George Washington University Athletics
GW Men's Basketball's 2011 CBE Classic Schedule Announced
8/19/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Aug. 19, 2011
PRINCETON, N.J. - The George Washington men's basketball team will play four games as part of the 11th annual CBE Classic, highlighted by a Nov. 13 regional round matchup at California that will be televised live on ESPNU.
First-year head coach Mike Lonergan and the Colonials will meet the Golden Bears for the first time in program history at Cal's Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, Calif., at a time yet to be determined.
GW is set to return 12 letterwinners and four starters from last season's team that finished 17-14 overall and tied for fourth in the Atlantic 10 regular-season standings.
The Colonials will then travel to the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio for three subregional games in three days from Nov. 21-23. GW will open the Bowling Green Subregional against Detroit on Monday, Nov. 21 at 5:00 pm, followed by a contest against Austin Peay on Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 5:00 pm.
The Colonials complete play in the CBE Classic on Wednesday, Nov. 23 against the host Falcons, a contest that will immediately follow the 5:00 pm matchup between Austin Peay and Detroit.
GW's 2011-12 non-conference and Atlantic 10 schedules will be announced in the coming weeks.
For information about purchasing tickets for the 2011-12 GW men's basketball season, please visit www.GWsports.com/tickets, email GWpromos@gwu.edu or call (202) 994-7325.
The CBE Classic is produced by the sports marketing firm Gazelle Group in Princeton, N.J. The event is named after the College Basketball Experience, the award-winning and highly interactive college hoops fan facility adjacent to Sprint Center, which also features the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. Opened in October 2007, the College Basketball Experience is the nation's only facility that celebrates, in its entirety, the sport of men's collegiate basketball. The tournament, in partnership with the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), was initially established in 2001 as the Guardians Classic.
GW Schedule in 2011 CBE Classic
BERKELEY REGIONAL
Haas Pavilion - Berkeley, Calif.
Nov. 13 - George Washington at California - Time TBA - ESPNU
BOWLING GREEN SUBREGIONAL
Stroh Center - Bowling Green, Ohio
Nov. 21 - Detroit vs. George Washington - 5:00 pm ET
Nov. 22 - George Washington vs. Austin Peay - 5:00 pm ET
Nov. 23 - George Washington at Bowling Green - approx. 7:30 pm ET
2011 CBE Classic Opponent Capsules via Gazelle Group
Cal Golden Bears - Have posted two 20-win seasons and have earned three postseason berths in the three years since four-time Pac-10 Coach of the Year Mike Montgomery has been at the helm of the program...return 10 players who saw action last year, led by senior guard Jorge Gutierrez, a first-team all-Pac-10 pick who led the Bears in scoring (14.6 ppg) and assists (148)...senior forward Harper Kamp, a second-team all-league honoree, averaged 14.2 ppg and 5.6 rpg last season.
Austin Peay Governors - Coming off a berth in the 2011 College Basketball Invitational, the Governors are led by first-team all-Ohio Valley Conference senior Tyshwan Edmondson and his 17.1 ppg average...redshirt junior Anthony Campbell, a 2009-10 second-team all-OVC choice, averaged 13.9 ppg a year ago before suffering a season-ending knee injury in December...head coach Dave Loos has been with Austin Peay over two decades, amassing more than 330 wins, including 20 last season.
Bowling Green Falcons - Seven players who started at least nine games a year ago return, including the team's top four scorers who combined to average 41.9 points last season...junior A'uston Calhoun (12.5 ppg) and senior Scott Thomas (11.2 ppg, 6.7 rpg), both 6-7 forwards, were named to the Mid-American Conference team last season...Louis Orr is in his fifth season as the Falcons' head coach...Bowling Green participated in the 2010 Legends Classic.
Detroit Titans - Return everyone from a team that won 17 games last season...sophomore Ray McCallum, son of the Titans' head coach, was named to the Freshman All-America team by collegeinsider.com and is a member of the 2011 USA World University Games team...senior Eli Holman (11.8 ppg) was named to the collegeinsider.com Mid-Major Defensive All-America team and led the Horizon League in rebounds at 9.6 rpg in earning second-team all-league honors...Detroit took part in the 2006 CBE Classic.
