[Cracked Sidewalks] MU named to 2009 Old Spice Classic field

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MU named to 2009 Old Spice Classic field

Written by: noreply@blogger.com (muwarrior92)

Gary Parrish of FoxSports is reporting that Buzz Williams' squad will be part of the 2009 Old Spice Classic in Orlando, FL.  The tournament is typically played in late November over the Thanksgiving holiday.

Seven teams were announced today for the field:

• Alabama
• Baylor
• Creighton
• Iona
• Marquette
• Michigan
• Xavier

The eighth team will be announced at a later date according.   Three Jesuit schools are in the field along with a fourth Catholic school, Iona.  

Marquette will be talented but young next season.

http://marquettebasketball.blogspot.com/2008/11/mu-named-to-2009-old-spice-classic.html

[77ncaachamps]

C'mon Indiana...C'mon Indiana...

[muwarrior87]

C'mon Indiana...C'mon Indiana...

Michigan already there so that won't happen.  I'd guess ACC or Pac10 team to round out the field.

[Gwaki]

Michigan already there so that won't happen.  I'd guess ACC or Pac10 team to round out the field.

Duke/??

[Dish]

MU was originally supposed to be in this season's Old Spice Classic.

[Eye]

Normally I'd say Arizona would be a possibility in this spot, but I think they're temporarily looking to downgrade the schedule until a decision is made on who the new coach will be.

[strobl2]

Do you know when tickets go on sale? If you do tell me, because I live 35 minutes from Disney's Wide World of Sports and I am definitely going this tournament.

[robmufan]

I was looking it up today and the tickets were $15 a section.  Things were GA but each school had their own section of the gym.

This could be a very sweet tourny to go to with some sweet travel packages!

[strobl2]

I didn't know this took place in Orlando this year until it was to late. I really wanted to go even though Marquette wasn't playing. Now that they are playing I am really juiced up and am buying tickets as soon as possible.

Just a question, where did you see those prices at?

[TallTitan34]

UNC or Gonzaga

[MUAlum99]

UNC or Gonzaga

The Zags played in this year's tourny - I doubt they'd be back next year.

[TallTitan34]

Good point.  UNC then!

[Dish]

TT, you may actually be right about the last team being UNC.

Katz hinted that the last team would be a "name team".

Also, I don't see UNC (yet) in any of the name 2009 early season tourney fields.

Paradise Jam-Purdue, BC, Tennessee, St. Joe's, DePaul

Anaheim Classic-UCLA, Texas A&M, West Virginia, Clemson, Butler, Minnesota

Preseason NIT-UConn, Duke

Maui Invitational-Arizona, Louisville, Colorado, Gonzaga, Maryland, Vanderbilt, Wisconsin

We'll see, but would love to see them in Orlando.

[robmufan]

I didn't know this took place in Orlando this year until it was to late. I really wanted to go even though Marquette wasn't playing. Now that they are playing I am really juiced up and am buying tickets as soon as possible.

Just a question, where did you see those prices at?

It was on the site for this years Old Spice Tourny. 

[The Lens]

Is the GAS dead?

[dwaderoy2004]

the GAS is still going on, but the field this year was dreadful.