2011 NIT Selection: Boston College To Play At McNeese State On Tuesday
by Brian Favat on Mar 13, 2011 9:28 PM EDT
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Fresh off the disappointment of missing the NCAA Tournament, the Eagles learned that they will travel to Lake Charles, Louisiana to take on McNeese State in the First Round of the NIT. The game will be played on Tuesday night at 9 PM ET, and will be televised on ESPNU.
McNeese State went 21-11 this year and 11-5 in the Southland Conference. The Cowboys lost to Texas-San Antonio in the Southland Conference Championship. BC and McNeese State played two common opponents this year in Miami (Fla.) and Texas A&M. BC lost both games against Miami while McNeese State lost by 20, 79-59. BC beat Texas A&M while the Cowboys lost 66-57.
Here is how BC's NIT bracket shapes up:
(1) Boston College at (8) McNeese State, Tuesday 9 ET (ESPNU)
(5) Milwaukee at (4) Northwestern, Wednesday 8 ET (ESPN3.com)
(6) Harvard at (3) Oklahoma State, Tuesday 7:30 ET (ESPN)
(7) Long Beach State at (2) Washington State, Wednesday 10 ET (ESPNU)
Of course, I'm pumped about the possible BC-Northwestern second round game. And this bracket also sets up the possibility of a BC-Harvard rematch in the NIT Quarterfinals for the right to head to the Garden.
From the ACC, Virginia Tech is a 1 seed and will host Bethune-Cookman. Miami is a 2 seed and will face Florida Atlantic. Maryland? Snubbed.
As I mentioned earlier, this will be BC's 11th appearance all-time in the NIT. Since the early rounds of the NIT were moved back to campus, BC is 5-3 in true road games with wins over Saint Joseph's (1984) , Evansville (1988), Middle Tennessee (1988), Niagara (1993) and Fairfield (2003). Losses to Virginia, Notre Dame and Temple.
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BC is home
Theyre the one seed they play at conte all tourney except for the final four
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by TheSpecialOne on Mar 13, 2011 9:30 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
From BC's site:
Boston College has accepted an invitation to the 2011 National Invitation Tournament and will open play at McNeese State on Tuesday, March 15. Game time is 9 p.m. in St. Charles, La.
WTF GDF?
Why are we away?
I think this confirms that the athletic departments hates its own fans. No other reason to refuse to host.
Probably because it dosent want 2000 people at Conte on national tv
HAND DOWN MAN DOWN- MARK JACKSON
by TheSpecialOne on Mar 13, 2011 9:46 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Hopefully BC but we should be playing our next game in Dayton
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by TheSpecialOne on Mar 13, 2011 9:53 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
People really wonder why we can't get fans to go to games?
Example number 124123512351235 right here. Refusing to host an NIT game where you were selected as the #1 seed.
Why are we away??
This sucks, no one wants to go to Louisiana
by DetroitLionKing on Mar 13, 2011 11:05 PM EDT reply actions
Per the Globe
Donahue was told Conte isn’t available because the hockey teams need the ice to practice for the Frozen Four / Hockey East semis.
BC Interruption, SBN's Boston College Eagles blog
by Brian Favat on Mar 14, 2011 7:02 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Haven't heard ...
Though the Second Round goes from March 18-21.
The men’s hockey team will be playing at the Garden this weekend and the women will be in Erie, so I don’t think they’ll need the ice over the weekend.
BC Interruption, SBN's Boston College Eagles blog
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