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Chippewas scheduled to play in Great Alaska Shootout
The Central Michigan men’s basketball team will play in the 2011 Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout from Nov. 23 to 26.
Its first-round opponent will be San Francisco (19-15), which earned a spot in the CollegeInsider.com tournament. It is the only team in the field to make it to the post season last year.
The competition includes the likes of Southern Mississippi, Dartmouth, New Mexico State University, California-Irvine, and the University of Alaska Anchorage.
Head coach Ernie Zeigler said the team is honored to be in the shootout.
“We feel very privileged to be part of such a prestigious preseason tournament,” Zeigler said in an interview with CMUChippewas.com. “This gives us an opportunity to test ourselves during the non-conference season with some neutral site games and possibly playing in front of a hostile road crowd. For a young team, this is going to be a great experience culturally, educationally and athletically.”
It will be the Chippewas’ first ever appearance in the shootout. CMU will take on either NMSU or Dartmouth in the semifinals or consolation semifinals.
The tournament is scheduled to occur from Nov. 23-26.
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