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Knocking off last year's NCAA champs!!!!!!!!!!!! Kentucky in the first round of the NIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

dbackjon wrote:Knocking off last year's NCAA champs!!!!!!!!!!!! Kentucky in the first round of the NIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

huge win, hope that shut the door on Kentucky being worthy of the NCAA tourney. Glad they got that game at home.

How did RMU get the home game with a #8 seed?

Ivytalk wrote:How did RMU get the home game with a #8 seed?

Kentucky's Rupp Arena is being used for NCAA games so Kentucky couldn't host. I'm sure they just assumed they'd be in the NCAA tournament when they figured that scheduling out.

Side note - Jon Calipari was actually born in Moon Township, PA (home of RMU).

Congratulations to our "frenemies" across the river!

danefan wrote:

Ivytalk wrote:How did RMU get the home game with a #8 seed?

Kentucky's Rupp Arena is being used for NCAA games so Kentucky couldn't host. I'm sure they just assumed they'd be in the NCAA tournament when they figured that scheduling out.

Side note - Jon Calipari was actually born in Moon Township, PA (home of RMU).

Yeah, but Rupp isn't being used for any NCAA tourney games till Thur. No reason KY couldn't have hosted a Tues night game.

Anyway, congrats to Robert Morris.

BDKJMU wrote:

danefan wrote:
Kentucky's Rupp Arena is being used for NCAA games so Kentucky couldn't host. I'm sure they just assumed they'd be in the NCAA tournament when they figured that scheduling out.

Side note - Jon Calipari was actually born in Moon Township, PA (home of RMU).

Yeah, but Rupp isn't being used for any NCAA tourney games till Thur. No reason KY couldn't have hosted a Tues night game.

Anyway, congrats to Robert Morris.

Need to set up new floor, change banners, etc. NCAA requires use of the arena days in advance.

Yes indeed, congratulations to Robert Morris!

LeadBolt wrote:Yes indeed, congratulations to Robert Morris!

Would love to see these schools meet next yr.

dbackjon wrote:

BDKJMU wrote:
Yeah, but Rupp isn't being used for any NCAA tourney games till Thur. No reason KY couldn't have hosted a Tues night game.

Need to set up new floor, change banners, etc. NCAA requires use of the arena days in advance.

And UK has the "old" Memorial Coliseum still available (10,600 seats, their women's hoops and volleyball squads play there), but they claim a shortage of staffers available, so they traveled.