'High Point' of the season?
The Utes are going to have plenty of tough tests in the preseason under new coach Jim Boylen, but the two opening games don't figure to be any of them.
The Utes learned today they will play High Point of North Carolina in the second game of the season at the 16-team NIT Season Tip-Off Tournament on Nov. 13 in Seattle, Wash. That makes them likely to face Washington in the second round the following day; the Huskies open against the New Jersey Institute of Technology and its fleet of 5-foot-10 mathematicians.
Should the Utes win both of those games -- hey, it's not impossible; the Huskies were a modest 19-13 last year with a losing record in the Pac-10 Conference -- they will advance to the tournament semifinals Nov. 21 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
The entire schedule is due out soon; the Utes are working out the last few details of some times and place, though they do know they will open the season at home against South Carolina Upstate, whatever that is.
But the list of non-league opponents is indeed challenging, including Oregon in Portland, Gonzaga (and the reunion with former coach Ray Giacoletti, who's an assistant for the Zags) on the road, and Cal in Oakland. The Utes also will play Fresno State, UC Irvine and Santa Clara at home, among others.
The Utes learned today they will play High Point of North Carolina in the second game of the season at the 16-team NIT Season Tip-Off Tournament on Nov. 13 in Seattle, Wash. That makes them likely to face Washington in the second round the following day; the Huskies open against the New Jersey Institute of Technology and its fleet of 5-foot-10 mathematicians.
Should the Utes win both of those games -- hey, it's not impossible; the Huskies were a modest 19-13 last year with a losing record in the Pac-10 Conference -- they will advance to the tournament semifinals Nov. 21 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
The entire schedule is due out soon; the Utes are working out the last few details of some times and place, though they do know they will open the season at home against South Carolina Upstate, whatever that is.
But the list of non-league opponents is indeed challenging, including Oregon in Portland, Gonzaga (and the reunion with former coach Ray Giacoletti, who's an assistant for the Zags) on the road, and Cal in Oakland. The Utes also will play Fresno State, UC Irvine and Santa Clara at home, among others.
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