Central Michigan men's basketball set to play Gonzaga
Central Michigan men's basketball will take on one of the best teams in the country on one of the biggest stages.
Per a report from Matt Norlander of CBS Sports, the Chippewas are part of a four-team multi-team event, featuring Gonzaga and UCLA, to be played at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.
The Chippewas will take on the Bulldogs Nov. 22 and Bellarmine Nov. 23, the first time in program history the Chippewas will face either squads. The headlining matchup, a Final Four rematch between Gonzaga and UCLA, will be played Nov. 23.
It's the first in-season tournament for the Chippewas since the 2018 Junkanoo Jam. CMU was scheduled to play Wisconsin and Butler as campus games for the 2020 Myrtle Beach Invitational, however that was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Bulldogs finished the season 30-1 last season, losing only in the national championship to Baylor. They will return AP second-team All-American and Karl Malone National Power Forward of the Year Drew Timme.
Bellarmine went 14-8 last season, finishing second in the Atlantic Sun Conference.
The Chippewas have also scheduled several non-conference game, per the D1 Docket. Here is a list of CMU's reported scheduled non-conference games:
Nov. 13 @ DePaul
Nov. 22 vs. Gonzaga @ Las Vegas
Nov. 23 vs. Bellarmine @ Las Vegas
Dec. 1 @ Xavier
Dec. 5 vs. Western Illinois
Dec. 8 @ Youngstown State
Dec. 11 vs. Illinois-Chicago
