mred
07-01-2002, 11:25 AM
Nov. 10: Johnson Financial exhibition, 2 p.m.
Nov. 17: NW Missouri exhibition, 2 p.m.
Nov. 24: St. Francis (Pa.)
Nov. 27: Drake
Dec. 4: at Iowa, 7 p.m.
Dec. 8: at Northern Iowa
Dec. 13-14: Pella Cyclone Classic (Centenary, Colgate, High Point)
Dec. 22: at Washington, 3 p.m.
Dec. 28-29: South Padre Tournament (Duke, Detroit Mercy, ISU and tba)
Jan. 2: Marquette
Jan. 5: South Florida, 2 p.m.
On one hand you have Centenary, whom Texas almost beat by triple-digits a year or two ago. On the other hand, ISU will also be favored to play Duke, an early preseason favorite for the national championship. Also included are the obligatory games against UNI, Iowa, and Drake (all good teams), a home game against Marquette to repay the away game last season, a trip to Washington (who made the NIT last season) for Lindsey Wilson, and a game against St. Francis (PA), whom ISU beat in the first round of the NCAA tournament a few years ago (when Jess Zinobile was a senior there). Lastly, there is South Florida. As we determined in a thread several weeks ago, South Florida is one of a handful of schools who ended the season with a victory, since they finished so low in the C-USA standings that they did not make the conference tournament. That is the most interesting thing I have to say about South Florida.
I really hope ISU plays Duke. Duke, Iowa, and Drake (most likely the three best teams on the schedule) don't make up a killer non-conference schedule, but it could be worse.
I'm sad ISU dropped the series with Creighton. I understand that it can really tie your hands when you have four annual series to maintain (as ISU did with Creighton, Iowa, Drake, and UNI), and if any of the four had to be dropped then Creighton is the obvious choice. Still, I would have preferred all four remain.
Nov. 17: NW Missouri exhibition, 2 p.m.
Nov. 24: St. Francis (Pa.)
Nov. 27: Drake
Dec. 4: at Iowa, 7 p.m.
Dec. 8: at Northern Iowa
Dec. 13-14: Pella Cyclone Classic (Centenary, Colgate, High Point)
Dec. 22: at Washington, 3 p.m.
Dec. 28-29: South Padre Tournament (Duke, Detroit Mercy, ISU and tba)
Jan. 2: Marquette
Jan. 5: South Florida, 2 p.m.
On one hand you have Centenary, whom Texas almost beat by triple-digits a year or two ago. On the other hand, ISU will also be favored to play Duke, an early preseason favorite for the national championship. Also included are the obligatory games against UNI, Iowa, and Drake (all good teams), a home game against Marquette to repay the away game last season, a trip to Washington (who made the NIT last season) for Lindsey Wilson, and a game against St. Francis (PA), whom ISU beat in the first round of the NCAA tournament a few years ago (when Jess Zinobile was a senior there). Lastly, there is South Florida. As we determined in a thread several weeks ago, South Florida is one of a handful of schools who ended the season with a victory, since they finished so low in the C-USA standings that they did not make the conference tournament. That is the most interesting thing I have to say about South Florida.
I really hope ISU plays Duke. Duke, Iowa, and Drake (most likely the three best teams on the schedule) don't make up a killer non-conference schedule, but it could be worse.
I'm sad ISU dropped the series with Creighton. I understand that it can really tie your hands when you have four annual series to maintain (as ISU did with Creighton, Iowa, Drake, and UNI), and if any of the four had to be dropped then Creighton is the obvious choice. Still, I would have preferred all four remain.