Murray State To Play In Great Alaska Shootout - Thanksgiving Week
5/18/2011 4:04:54 PM | Men's Basketball
The Murray State men's basketball program will be part of the 2011 Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout during Thanksgiving week.
The host of the annual college basketball event, the University of Alaska Anchorage announced the pairings May 18.
The Racers will face UC Irvine in a game played Nov. 23. After taking Thanksgiving Day off, MSU will face Southern Mississippi or Alaska-Anchorage Nov. 25.
Along with host Alaska Anchorage, the Racers, Southern Miss and UC Irvine, other teams in the Great Alaska Shootout include: Central Michigan, Dartmouth, New Mexico State and San Francisco.
All games will be played a UAA's Sullivan Arena in what will be the 34th annual staging of the event.
There is also a women's portion of the Great Alaska Shootout. Alaska Anchorage is joined by Miami (Fla.), South Florida and another team to be announced later.
This year's tourney is scheduled for Nov. 22-26, opening with women's first-round action on Tuesday night and concluding with the men's championship on Saturday.
The Great Alaska Shootout is the longest-running regular-season college basketball tournament in the nation, taking place every Thanksgiving in Anchorage since 1978.
Murray State will be the first Ohio Valley Conference team to participate in the event.
2011 CARRS/SAFEWAY GREAT ALASKA SHOOTOUT
Sullivan Arena – Anchorage, Alaska
All times TBA (Alaska is 4 hours behind EST)
Here is a quick look at the 2011 field:
Alaska Anchorage
Nickname: Seawolves
Location: Anchorage, Alaska
Conference: Great Northwest Athletic Conf.
2001-11 Overall/Conf. Record (Place): 24-10/13-5 (2nd)
2011 Postseason: NCAA Second Round (Div. II)
Head Coach: Rusty Osborne, 8th season
Previous Shootout Appearances: All (32-67)
UC Irvine
Nickname: Anteaters
Location: Irvine, Calif.
Conference: Big West
2001-11 Overall/Conf. Record (Place): 13-19/6-10 (t-7th)
2011 Postseason: None
Head Coach: Russell Turner, 2nd season
Previous Shootout Appearances: 1990 (6th)
Central Michigan
Nickname: Chippewas
Location: Mount Pleasant, Mich.
Conference: Mid-American
2001-11 Overall/Conf. Record (Place): 10-21/7-9 (3rd-West Div.)
2011 Postseason: None
Head Coach: Ernie Zeigler, 6th season
Previous Shootout Appearances: None
Dartmouth
Nickname: Big Green
Location: Hanover, N.H.
Conference: Ivy League
2001-11 Overall/Conf. Record (Place): 5-23/1-13 (8th)
2011 Postseason: None
Head Coach: Paul Cormier, 2nd season
Previous Shootout Appearances: None
Murray State
Nickname: Racers
Location: Murray, Ky.
Conference: Ohio Valley
2001-11 Overall/Conf. Record (Place): 23-9/14-4 (1st)
2011 Postseason: NIT First Round
Head Coach: TBA
Previous Shootout Appearances: None
New Mexico State
Nickname: Aggies
Location: Las Cruces, N.M.
Conference: Western Athletic
2001-11 Overall/Conf. Record (Place): 16-17/9-7 (3rd)
2011 Postseason: None
Head Coach: Marvin Menzies, 5th season
Previous Shootout Appearances: 1992 (Champions)
San Francisco
Nickname: Dons
Location: San Francisco, Calif.
Conference: West Coast
2001-11 Overall/Conf. Record (Place): 19-15/10-4 (3rd)
2011 Postseason: CollegeInsider.com Quarterfinals
Head Coach: Rex Walters, 4th season
Previous Shootout Appearances: None
Southern Mississippi
Nickname: Golden Eagles
Location: Hattiesburg, Miss.
Conference: Conference-USA
2001-11 Overall/Conf. Record (Place): 22-10/9-7 (t-5th)
2011 Postseason: None
Head Coach: Larry Eustachy, 9th season
Previous Shootout Appearances: None
Schedule
Wednesday, Nov. 23 – First Round
Southern Mississippi vs Alaska Anchorage
UC Irvine vs Murray State
Thursday, Nov. 24 – First Round
Central Michigan vs San Francisco
Dartmouth vs New Mexico State
Friday, Nov. 25 – Consolation Semifinals & Semifinals
USM/UAA loser vs UCI/MSU loser
CMU/USF loser vs NMSU/DU loser
USM/UAA winner vs UCI/MSU winner
CMU/USF winner vs NMSU/DU winner
Saturday, Nov. 26
7th/8th-place game
4th/6th-place game
3rd/5th-place game
Championship game
The host of the annual college basketball event, the University of Alaska Anchorage announced the pairings May 18.
