GW Hoops / 2024 schedule

**Posted by DC Native** 9/14/2024 9:02 pm

The A10 has had multiple NCAA bids in 18 of the last 19 years, so I really wish people would stop calling it a “one bid league.”

**Posted by AT Hiker** 9/15/2024 10:04 pm

Yesterday's scrimmage and lunch gave me a very positive outlook on our team's future. Castro and Hansen as our centers will give us a much better offense and there is a great deal more basketball experience than last year when GW had nine new players. I was especially impressed with the comments from our new Athletic Director; Michael really knows how to communicate with fans and donors and is clearly a very strong advocate for GDub hoops.

**Posted by GWRising** 9/16/2024 9:50 am

DC Native wrote:
The A10 has had multiple NCAA bids in 18 of the last 19 years, so I really wish people would stop calling it a “one bid league.”

19 years is not a good reference point. The college basketball world has changed greatly in that time. Recent history is more telling and we are trending toward a 1-2 bid league. The last four years we have had 2-2-1-2. That's unfortunate but that's how a lot of people see it. With 15 teams that is essentially a one bid league. There is no other league with more teams and fewer bids.

Note: This will be especially true if Dayton and SLU join the Big East as has been rumored.

**Posted by Gwmayhem** 9/16/2024 1:47 pm

GWRising, I am not saying that you're not making any cogent points. However, the one you keep making that I wish you would stop making is your sixth point. When I see LaSalle playing at Duke last year and playing at UNC this year, along with the numerous examples I previously provided of A10 teams scheduling exactly the type of game you are claiming GW can't schedule (as opposed to choosing not to schedule), I perceive this point to be absolute bullshit. You've since added this "fly to the west coast right before exams" example which is about as straw man as it gets. Forget the west coast. Go play at Xavier, Cincinnati, Ohio State, Indiana, Butler, Purdue, West Virginia, Rutgers, Maryland, Penn State, Boston College, Syracuse, or against any Big East school. Or, schedule a home and home with James Madison, Indiana State, Yale, Colgate, Oakland, Akron, Charleston, or some other quality midmajor. There is at least one solid program out there who would agree to play GW. Am pretty confident of this.

**Posted by GWRising** 9/16/2024 2:05 pm

Gwmayhem wrote:
GWRising, I am not saying that you're not making any cogent points. However, the one you keep making that I wish you would stop making is your sixth point. When I see LaSalle playing at Duke last year and playing at UNC this year, along with the numerous examples I previously provided of A10 teams scheduling exactly the type of game you are claiming GW can't schedule (as opposed to choosing not to schedule), I perceive this point to be absolute bullshit. You've since added this "fly to the west coast right before exams" example which is about as straw man as it gets. Forget the west coast. Go play at Xavier, Cincinnati, Ohio State, Indiana, Butler, Purdue, West Virginia, Rutgers, Maryland, Penn State, Boston College, Syracuse, or against any Big East school. Or, schedule a home and home with James Madison, Indiana State, Yale, Colgate, Oakland, Akron, Charleston, or some other quality midmajor. There is at least one solid program out there who would agree to play GW. Am pretty confident of this.

Gwmayhem - you can claim this to be bullshit all you want. Were you at the open practice reception Saturday? Our own new AD made this very point. He said when he was at NC State they weren't looking for games with App State. This was made in the context of something CC said immediately prior about the risk/reward of playing GW right now. The larger point was that we have to win first to schedule better games. Because a few other teams were able to schedule a game that fits your criteria does not mean the opportunities for GW are plentiful or line up with other committed games, exams, travel etc. Also, don't discount the Fran Dunphy effect with La Salle. Sometimes coach relationships cut through the fog. Yes, there could be a team out there but if you know one, call CC. I am sure he will listen.

**Posted by GW0509** 9/16/2024 2:47 pm

GWRising wrote:
Also, don't discount the Fran Dunphy effect with La Salle. Sometimes coach relationships cut through the fog.

I think this is the answer for why La Salle is getting Duke/UNC in back-to-back years. Ashley Howard or Dr. John aren't getting those games.

There are only so many favors CC can call in because he's only worked at two stops before GW and those staffs stayed together for many seasons. Realistically, the best option would be a game against Temple (coached by former co-AC Adam Fisher). This season they are playing 4 times against A-10 teams. Temple's schedule is always funky because it has to fit in Big 5 games, but hopefully we can get something on the books with them in the coming years. Random tangent: I still can't believe Mojo's 2017 team beat them at the last BB&T.

**Posted by GW0509** 9/23/2024 9:48 am

Just FYI apparently the conference schedule is slated to finally be released this week. Word on the street is the delay is entirely due to TV. With more conference games to fill for the big boys, the A10 was scrambling for slots. Remains to be seen how many games the A10 gets on ESPN2, USA, and CBSSN.

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**Posted by Gwmayhem** 9/23/2024 11:21 am

GW0509 wrote:
Just FYI apparently the conference schedule is slated to finally be released this week. Word on the street is the delay is entirely due to TV. With more conference games to fill for the big boys, the A10 was scrambling for slots. Remains to be seen how many games the A10 gets on ESPN2, USA, and CBSSN.

Recent history would suggest that USA will have Saturday doubleheaders or tripleheaders once conference play begins, plus a single game on Sunday afternoons. ESPN2 will likely have their 8 week Friday night games which normally features the conference's strongest matchups meaning I would not expect GW to land a Friday night game. CBS Sports Network is the most difficult to predict. Not only have they not had a "regular" day and time for the A10 but they've just added 20 Big 12 games to CBSSN. They also have regularly shown Missouri Valley games, several Big East games (though NBC/Peacock could be getting these), and other conferences as well.

**Posted by GW0509** 9/24/2024 9:00 am

Today’s the day for the conference schedule

https://x.com/a10mbb/status/1838570860828918257

**Posted by GW0509** 9/24/2024 2:04 pm

TV Games:

1/4: 12:00PM on USA
1/18: 12:30PM on USA
2/1: 2:30PM on USA
2/9: 12:00PM on USA
2/12: 7:00PM on Peacock

**Posted by Long Suffering Fan** 9/24/2024 8:52 pm

GW0509 wrote:
Alum '04 wrote:
GWRising wrote:
Doubt this one will be worse.
Again, didn't learn anything from last year apparently. Is CC trying to get fired?
Entering December we had dropped our KenPom from 217 to 139. In the end we did go 11-2.

Our “bad” OOC also got us off to a 3-1 start in conference play before injuries derailed everything.

I believed that the OOC schedule did nothing to help us prepare for the conference. Yes, we started 3-1. but 1 of the wins was against a VCU team that had not been playing well and had a disappointing OOC record; another was against Davidson, at home, which finished the conference at 5-13, and the 3rd was against Mason, who also was off to a slow conference start. More telling was our 12 game losing streak and last place finish. Winning close games against sub 300 teams really didn't prepare us very well. It was more than just injuries.

**Posted by TJT85** 10/06/2024 10:36 am

This sources rates GW's OOC schedule as being the weakest by far in the A-10:

https://x.com/AnaliticaCo/status/1842598246923038822

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