Butler 91.

OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Boston University 45 at Rutgers 69.
Jackson State 66 at California Baptist 80.

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#12 Arizona 78 at #2 Duke 73.
Central Florida 72 at #13 Miami (Florida) 88.
Morehead State 57 at #3 Purdue 87.
#15 Texas A&M 73 at Ohio State 66.
Texas A&M-Commerce 61 at #16 Kentucky 81 in Wildcat Challenge.
Gardner-Webb 68 at #14 Arkansas 86.
Indiana State 80 at #24 Alabama 102.
Manhattan 61 at #1 Kansas 99.
Oakland 53 at #25 Illinois 64.
Delaware State 59 at #18 Texas 86.
#17 San Diego State 65 at Brigham Young 74.
#9 Tennessee 80 at Wisconsin 70.
Yale 71 at #11 Gonzaga 86.

Saturday, November 11

BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Stonehill 67 at #6 Connecticut 107 at XL Center, Hartford CT.
North Dakota State 60 at #8 Creighton 89.
Fairleigh Dickinson 55 at Seton Hall 85 at Walsh Gymnasium, South Orange NJ.
Wisconsin Milwaukee 69 at Providence 79.
Holy Cross 68 at Georgetown 67.
California State Long Beach 77 at DePaul 73.

OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Western Carolina 71 at Notre Dame 61.
Coppin State 60 at Mount St. Mary’s 74.

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
Texas AM-Corpus Christi 50 at #7 Houston 82.

Sunday, November 12

BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled

OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Bryant at Rutgers, 12:00 noon
Merrimack at Maine, 4:00 pm (ESPN+)

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
Lehigh at #19 North Carolina, 2:00 pm (ACC Network)
Gardner-Webb at #20 Baylor, 5:00 pm (Big 12 Network/ESPN+)
Weber State at #23 Saint Mary’s, 8:00 pm (ESPN+)

Monday, November 13

BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Michigan at St. John’s in Gavitt Tipoff Games at Madison Square Garden, New York NY, 6:30 pm (Fox Sports 1)
East Tennessee State at Butler, 7:00 pm
#22 Villanova at Pennsylvania in Big 5, 7:00 pm (ESPN+)
Xavier at #3 Purdue in Gavitt Tipoff Games, 8:30 pm (Fox Sports 1)

OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
New York Canton at Le Moyne, 7:00 pm
Siena at American, 7:00 pm (ESPN+)

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
Florida International at #13 Miami (Florida), 7:00 pm (ESPN+/ACC Network Extra)
Stetson at #7 Houston, 8:00 pm (Big 12 Network/ESPN+)
Old Dominion at #14 Arkansas, 8:00 pm (ESPN+/SEC Network+)
Southern at #12 Arizona, 8:00 pm (Pacific 12 Network)

TOURNAMENT

ASHEVILLE CHAMPIONSHIP
All games played at Harrah’s Cherokee Center, Asheville NC

Friday, November 10
Game A— Davidson 64 vs. Maryland 61.
Game B— Clemson 77 vs. Alabama Birmingham 76.

Sunday, November 12
Game C— Maryland (64-61 loser against Davidson) vs. Alabama Birmingham (77-76 loser against Clemson) in consolation game, 12:30 pm (ESPN 2)
Game D— Davidson (64-61 winner against Maryland) vs. Clemson (77-76 winner against Alabama Birmingham) in championship game, 3:00 pm (ESPN 2)

[HoyaChris]

I am confused. This is posted way in advance. It is almost as if other events will be taking over your life sometime later this month. What could it be??

[njhoya78]

Oct 17, 2023 2:48:03 GMT -5 HoyaChris said:

I am confused. This is posted way in advance. It is almost as if other events will be taking over your life sometime later this month. What could it be??

Two points in response:

1. I likewise posted the first Games of Interest last year as soon as the AP Top 25 was first released in mid-October. Admittedly, and (in the immortal words of Otter in Animal House) in a "futile and stupid gesture," I stopped posting the Games of Interest thread until a change was made in the Hoya coaching staff.

2. I have already begun work on the November 13 Games of Interest (Big East and OOC schedules already set, but awaiting that day's Top 25) which falls on the first full day of my honeymoon, and note therein that updates will likely be sporadic that week. Now, whether I can actually get that post online on a timely basis is a major question. Apologies are extended in advance of a likely fail.

Otherwise...nah, not much happening over the next couple of weeks. Looking forward to seeing you and the other Hoyas at Old Barney on the 29th.

