digamma
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04-25-15 09:23 AM - Post#188627
So far we know...
Diamondhead Classic
at Siena (per Jon Rothstein)
MIT 
Rumors of Providence and Kansas?
Others?
Edited by digamma on 04-25-15 09:23 AM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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digamma
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05-30-15 10:28 PM - Post#189466
In response to digamma
Wofford at home December 31. Return trip to Spartanburg in 2016.
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HARVARDDADGRAD
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05-31-15 02:14 AM - Post#189470
In response to digamma
Kansas released its OOC schedule including Harvard at Lawrence on Saturday, December 5th.
http://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/big-12 /un...
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mrjames
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05-31-15 09:44 PM - Post#189498
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It's going to be a rough schedule.
Diamondhead, at Kansas, at Providence, at BC, at Siena, hosting Wofford and UMass.
There are a couple other possible fun/challenging names out there, but pen would have to be put to paper first before discussing those.
It's the schedule that we've been clamoring for nonstop and have only gotten once before (2012-13).
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Local Observer
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06-01-15 10:29 AM - Post#189515
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... unfortunately, I fear, with a team weaker than that of the last 2-3 years
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06-02-15 02:59 PM - Post#189539
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... unfortunately, I fear, with a team weaker than that of the last 2-3 years
You're probably right, and this may be a "rebuilding year."
On the other hand, could this be a good thing, because perhaps stronger Crimson teams in the following 2-3 years may more easily schedule resume-building games?
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CrimsonWest
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06-15-15 01:39 PM - Post#189799
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@ Providence 11/14 Time TBA
http://pcbb1917.com/2015-16-schedule/
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HARVARDDADGRAD
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06-15-15 08:41 PM - Post#189810
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Don't they usually scrimmage each other around that date? Guess they both agreed to keep score!
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OneIvyOne
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06-16-15 10:34 AM - Post#189819
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Harvard has scrimmaged both UMass and Providence in recent years, and then had them on the schedule the next year. Probably agreed to ahead of time.
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06-20-15 03:46 PM - Post#189976
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Harvard @ Holy Cross Nov 29. (No time given.)
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CrimsonWest
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06-22-15 01:42 PM - Post#190007
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Any word on the Tip-Off Classic? Are they going to have it this year?
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06-22-15 07:56 PM - Post#190014
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No classic at the Garden this year. Word is that Boston College wouldn't / couldn't participate,
http://www.gazettenet.com/blogs/umasssports/161 629...
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CrimsonWest
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06-22-15 09:23 PM - Post#190016
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Thank for that info. Disappointing, that was a great event for all involved (other than the loss last year).
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digamma
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07-21-15 02:23 PM - Post#190722
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First round game in the Diamond Head Classic will be BYU.
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07-29-15 10:49 AM - Post#190913
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Schedule and Roster are out!
Surprises are UMass, McGill and Ryerson at Lavietes.
Freshman class seems to have very strong academic credentials (salutatorian, summa cum laude, etc). Only new name(to me) is James McLean, a guard from CA who appears to be the son of a classmate ('83) who played briefly at Harvard.
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07-29-15 01:50 PM - Post#190917
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Interesting.
Which "Ryerson" are they playing? I looked at the schedule for the university in Toronto, and they're not showing a game with Harvard in January. Ryerson University 2015-16 Schedule Men's Basketball
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07-29-15 09:48 PM - Post#190922
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That schedule lists 19 games and appears to be Ryerson's conference schedule. Last year Ryerson went 30-6 so it appears that most of Ryerson's schedule (i.e., all of December!) is not posted yet.
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digamma
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2015-2016 Schedule News
08-05-15 04:47 PM - Post#191105
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I'm lost on the Ryerson game. Why would we play a non-NCAA team in mid-January? I assume the computers look at it as an exhibition? Or like a D-3 game, sort of counts for the record books but discarded for other purposes (RPI, etc)?
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H78
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Re: 2015-2016 Schedule News
08-07-15 01:51 AM - Post#191124
In response to digamma
I'm lost on the Ryerson game. Why would we play a non-NCAA team in mid-January? I assume the computers look at it as an exhibition? Or like a D-3 game, sort of counts for the record books but discarded for other purposes (RPI, etc)?
I have the same question. As well as "Is this the Ryerson in Toronto?"
Perhaps mrjames can opine?
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Re: 2015-2016 Schedule News
08-07-15 10:43 AM - Post#191131
In response to H78
My presumption is that the Harvard-Siena series was supposed to be that game and that it was cancelled too late in the game to get a suitable replacement. Rather than sign up for an RPI-killing home-and-home with a mediocre D-I program, Harvard made the smart move and filled the slot with an off-the-books tune up for the Ivy slate.
