Cancun Classic announces basketball start times
10/2/2009 4:15:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The Cancun Challenge features eight men's DI college basketball teams and includes eight games played in the U.S., and eight games played at the all-inclusive Moon Palace resort.
Cleveland State, Kentucky, Stanford and Virginia headline the host teams field and are joined by Florida A&M, Oral Roberts, Rider and Sam Houston State.
This exclusive tournament is comprised of four host teams (Cleveland State, Kentucky, Stanford and Virginia) who will host two games in their home arenas, then play each other for two games in Cancun on Nov. 24-25. The four visiting teams will travel to U.S. games, then play two games in Cancun. Pairings for all games in the U.S. and Mexico are announced below.
CANCUN CHALLENGE TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS
Schedule of U.S.-based games
All Times Central Time
Nov. 18
Oral Roberts at Stanford, 6:00 PM
Nov. 19
Sam Houston State at Kentucky, 6:00 PM
Rider at Virginia, 6:00 PM
Florida A&M at Cleveland State, 6:00 PM
Nov. 21
Florida A&M at Stanford, TBA
Sam Houston State at Cleveland State, TBA
Rider at Kentucky, 12:00 PM
Oral Roberts at Virginia, 12:00 PM
Games in CANCUN, Mexico
All Times Central Time
Nov. 24
Florida A&M vs Rider, 10:00 AM
Oral Roberts vs. Sam Houston State, 12:30 PM
Kentucky vs. Cleveland State, 3:30 PM
Virginia vs. Stanford, 6:00 PM
Nov. 25
Florida A&M-Rider loser vs.Oral Roberts-Sam Houston State loser, 12:30 PM
Florida A&M-Rider winner vs. Oral Roberts-Sam Houston State winner, 3:00 PM
Kentucky-Cleveland St. loser vs. Virginia-Stanford loser, 6:00 PM
Kentucky-Cleveland St. winner vs. Virginia-Stanford winner, 8:30 PM
