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per the Daily:
In a normal year, head coach Richard Pitino and his team would be under two weeks from starting their season. This year has been everything but normal, and the Gophers’ men’s basketball team is feeling that effect.
The season was scheduled to start Nov. 10 but has been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On top of the season being delayed, the NCAA has also delayed the start date of practice. Scrimmages and exhibition games will not be allowed, and the season will be condensed.
That first day of the season, officially, was Oct. 15. The Gophers are only allowed 30 practices in the 42 days before the season gets underway.
The number of games played always is dependent on the teams’ ability to win in the Big Ten tournament, as well as in the NIT or NCAA tournament, granted the Gophers make it. Originally, the schedule was going to be 31 games, but that has since changed.
The season is set to start Nov. 25 and will feature no more than 27 games. Ordinarily, with the season set to start just under a month away, Pitino and his team would have expectations as to who they would be going up against.
It’s easy to think generally about the teams that the Gophers will face. That isn’t the question that’s still up in the air. The lingering question is the non-conference games the Gophers will participate in.
When asked about what the schedule will look like, Pitino said, “I can’t confirm anything.” He added they are waiting for the Big Ten schedule to get solidified, so they can work around that.
Go Gophers!!
In a normal year, head coach Richard Pitino and his team would be under two weeks from starting their season. This year has been everything but normal, and the Gophers’ men’s basketball team is feeling that effect.
The season was scheduled to start Nov. 10 but has been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On top of the season being delayed, the NCAA has also delayed the start date of practice. Scrimmages and exhibition games will not be allowed, and the season will be condensed.
That first day of the season, officially, was Oct. 15. The Gophers are only allowed 30 practices in the 42 days before the season gets underway.
The number of games played always is dependent on the teams’ ability to win in the Big Ten tournament, as well as in the NIT or NCAA tournament, granted the Gophers make it. Originally, the schedule was going to be 31 games, but that has since changed.
The season is set to start Nov. 25 and will feature no more than 27 games. Ordinarily, with the season set to start just under a month away, Pitino and his team would have expectations as to who they would be going up against.
It’s easy to think generally about the teams that the Gophers will face. That isn’t the question that’s still up in the air. The lingering question is the non-conference games the Gophers will participate in.
When asked about what the schedule will look like, Pitino said, “I can’t confirm anything.” He added they are waiting for the Big Ten schedule to get solidified, so they can work around that.
Uncertainty hangs over Gophers’ basketball schedule
With under a month until the season starts, the Gophers, along with countless college basketball teams, are yet to know their schedules.
mndaily.com
Go Gophers!!