Men's Basketball | 7/28/2016 2:51:00 PM
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STATESBORO, Ga. – The Georgia Southern men's basketball team will play in the Savannah Invitational Nov. 20-26, and the Eagles' final two games of the tournament will be in the Savannah Civic Center Nov. 25-26.
The Eagles open the tournament at Mercer Nov. 20 and travel to Akron Nov. 22 before meeting Florida A&M (Nov. 25) and Radford (Nov. 26) in the Savannah Civic Center. The contests in Savannah are part of an eight-game slate as Stetson, Mercer, East Carolina, Akron and Air Force will also play games there.
"We're ecstatic to be playing two games in front of our fans in Savannah and to be part of a great field for the first Savannah Invitational," said Georgia Southern coach
Mark Byington. "The competition we'll face will serve as a barometer for our young team as we get ready to move into conference play. It's a great way to spend a couple days around Thanksgiving, and we hope Eagle Nation will come out and support the hometown team."
The Eagles will play Mercer for the first time since 2007 and meet Radford for the first time since 1985. Georgia Southern last played Florida A&M in 1999 and has never met Akron on the hardwood.
A six-team women's college basketball tournament precedes the men's games in Savannah Nov. 22-24. East Carolina, Auburn, West Virginia, Marist, Ball State and North Carolina A&T will play in a round-robin format over three days.
After finishing fifth in the Sun Belt Conference last season, Georgia Southern returns all five starters and 11 lettermen to the 2016-17 squad.
The tickets for the men's tournament are $10 for mezzanine seats, $20 for lodge seats and $50 for floor seats (group, college and military discounts available).The tickets for the women's tournament are $10 for mezzanine seats and $20 for lodge/floor tickets (group, college and military discounts available). Tickets may be purchased at SavannahInvitational.com or by calling the Savannah Civic Center box office at 912-651-6556.
Men's schedule
Nov. 25 — Radford vs. Stetson, noon; GS vs. FAMU, 2:30 p.m.; Mercer vs. ECU, 5 p.m.; Akron vs. Air Force, 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 26 — Stetson vs. FAMU, noon; Radford vs. GS, 2:30 p.m.; L1 vs. L2, 5 p.m.; W1 vs. W2, 7:30 p.m.
Women's schedule
Nov. 22 — ECU vs. Marist, 2 p.m.; Auburn vs. Ball St., 4:30 p.m.; N.C. A&T vs. WVU, 7 p.m.
Nov. 23 — Ball St. vs. N.C. A&T, 2 p.m.; ECU vs. WVU, 4:30 p.m.; Marist vs. Auburn, 7 p.m.
Nov. 24 — N.C. A&T vs. Marist, 2 p.m.; Ball St. vs. ECU, 4:30 p.m.; WVU vs. Auburn, 7 p.m.
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