Preseason games?
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Well, based on all of the experience and team building that occurred on the European trip this summer, probably don't need any pre season games/scrimmages.
Correct, we always do scrimmages instead of public exhibitions, and they can't be publicized.
I'm sure Goodman will publish his list of the secret scrimmages at some point.
I'm sure Goodman will publish his list of the secret scrimmages at some point.
8legs1dream
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we had a full-fledged exhibition game a couple times in the past ten years or so, not sure why it is used so sparingly while others always have 1 and even sometimes 2 (!!)
Because our coaches believe there is more value in scrimmaging other D-I teams like VT and JMU than playing exhibitions against overmatched D-III teams.
Is it only D-I teams that are banned In exhibitions? Bring on the Wizards!
Or are we playing Nova in a scrimmage?
8legs1dream
Team Manager
George Mason's schedule shows an exhibition at WVU.
2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule - George Mason University Athletics
The official 2023-24 Men's Basketball schedule for the George Mason University Patriots
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Yeah there have been some exceptions for charity in recent years, so that's a potential route we could look at. I don't know the process for applying/qualifying for that. Originally it was for major causes like hurricane relief efforts and stuff, but they seem to have broadened them the past year or two. WVU/Mason one is in support of WVU's children's hospital.
So, no more traveling teams like "Athletes in Action"? That's a shame, but I certainly haven't seen them on schedules for a while...
That ended in 2004.
God's favorite basketball team.
March Madness? Yawn. The most wonderful time of the college basketball season comes before the season even starts. That's when vagabond teams of CBA...
Raising money for the Bob Huggins Defense Fund.George Mason's schedule shows an exhibition at WVU.
2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule - George Mason University Athletics
The official 2023-24 Men's Basketball schedule for the George Mason University Patriots
Well, that would explain why Mooney didn’t have an exhibition against them.That ended in 2004.
God's favorite basketball team.
March Madness? Yawn. The most wonderful time of the college basketball season comes before the season even starts. That's when vagabond teams of CBA...slate.com
weird because I remember AIA coming to the RC in the early / mid-90s and getting totally killed, so assumed they were never a competitive opponent. They had 1 guy who was good and a bunch of guys who had lost more than a step.
Also, F Rusty LaRue.
Also, F Rusty LaRue.
I have always said we should do an exhibition game - Randolph Macon I think would be a good fit as it would likely produce a decent crowd in the Robins Center with both teams being local. Kinda like VCU used to play Virginia Union each year - I think our counter would be Macon. And Macon is top tier DIII program, so while we should win the game easily, they should give us some resistance.
We last played them in an exhibition in 2019, and we only won by 13. It was a 4-point game at halftime.
richmondspiders.com
Defense Leads Spiders Past Randolph-Macon In Preseason Tune-Up - University of Richmond Athletics
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. – A solid defensive effort led the Richmond Spiders over the Randolph-Macon Yellow Jackets 70-57 in an exhibition Sunday evening. Utilizing
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in a year when we went ... 24-7!We last played them in an exhibition in 2019, and we only won by 13. It was a 4-point game at halftime.
Defense Leads Spiders Past Randolph-Macon In Preseason Tune-Up - University of Richmond Athletics
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. – A solid defensive effort led the Richmond Spiders over the Randolph-Macon Yellow Jackets 70-57 in an exhibition Sunday evening. Utilizing
no, just noting we barely beat a DIII team in an exhibition with a very good Richmond team.
if we barely beat a DIII team in an exhibition this year, this board would implode.
maybe it did in 2019 too. but it wasn't a predictor to a bad season.
Really not much else you can say when talking about the 19-20 season. Without a conference tourney or post season anywhere, 24-7 is the best way to remember such an amazing season. I think it's one of our best regular seasons ever, yet some people on here want to forget about it and act like it never happened.
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I said regular season, which is appropriate since we had no post season that year. I guess you are also trying to down play 2020.
???? Read my post again. You are going all over the place. And, 24-7 was our entire season in 2020. I could not have been more clear, yet you chose to mistakenly reply with "actually......".