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08-07-15 06:56 PM - Post#191145
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Most of the major and mid-major confrence teams are into league play (not the Ivies). It's hard to find anyone to play and most coaches would prefer to play anyone rather than no one.
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Re: 2015-2016 Schedule News
08-08-15 04:11 AM - Post#191154
In response to mrjames
My presumption is that the Harvard-Siena series was supposed to be that game and that it was cancelled too late in the game to get a suitable replacement. Rather than sign up for an RPI-killing home-and-home with a mediocre D-I program, Harvard made the smart move and filled the slot with an off-the-books tune up for the Ivy slate.
Most of the major and mid-major confrence teams are into league play (not the Ivies). It's hard to find anyone to play and most coaches would prefer to play anyone rather than no one.
Good information, thanks. Do you think this previously scheduled series with Siena may start next year, or is this over?
Regarding other conferences' schedules, how far off others' schedules is the Ivy league schedule?
If this game is with the Ryerson from Toronto, ON, that team had a pretty good record this past season,
Overall: 30 - 6
League (OUA): 17 - 2
Home: 20 - 1
Away: 10 - 3
They came in 3rd in the Canadian (CIS Final 8) National Championship Tournament last year.
They also appear to have a game scheduled the day following their January 12 visit to Boston, Jan. 13, back on their home court in Toronto, (25 hours later). So, I suppose they must have really wanted to play at Harvard, since they'll have fun flying back that night or the following AM, and going through Customs Canada, eh?
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Re: 2015-2016 Schedule News
09-25-15 02:55 PM - Post#192583
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Men's Schedule is now posted on the HMBB Website:
http://gocrimson.com/sports/mbkb/2015-16/s chedule
Any new thoughts? My first take is that this is perhaps the strongest schedule we've seen for some time, with Kansas, BYU, Providence, the 3 other best Massachusetts teams (BC, BU, UMass), and perhaps further stiff competition in the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic.
Ironic that this is during somewhat of a rebuilding year, especially with Siyani out. Perhaps a blessing in disguise, in that no matter how we do, it should enable more future games with strong mid-majors and also high majors?
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09-25-15 06:14 PM - Post#192588
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Brown has PC, Georgetown, URI and SMU. Pretty tough non-con. schedule.
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09-25-15 06:23 PM - Post#192589
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With the right mix of teams at the Diamond Head, it should surpass the 2012-13 schedule as toughest of the Amaker era. Ironically, that was the other time that the expectations for the Crimson dipped, and despite that Harvard won two Top 100 road non-conf games and was very close in a few others.
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digamma
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01-12-16 11:37 AM - Post#199363
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Kind of crazy that with movement in yesterday's polls, Harvard has played both the #1 and #2 teams in the nation and played them both into the last five minutes of the game.
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01-12-16 10:49 PM - Post#199415
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Harvard should just move to a tropical island because it plays very well in those environments.
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01-14-16 11:49 PM - Post#199503
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All that preparation paid off against Ryerson
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01-15-16 12:10 AM - Post#199505
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All that preparation paid off against Ryerson
Hey, look at that, Bryn Athyn beat Wilson tonight 64-63. Sure they're 1-9 now, but watch out, they're gonna be on a roll when they get to Jadwin next weekend. 
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01-15-16 09:02 AM - Post#199510
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Ryerson is around 680 in Massey. Bryn Athyn is around 2000.
Bryn Athyn is horrible, even by non-D-I standards. Not sure what Princeton will get out of this game. It'd be way more competitive to scrimmage the first team against the second team.
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01-15-16 09:24 AM - Post#199512
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More about getting back to a routine than anything else, after reading period. Everybody gets to play. By late January most schools are deep into their conference schedules. Not that easy to find an available patsy....
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01-15-16 10:16 AM - Post#199513
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Yeah... It's just that there are so many non-D-Is that one could play with a wide variety of skill levels. Playing a D-II or D-III (or Canadian school) that is good enough to give the worst teams in D-I a game would still allow everyone to play without being an insane mismatch.
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01-15-16 10:22 AM - Post#199514
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Ryerson looked very athletic and has a strong record in its Canadian league. I haven't bothered to watch most of the patsies Ivy teams have played, but Ryerson and McGill looked much better than Binghampton. I've got to assume that Binghampton is much better than a Pine Manor program as Pine Manor went coed last year.
Fortunately for Harvard, MIT has had Div. III playoff caliber teams. Some of these other matchups are mind numbing.
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01-15-16 10:22 AM - Post#199515
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The AD is Ms. Mollie Marcoux, Jadwin Gymnasium, Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ 08540. She will have the last word on any suggestions you submit.
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01-16-16 01:36 AM - Post#199566
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PU has to maintain its standard of playing the weakest tune-up opponent in the league. If you go Ryerson, we see your Ryerson and blow you away with the Welsh-named school.
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