Murray State University Athletics
Great Alaska Shootout Changes Pairings For Thanksgiving Week Tournament
6/2/2011 9:37:08 AM | Men's Basketball
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Officials with the 2011 Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout have changed the pairings for the 34th staging of the annual event in Anchorage during Thanksgiving week.
The Murray State Racers will now face the host school, the University of Alaska Anchorage, Nov. 23 in the early game of the first day of the tournament. The original schedule had MSU vs Cal-Irvine on the same day in the late game.
Game times for the tournament will be announced later.
MSU will face either Dartmouth or San Francisco on Nov. 25 in the winner's semifinals or the consolation semifinals.
Other first round games happen on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 24, with Central Michigan taking on New Mexico State and UC Irvine facing Southern Miss.
The tournament ends with four games on Nov. 26.
All games will be played a UAA's Sullivan Arena.
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.
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)
Schedule
Wednesday, Nov. 23 – First Round
Murray State vs Alaska Anchorage
San Francisco vs Dartmouth
Thursday, Nov. 24 – First Round
UC Irvine vs Southern Mississippi
Central Michigan vs New Mexico State
Friday, Nov. 25 – Consolation Semifinals & Semifinals
Murray State/Anchorage loser vs San Francisco/Dartmouth loser
Central Michigan/New Mexico State loser vs UC Irvine/Southern Miss loser
Murray State/Anchorage winner vs San Francisco/Dartmouth winner
Central Michigan/New Mexico State winner vs UC Irvine/Southern Miss Winner
Saturday, Nov. 26
7th/8th-place game
4th/6th-place game
3rd/5th-place game
Championship game
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: Steve Prohm
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
Officials with the 2011 Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout have changed the pairings for the 34th staging of the annual event in Anchorage during Thanksgiving week.
The Murray State Racers will now face the host school, the University of Alaska Anchorage, Nov. 23 in the early game of the first day of the tournament. The original schedule had MSU vs Cal-Irvine on the same day in the late game.
Game times for the tournament will be announced later.
MSU will face either Dartmouth or San Francisco on Nov. 25 in the winner's semifinals or the consolation semifinals.
Other first round games happen on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 24, with Central Michigan taking on New Mexico State and UC Irvine facing Southern Miss.
The tournament ends with four games on Nov. 26.
All games will be played a UAA's Sullivan Arena.
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.
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)
Schedule
Wednesday, Nov. 23 – First Round
Murray State vs Alaska Anchorage
San Francisco vs Dartmouth
Thursday, Nov. 24 – First Round
UC Irvine vs Southern Mississippi
Central Michigan vs New Mexico State
Friday, Nov. 25 – Consolation Semifinals & Semifinals
Murray State/Anchorage loser vs San Francisco/Dartmouth loser
Central Michigan/New Mexico State loser vs UC Irvine/Southern Miss loser
Murray State/Anchorage winner vs San Francisco/Dartmouth winner
Central Michigan/New Mexico State winner vs UC Irvine/Southern Miss Winner
Saturday, Nov. 26
7th/8th-place game
4th/6th-place game
3rd/5th-place game
Championship game
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: Steve Prohm
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
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