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justinhub2003 05-21-2018 03:21 PM

UC to play in Canada this summer
 
Not sure if its been posted here or not.

UC is set to play 3 exhibition games in Canada this coming august.

The highlight of the trip is playing Carleton University. They are probably the best Canadian college team in Canada and last year played 18 exhibition games and won 17 of them including games against providence, Vanderbilt, & Alabama.

Also they will face off against Former Xavier enrollee Eddie Ekiyor, who left do to personal reasons before ever suiting up for them. But I believe he did practice with them for a half season.

BUT the biggest news of this trip is that UC gets 10 additional full practices they can use to prep for the up coming trip. 10 extra practices for a team who needs to find its identity could really pay dividends later on in the season coupled with the fact that UC is going to face real competition in Canada.

https://gobearcats.com/news/2018/5/3...in-august.aspx

WAITE HOYT 2 05-22-2018 06:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by justinhub2003 (Post 190655)
Not sure if its been posted here or not.

UC is set to play 3 exhibition games in Canada this coming august.

The highlight of the trip is playing Carleton University. They are probably the best Canadian college team in Canada and last year played 18 exhibition games and won 17 of them including games against providence, Vanderbilt, & Alabama.

Also they will face off against Former Xavier enrollee Eddie Ekiyor, who left do to personal reasons before ever suiting up for them. But I believe he did practice with them for a half season.

BUT the biggest news of this trip is that UC gets 10 additional full practices they can use to prep for the up coming trip. 10 extra practices for a team who needs to find its identity could really pay dividends later on in the season coupled with the fact that UC is going to face real competition in Canada.

https://gobearcats.com/news/2018/5/3...in-august.aspx

Great opportunity to get a head start on the season. With three starters gone from last year the added practice and games will be a big help.

cincycpaw 05-22-2018 07:04 AM

Those extra practices will be terrific for the kids to get use to playing together in a completely new way now that Evans, Clark, and Washington are gone.

It will be a great opportunity for the coaching staff to nail down the lineup/subst pattern. And hopefully give the coaching staff time to tweak the system around the players they have on the roster.

Robert 05-27-2018 08:15 AM

I looked at Carleton's roster from last season, and they had 6 guys listed at 6'8" and above. I suspect they play at a level comparable to a good mid-major team. It should be a great early test as our players adjust to their new roles, and I won't be shocked (or concerned) if we actually lose that exhibition.

justinhub2003 05-27-2018 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Robert (Post 190673)
I looked at Carleton's roster from last season, and they had 6 guys listed at 6'8" and above. I suspect they play at a level comparable to a good mid-major team. It should be a great early test as our players adjust to their new roles, and I won't be shocked (or concerned) if we actually lose that exhibition.

I’d venture far enough to say it’s even high major quality . They beat a lot of power teams over the years and last year they had multiple top 100 kenpom wins in its exhibition games


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