2009-10 WKU Men's Basketball schedule released

[melisas63]

2009-10 WKU Men's Basketball schedule released today. Tough schedule including 3 SEC schools and a Big East. wkusports.com for complete schedule


Date Day Opponent Site Time

Nov. 16-27 (Mon-Fri) 25th Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off

Nov. 16 (Mon) vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1) Baton Rouge, La. TBA

Nov. 17 (Tue) vs. Indiana State or LSU (1) Baton Rouge, La. TBA

Nov. 23, 25 (Mon, Wed) vs. TBA (2) TBA TBA

Nov. 24, 27 (Tue, Fri) vs. TBA (2) TBA TBA

Dec. 2 (Wed) at South Carolina Columbia, S.C. TBA

Dec. 6 (Sun) Tulane Bowling Green, Ky. TBA

Dec. 8 (Tue) Evansville Bowling Green, Ky. TBA

Dec. 11 (Fri) vs. Vanderbilt (3) Nashville, Tenn. TBA

Dec. 19 (Sat) at Louisville Louisville, Ky. TBA

Dec. 22 (Tue) Murray State Bowling Green, Ky. TBA

Dec. 31 (Thur) Louisiana-Lafayette* Bowling Green, Ky. TBA

Jan. 4 (Mon) Mississippi State Bowling Green, Ky. TBA

Jan. 7 (Thur) at South Alabama* Mobile, Ala. TBA

Jan. 10 (Sun) at Denver* Denver, Colo. TBA

Jan. 14 (Thur) Florida Atlantic* Bowling Green, Ky. TBA

Jan. 16 (Sat) FIU* Bowling Green, Ky. TBA

Jan. 18 (Mon) at Middle Tennessee* Murfreesboro, Tenn. TBA

Jan. 21 (Thur) at Troy* Troy, Ala. TBA

Jan. 23 (Sat) Middle Tennessee* Bowling Green, Ky. TBA

Jan. 25 (Mon) at Southern Illinois Carbondale, Ill. TBA

Jan. 28 (Thur) North Texas* Bowling Green, Ky. TBA

Jan. 30 (Sat) New Orleans* Bowling Green, Ky. TBA

Feb. 4 (Thur) at ULM* Monroe, La. TBA

Feb. 6 (Sat) Troy* Bowling Green, Ky. TBA

Feb. 9 (Tue) Houston Bowling Green, Ky. TBA

Feb. 11 (Thur) Arkansas State* Bowling Green, Ky. TBA

Feb. 13 (Sat) at UALR* Little Rock, Ark. TBA

Feb. 18 (Thur) South Alabama* Bowling Green, Ky. TBA

Feb. 20 (Sat) at Arkansas State* Jonesboro, Ark. TBA

Feb. 25 (Thur) at Florida Atlantic* Boca Raton, Fla. TBA

Feb. 27 (Sat) at FIU* Miami, Fla. TBA

Mar. 6-9 (Sat-Tue) at Sun Belt Conference Tournament Hot Springs, Ark. TBA

[melisas63]

SEC (3 or 4)
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@usc
Vandy (Neutral)
Miss State
Possible @ LSU

Big East
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@ U of L

Horizon
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UW-M

MVC (2)
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Eville
@siu

C-USA
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Tulane
Houston

OVC
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Murray State

Possible games vs Duke/Zona State/UConn in NIT semifinals.

[melisas63]

Katz on WKU's schedule

• The NCAA tournament selection committee should use Western Kentucky's Ken McDonald as someone who understands how to schedule into the NCAA tournament out of a non-"big six" conference. McDonald's Hilltoppers will be the favorite to win the Sun Belt, but he has positioned himself to get a possible at-large berth. WKU is in the NIT Season Tip-Off with a legitimate chance to get to New York since it's in a bracket at rebuilding LSU. Western Kentucky also plays at South Carolina and Southern Illinois; hosts Tulane, Evansville and Houston (in February); and goes to Louisville, plays Vanderbilt in Nashville and hosts Mississippi State. Tulane and Evansville are solid home games for a team out of the Sun Belt. The other games are all against teams that could be in the postseason with South Carolina, Louisville, Vandy and Mississippi State projected to be in the NCAA tournament.

"It's aggressive,'' McDonald said on the first day of school Monday in Bowling Green. "A year ago we rolled the dice and we weren't supposed to be very good [losing to Gonzaga on a buzzer-beater in the second round of the NCAA tournament]. We've got good young talent coming in and we're going to test them early.''

The beauty of this schedule is that none of the games is a one-shot deal. The Vanderbilt game in Nashville is part of the Sun Belt Classic and is likely going to be a rotating scenario with Tennessee and Middle Tennessee State. The hope is that the four teams will switch in 2010 with Tennessee playing Western Kentucky and Middle playing Vandy.

The Louisville game is the second of a four-year deal. Western Kentucky beat Louisville last season in Nashville. This year's game is at Freedom Hall, the game in 2010 is in Bowling Green, and the final game of the contract is at Louisville's new arena. The Mississippi State game is the end of a two-year deal with the Bulldogs.

The contest with South Carolina is the first of a four-year deal that Darrin Horn has to own up to after leaving WKU for South Carolina. Horn's exit contract called for a four-year deal with Western if he left for a BCS-level school. It's the same thing that happened to Dennis Felton when he went from Western to Georgia. Horn is entering his second season at South Carolina. The contract was pushed off for a season after the two teams couldn't agree on a date in 2009. McDonald also hopes he can continue the SIU series. A year ago, Western Kentucky lost to Houston and Mississippi State but beat Southern Illinois, Louisville, Georgia and Tulane in key nonconference games.

[jayhawks147]

Take this to the WKU message boards, Melisa. I hate to break it, but only you care. Not even the great Kige Ramsey himself cares

[rollercoasterfreek]

Yea.. WKU isn't for me. I follow WKU when it's tournament time.

[Kige Ramsey]

Aug 31, 2009 17:31:50 GMT -6 @jayhawks147 said:

Take this to the WKU message boards, Melisa. I hate to break it, but only you care. Not even the great Kige Ramsey himself cares

Actually I do

[melisas63]

This is the WESTERN KENTUCKY BOARD! Kige made it for me!

[melisas63]

I don't say that about Kansas sports,, or any other sports that you all post about!

[jayhawks147]

I don't post 1,000,000,000,000,000 articles linking to Kansas!

[Kige Ramsey]

Sept 1, 2009 6:38:41 GMT -6 @jayhawks147 said:

I don't post 1,000,000,000,000,000 articles linking to Kansas!

Scott it is ok let her do it that's why I created the WKU board so she could post those links if you want me to I will create a Jayhawks board and you can do the same

[whitewhale5384]

Really weak schedule. Getting an at-large based on past years will be tough to get based on that schedule. Go get the automatic or I think you'll miss the tourney.

[daviddinkinsjr]

Melisa's world is WKU, NASCAR and being boned by Kige. Let her have her fun, haha.

[melisas63]

Sept 1, 2009 6:38:41 GMT -6 @jayhawks147 said:

I don't post 1,000,000,000,000,000 articles linking to Kansas!

Now you know Scottie, I have only 454 posts that links to nascar and wku. But i am working on the 1,000,000,000,000,000!