The Racers will face UC Irvine in a game played Nov. 23. After taking Thanksgiving Day off, MSU will face Southern Mississippi or Alaska-Anchorage Nov. 25.
Along with host Alaska Anchorage, the Racers, Southern Miss and UC Irvine, other teams in the Great Alaska Shootout include: Central Michigan, Dartmouth, New Mexico State and San Francisco.
All games will be played a UAA's Sullivan Arena in what will be the 34th annual staging of the event.
There is also a women's portion of the Great Alaska Shootout. Alaska Anchorage is joined by Miami (Fla.), South Florida and another team to be announced later.
This year's tourney is scheduled for Nov. 22-26, opening with women's first-round action on Tuesday night and concluding with the men's championship on Saturday.
The Great Alaska Shootout is the longest-running regular-season college basketball tournament in the nation, taking place every Thanksgiving in Anchorage since 1978.
Murray State will be the first Ohio Valley Conference team to participate in the event.
2011 CARRS/SAFEWAY GREAT ALASKA SHOOTOUT
Sullivan Arena – Anchorage, Alaska
All times TBA (Alaska is 4 hours behind EST)
Here is a quick look at the 2011 field:
Alaska Anchorage
Nickname: Seawolves
Location: Anchorage, Alaska
Conference: Great Northwest Athletic Conf.
2001-11 Overall/Conf. Record (Place): 24-10/13-5 (2nd)
2011 Postseason: NCAA Second Round (Div. II)
Head Coach: Rusty Osborne, 8th season
Previous Shootout Appearances: All (32-67)
UC Irvine
Nickname: Anteaters
Location: Irvine, Calif.
Conference: Big West
2001-11 Overall/Conf. Record (Place): 13-19/6-10 (t-7th)
2011 Postseason: None
Head Coach: Russell Turner, 2nd season
Previous Shootout Appearances: 1990 (6th)
Central Michigan
Nickname: Chippewas
Location: Mount Pleasant, Mich.
Conference: Mid-American
2001-11 Overall/Conf. Record (Place): 10-21/7-9 (3rd-West Div.)
2011 Postseason: None
Head Coach: Ernie Zeigler, 6th season
Previous Shootout Appearances: None
Dartmouth
Nickname: Big Green
Location: Hanover, N.H.
Conference: Ivy League
2001-11 Overall/Conf. Record (Place): 5-23/1-13 (8th)
2011 Postseason: None
Head Coach: Paul Cormier, 2nd season
Previous Shootout Appearances: None
Murray State
Nickname: Racers
Location: Murray, Ky.
Conference: Ohio Valley
2001-11 Overall/Conf. Record (Place): 23-9/14-4 (1st)
2011 Postseason: NIT First Round
Head Coach: TBA
Previous Shootout Appearances: None
New Mexico State
Nickname: Aggies
Location: Las Cruces, N.M.
Conference: Western Athletic
2001-11 Overall/Conf. Record (Place): 16-17/9-7 (3rd)
2011 Postseason: None
Head Coach: Marvin Menzies, 5th season
Previous Shootout Appearances: 1992 (Champions)
San Francisco
Nickname: Dons
Location: San Francisco, Calif.
Conference: West Coast
2001-11 Overall/Conf. Record (Place): 19-15/10-4 (3rd)
2011 Postseason: CollegeInsider.com Quarterfinals
Head Coach: Rex Walters, 4th season
Previous Shootout Appearances: None
Southern Mississippi
Nickname: Golden Eagles
Location: Hattiesburg, Miss.
Conference: Conference-USA
2001-11 Overall/Conf. Record (Place): 22-10/9-7 (t-5th)
2011 Postseason: None
Head Coach: Larry Eustachy, 9th season
Previous Shootout Appearances: None
Schedule
Wednesday, Nov. 23 – First Round
Southern Mississippi vs Alaska Anchorage
UC Irvine vs Murray State
Thursday, Nov. 24 – First Round
Central Michigan vs San Francisco
Dartmouth vs New Mexico State
Friday, Nov. 25 – Consolation Semifinals & Semifinals
USM/UAA loser vs UCI/MSU loser
CMU/USF loser vs NMSU/DU loser
USM/UAA winner vs UCI/MSU winner
CMU/USF winner vs NMSU/DU winner
Saturday, Nov. 26
7th/8th-place game
4th/6th-place game
3rd/5th-place game
Championship game
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