Sycamore Basketball Announces 2017-18 Schedule

[GoSycamores]

Indiana State Basketball head coach Greg Lansing announced today that 2017-18 schedule for the Sycamores. One more non-conference game is expected to be added to today's slate in the coming days. Once the schedule is completely announced, the Sycamores will host 16 home games this year -- the most in one season since 2014.

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[SycamoreStateofMind]

Pretty solid schedule if you ask me - I like it a lot.

 

[TreeTop]

It's good.

With one exception...we're playing TWO D-II teams. Lame.

 

[treeman]

@ IU
Auburn
TBD
TBD
Missouri St. Louis
Ball State
Air Force
@ North Texas
Indianapolis
Green Bay
@ Western Kentucky

Should be interesting to see who we get for the last non-con. There have been no rumors so it will be a complete surprise, I'm still thinking it might be IPFW for the Scott bros.

 

[sgower9]

http://www.gosycamores.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

 

[Southgrad07]

Wondered where ball st went on the schedule..and there they are. Not too bad overall... hopefully we put that 90k to good use from IU and it helps us buy a decent home game next season

 

[niklz62]

disappointed no @EIU on the schedule although its like pulling teeth to get the family anywhere on a school night

 

[meistro]

Pretty good schedule, with more home games than the last couple years. I hate to see 2 D2 schools on there though.

 

[Southgrad07]

Pretty good schedule, with more home games than the last couple years. I hate to see 2 D2 schools on there though.

True. But rpi wise perennial 300+ RPI bottom feeders like Eastern Illinois or IUPUI is worse because the D2 game doesn't affect our RPI and those do. Also due to our budget we have to return that game on the road the following year. But from a fan enthusiasm/excitement point of view the D2 game looks worse

 

[BrokerZ]

True. But rpi wise perennial 300+ RPI bottom feeders like Eastern Illinois or IUPUI is worse because the D2 game doesn't affect our RPI and those do. Also due to our budget we have to return that game on the road the following year. But from a fan enthusiasm/excitement point of view the D2 game looks worse

Agreed. University of North Texas also ended last year at an RPI of 338, one of worst teams in the nation. It's a good schedule because we at least have more home games than usual, but like most years the non-conference doesn't really matter. There's 0% chance we're in any at-large discussion unless we completely run the table in the non-con. This is all just a tune-up for the conference schedule.

 

[Jason Svoboda]

Pretty good schedule, with more home games than the last couple years. I hate to see 2 D2 schools on there though.

Staff can't afford another 12-13 win season. When you look at a record from afar, you rarely recall every opponent. Don't fault them since they have multiple P5 schools on it which are inevitably penciled in as a Ls.

 

[Daveinth]

Mens Basketball at 5pm on a Wednesday ??? Must be a we do not want the fans to show up because most of them will be working thoughts . Why do we always have a game like this every year ?

 

[TreeTop]

Mens Basketball at 5pm on a Wednesday ??? Must be a we do not want the fans to show up because most of them will be working thoughts . Why do we always have a game like this every year ?

It's the day before Thanksgiving. And it's against a DII team.

 

[SycamoreFan317]

Pretty good schedule, with more home games than the last couple years. I hate to see 2 D2 schools on there though.

D1 or D2 who cares as long as they are a quality opponent. To play a cream puff D1 take a hit on RPI and possibly get somebody hurt or play a quality D2 have no bearing on RPI and possibly learn something about ourselves, give me the D2.

 

[Daveinth]

It's the day before Thanksgiving. And it's against a DII team.

Again why have it scheduled if the majority of your fans cannot be there at 5 ? I mean the players won't be going home, the opposing team is only 2 1/2 hours away, its a d2 opponent as you said so it really does not help or hurt you unless you lose as well as it is the opening of your home schedule .