[hoyajmw]

Glad to see you haven’t changed much after all these years. Quite famously, in our small circle anyway, njhoya78 missed the championship game in 85 — I mean, not even seeing it on tv, let alone being in Lexington with the rest of us — because he was on a DATE and thought (reasonably so at the time) that dates would be more infrequent than Hoya National Championships…

[njhoya78]

Oct 17, 2023 18:47:34 GMT -5 hoyajmw said:

Glad to see you haven’t changed much after all these years. Quite famously, in our small circle anyway, njhoya78 missed the championship game in 85 — I mean, not even seeing it on tv, let alone being in Lexington with the rest of us — because he was on a DATE and thought (reasonably so at the time) that dates would be more infrequent than Hoya National Championships…

I've only paid the price for that indiscretion for, oh, 38 years now. And, after all, none of the others in our small circle thought otherwise either, at the time.

[hoyainspirit]

Oct 17, 2023 8:44:59 GMT -5 njhoya78 said:

2. I have already begun work on the November 13 Games of Interest (Big East and OOC schedules already set, but awaiting that day's Top 25) which falls on the first full day of my honeymoon, and note therein that updates will likely be sporadic that week. Now, whether I can actually get that post online on a timely basis is a major question. Apologies are extended in advance of a likely fail.

Otherwise...nah, not much happening over the next couple of weeks. Looking forward to seeing you and the other Hoyas at Old Barney on the 29th.

Apparently, congratulations are in order!!!! And thanks for taking the time to make the Games of Interest thread.

[bluegray79]

May not be the time, place, or person to ask, but can you say what the 'Old Barney' is?

[njhoya78]

Oct 20, 2023 16:48:45 GMT -5 bluegray79 said:

May not be the time, place, or person to ask, but can you say what the 'Old Barney' is?

This is certainly the time and place, and I can be the person to ask...and it's clear that you are not from New Jersey (please don't take offense).

New Jersey locals and Jersey Shore visitors fondly refer to the Barnegat Lighthouse, located at the northern tip of Long Beach Island in Barnegat Light, New Jersey, as "Old Barney." The lighthouse was designed by Army engineer Lt. George Meade (who was later a Union General in the Civil War) in 1855, and was completed in 1858. Standing 163 feet tall, it is the iconic symbol of the Jersey Shore in general, and is pictured on New Jersey's "Shore to Please" license plates.  "Old Barney" is as representative of summers at the Jersey Shore as pork roll, egg and cheese sandwiches on everything bagels and the late show at Chicken or the Egg.

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[hoopsmccan]

Oct 20, 2023 21:04:21 GMT -5 njhoya78 said:

Oct 20, 2023 16:48:45 GMT -5 bluegray79 said:

May not be the time, place, or person to ask, but can you say what the 'Old Barney' is?

 "Old Barney" is as representative of summers at the Jersey Shore as pork roll, egg and cheese sandwiches on everything bagels and the late show at Chicken or the Egg.

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It’s Taylor ham.

hm

[njhoya78]

Oct 21, 2023 8:07:36 GMT -5 hoopsmccan said:

Oct 20, 2023 21:04:21 GMT -5 njhoya78 said:

 "Old Barney" is as representative of summers at the Jersey Shore as pork roll, egg and cheese sandwiches on everything bagels and the late show at Chicken or the Egg.

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It’s Taylor ham.

hm

Ah. The North Jersey versus South Jersey debate. Was waiting for someone to chime in on this, hoops!

But do you agree that Central Jersey actually exists?

[hoopsmccan]

Oct 21, 2023 8:54:14 GMT -5 njhoya78 said:

Oct 21, 2023 8:07:36 GMT -5 hoopsmccan said:

It’s Taylor ham.

hm

Ah. The North Jersey versus South Jersey debate. Was waiting for someone to chime in on this, hoops!

But do you agree that Central Jersey actually exists?

I’m in North Jersey and everything south of me is South Jersey, so I’m not sure where Central Jersey would be.

hm

[bluegray79]

Oct 20, 2023 21:04:21 GMT -5 njhoya78 said:

Oct 20, 2023 16:48:45 GMT -5 bluegray79 said:

May not be the time, place, or person to ask, but can you say what the 'Old Barney' is?

This is certainly the time and place, and I can be the person to ask...and it's clear that you are not from New Jersey (please don't take offense).

New Jersey locals and Jersey Shore visitors fondly refer to the Barnegat Lighthouse, located at the northern tip of Long Beach Island in Barnegat Light, New Jersey, as "Old Barney." The lighthouse was designed by Army engineer Lt. George Meade (who was later a Union General in the Civil War) in 1855, and was completed in 1858. Standing 163 feet tall, it is the iconic symbol of the Jersey Shore in general, and is pictured on New Jersey's "Shore to Please" license plates.  "Old Barney" is as representative of summers at the Jersey Shore as pork roll, egg and cheese sandwiches on everything bagels and the late show at Chicken or the Egg.