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Here's what I am looking at, my response is accurate. You said regular season, I told you I preferred to look at % of entire season.
| 3 | 2020-21 | A-10 | 14 | 9 | .609 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 9.04 | 5.00 | 74.7 | 69.0 | 19 | Chris Mooney (14-9) | ||||
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| 4 | 2019-20 | A-10 | 24 | 7 | .774 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 11.31 | 2.76 | 75.3 | 66.8 | Chris Mooney (24-7) |
2019–20 is tied with 2009–10 and 2010–11 as our 8th best regular season winning percentage.
Best regular season records:
1934–35: 20–0 (1.000)
1985–86: 21–5 (.815)
1937–38: 15–4 (.789)
2000–01: 21–6 (.778)
1991–92: 21–6 (.778)
1987–88: 21–6 (.778)
1926–27: 14–4 (.778)
2019–20: 24–7 (.774)
2010–11: 24–7 (.774)
2009–10: 24–7 (.774)
1952–53: 20–6 (.769)
1931–32: 10–3 (.769)
1924–25: 13–4 (.765)
1953–54: 21–7 (.750)
Best regular season records:
1934–35: 20–0 (1.000)
1985–86: 21–5 (.815)
1937–38: 15–4 (.789)
2000–01: 21–6 (.778)
1991–92: 21–6 (.778)
1987–88: 21–6 (.778)
1926–27: 14–4 (.778)
2019–20: 24–7 (.774)
2010–11: 24–7 (.774)
2009–10: 24–7 (.774)
1952–53: 20–6 (.769)
1931–32: 10–3 (.769)
1924–25: 13–4 (.765)
1953–54: 21–7 (.750)
Cool. Good info, so 24-7 in 2020 is one of our best regular seasons ever (all opinion on what the best one was anyway), but you can count on some people on here continuing to downplay it, and I guess now you can count on fan1 for some reason to bring up the post season to compare with 2020 when we didn't even have a post season that year. Strange, but whatever.
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I never said 24-7 was not a good season, if you think I did please link the post. I don't even think I brought up post season although that should be the goal every season. My reference was the same as SF, WL %, only my reference source only went back limited years, he went back a longer period and included more seasons. So my comment was somewhat in agreement with your original statement that 24-7 was "one of our better regular seasons", I pointed out it was actually #3, pretty good in my mind, but you decided I was disagreeing with you trying to down play 24-7. WHY?
Because you used the word actually, you used post season to compare when I said regular season, and all you said when replying to my initial post was this:
"using winning pct is actually #3 --- 19-20=.774. 10-11 or 29-8 - .784. Best 87-88, 26-7 for .788."
That sure seems like a post designed to disagree and downplay 2020. Even with this latest post, you still think it's fine to use post season games to come up with a record when discussing regular season records. It would be like if I said the 49ers have the best record in the NFL at 4-0, and you said, "actually Georgia and Michigan are 5-0". You aren't comparing the same thing I mentioned. But, no worries, all good on my end and we can let it go.
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8legs1dream
Team Manager
Back to the point - I think a game with Macon, or maybe Mooney brings in the DIII school I think he used to coach at - Beaver College - would be worth it. I still like the secret scrimmage - cause you get a better opponent. But I think doing both would be helpful.
I am not worried about the result as much, although a loss would be surprising. But I think its just good for the kids, good for the fans - and with a school like Macon - should get a good crowd.
I am not worried about the result as much, although a loss would be surprising. But I think its just good for the kids, good for the fans - and with a school like Macon - should get a good crowd.
Yeah, that was a typo on the record part..oops. Should have been 22–5. I had the winning percentage correct though!
Without counting seasons before UR ever went to a postseason, I would say 85-86 was our best regular season team. 20-3 before losing a starter, and the 3 losses were to #6,#16,#20 AP.
The next 6 were all similar strength to each other 87-88, 91-92 (almost a forgotten team), and 2000-01 in the 27 game era.
And Mooney’s 3 in the 31 game era, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2019-20.
I don’t think 2021-22 was as good of a team as 2019-2020.
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