Army's 13-game, Non-Patriot League schedule is now posted on the Army Athletics website. Seven home games and six away.
https://goarmywestpoint.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule
Opening at home against Marist on Mon, Nov 6.
Unlike last year, there is a game with a Power 5 team; they are traveling to Bloomington to play Indiana on Sun, 12 Nov.
Two Div III opponents are coming to Christl Arena to bookend the month of December--SUNY Maritime, Dec 1, and Merchant Marine, Dec 30--so at least they aren't likely to go winless.
They are also playing a formerly Div II team that will moving up to Div I this year -- Le Moyne -- which is a private Jesuit College of about 2,500 students that will become a Northeastern Conference member. One would think that would also be a likely win, but Army couldn't manage beat Stonehill last year, who also moved up from Div II to the NEC.
Otherwise, it's the usual cast of opponents from the northeast region: Stonehill, Quinnipiac, Albany, Binghamton, Central Conn St, Harvard, Stony Brook.
The only outlier is the UTSA game down in San Antonio, Dec 21.
Once again, for second season in a row, there’s no game against Air Force. Unfortunately, the Army – Air Force games never drew the attendance of the Army-Navy series. Likely both academies viewed the travel costs as not worth the payoff--Whereas the travel to San Antonio is to an Army-friendly city in the lucrative Texas recruiting market.
Army is playing at Harvard, Friday Dec 8, time TBA. It may have been timed to leverage the fans who will be in Boston for the Army-Navy football game.
https://goarmywestpoint.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule
Opening at home against Marist on Mon, Nov 6.
Unlike last year, there is a game with a Power 5 team; they are traveling to Bloomington to play Indiana on Sun, 12 Nov.
Two Div III opponents are coming to Christl Arena to bookend the month of December--SUNY Maritime, Dec 1, and Merchant Marine, Dec 30--so at least they aren't likely to go winless.
They are also playing a formerly Div II team that will moving up to Div I this year -- Le Moyne -- which is a private Jesuit College of about 2,500 students that will become a Northeastern Conference member. One would think that would also be a likely win, but Army couldn't manage beat Stonehill last year, who also moved up from Div II to the NEC.
Otherwise, it's the usual cast of opponents from the northeast region: Stonehill, Quinnipiac, Albany, Binghamton, Central Conn St, Harvard, Stony Brook.
The only outlier is the UTSA game down in San Antonio, Dec 21.
Once again, for second season in a row, there’s no game against Air Force. Unfortunately, the Army – Air Force games never drew the attendance of the Army-Navy series. Likely both academies viewed the travel costs as not worth the payoff--Whereas the travel to San Antonio is to an Army-friendly city in the lucrative Texas recruiting market.
Army is playing at Harvard, Friday Dec 8, time TBA. It may have been timed to leverage the fans who will be in Boston for the Army-Navy football game.