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Nice.  Great description and a little history lesson to boot. Thank you.  Correct, not a Jerseyite (and no offense taken at all), but as a kid my family did join the New York area throngs back in the late 60's in the annual summer migration to the Irish Riviera (Spring Lake and environs) for memorable summers and fun along the boardwalk.  Those days have found me defending NJ to any and all naysayers and souless people who badmouth the Garden State. No place like it!

[njhoya78]

Oct 21, 2023 11:35:49 GMT -5 bluegray79 said:

Oct 20, 2023 21:04:21 GMT -5 njhoya78 said:

This is certainly the time and place, and I can be the person to ask...and it's clear that you are not from New Jersey (please don't take offense).

New Jersey locals and Jersey Shore visitors fondly refer to the Barnegat Lighthouse, located at the northern tip of Long Beach Island in Barnegat Light, New Jersey, as "Old Barney." The lighthouse was designed by Army engineer Lt. George Meade (who was later a Union General in the Civil War) in 1855, and was completed in 1858. Standing 163 feet tall, it is the iconic symbol of the Jersey Shore in general, and is pictured on New Jersey's "Shore to Please" license plates.  "Old Barney" is as representative of summers at the Jersey Shore as pork roll, egg and cheese sandwiches on everything bagels and the late show at Chicken or the Egg.

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Nice.  Great description and a little history lesson to boot. Thank you.  Correct, not a Jerseyite (and no offense taken at all), but as a kid my family did join the New York area throngs back in the late 60's in the annual summer migration to the Irish Riviera (Spring Lake and environs) for memorable summers and fun along the boardwalk.  Those days have found me defending NJ to any and all naysayers and souless people who badmouth the Garden State. No place like it!

They still call it the Irish Riviera...some things don't change. Old Barney is about 75 minutes south of Spring Lake.

[njhoya78]

Oct 21, 2023 9:39:04 GMT -5 hoopsmccan said:

Oct 21, 2023 8:54:14 GMT -5 njhoya78 said:

Ah. The North Jersey versus South Jersey debate. Was waiting for someone to chime in on this, hoops!

But do you agree that Central Jersey actually exists?

I’m in North Jersey and everything south of me is South Jersey, so I’m not sure where Central Jersey would be.

hm

I grew up in Bergen County...in those days, anything south of the Driscoll Bridge crossing the Raritan River was South Jersey, so far as I was concerned.

Now that I live "down the Shore," and I call that product "pork roll" instead of "Taylor Ham," I am of the belief that (a) there is a Central Jersey, and (b) Central Jersey consists of Hunterdon, Somerset, Middlesex, Mercer and Monmouth Counties, the southern portion of Union County, and the northern part of Ocean County (going down to the Toms River). Long Beach Island is definitely South Jersey.

The "Taylor Ham" vs. pork roll geographic delineations are almost identical to the boundaries of East Jersey and West Jersey as defined by the Board of Proprietors back in the 1680s (you read that correctly)...but that's another story entirely.

[njhoya78]

Bump, to keep on the front page.

[njhoya78]

Another bump.

[FromTheBeginning]

My family were regulars every summer at the Monmouth Hotel - great days in the 50’s & 60’s

[njhoya78]

Nov 5, 2023 11:02:45 GMT -5 FromTheBeginning said:

My family were regulars every summer at the Monmouth Hotel - great days in the 50’s & 60’s

Had to do a little research on this one, because the Monmouth Hotel predates my time down here.

The hotel was demolished in 1975 after the property was sold to a developer for $200,000.00 (the cost to retrofit with air conditioning and other modern amenities was deemed prohibitive at $2.5 million to $3 million); a townhouse complex with over 90 units was built on this site.

[bluegray79]

Our family spent summers in Spring Lake at the end of the '60's. I remember well the Monmouth, the Essex and Sussex and the smaller Warren Hotels nearby, and the Breakers up near the north pavilion on Ocean Ave. Grand behemoths of another era! Haven't been back in a long time, but still glad to know that there are coffee mugs and t-shirts with "Irish Riviera" printed on them.

[njhoya78]

Nov 5, 2023 11:47:16 GMT -5 bluegray79 said:

Our family spent summers in Spring Lake at the end of the '60's. I remember well the Monmouth, the Essex and Sussex and the smaller Warren Hotels nearby, and the Breakers up near the north pavilion on Ocean Ave. Grand behemoths of another era! Haven't been back in a long time, but still glad to know that there are coffee mugs and t-shirts with "Irish Riviera" printed on them.

The Breakers is still there...and we're going there tonight for dinner.