{"id":549,"date":"2012-06-01T13:58:50","date_gmt":"2012-06-01T17:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.usustats.com\/blog\/?p=549"},"modified":"2012-06-01T17:31:01","modified_gmt":"2012-06-01T21:31:01","slug":"2012-13-gossner-classic-opponents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.usustats.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/01\/2012-13-gossner-classic-opponents\/","title":{"rendered":"2012-13 Gossner Classic Opponents"},"content":{"rendered":"

Even though basketball season is still about five months away, we found out a little more about some of the opponents that we can expect in the Spectrum this coming year. Thanks to ProvoAggie at USUFans.com<\/a>, we have learned the field for the 2012-13 World Vision Classic (Gossner Classic). The three opponents this year are Southern Illinois, UC-Davis, and Nicholls State.<\/p>\n

When I first heard that Southern Illinois would be heading to town I was very excited to be bringing in one of the elite mid-major basketball programs in the country. Then I consulted RPIForecast.com<\/a> and realized that SIU is no longer the team that I remembered them to be. <\/p>\n

Let’s take a look at all three teams:<\/p>\n

\"Southern<\/a>Southern Illinois
\nConference: Missouri Valley Conference
\nHistorical record against Utah State: 2-0<\/a>
\n2011-12 Record: 8-23 (5-13 in conference)
\n2011-12 RPI: 255<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Nicholls<\/a>Nicholls State
\nConference: Southland
\nHistorical record against Utah State: N\/A
\n2011-12 Record: 10-20 (6-10 in conference)
\n2011-12 RPI: 298<\/a><\/p>\n

\"UC<\/a>UC-Davis
\nConference: Big West
\nHistorical record against Utah State: 0-1<\/a>
\n2011-12 Record: 5-26 (3-13 in conference)
\n2011-12 RPI: 338<\/a><\/p>\n

Barring an unforeseen disaster, I think it’s safe to assume that the Aggies will continue their string of undefeated dominance in the Gossner Classic and add yet another trophy to the trophy case.<\/p>\n

The Southern Illinoisan<\/a> has a write-up with some quotes from the SIU Associate Head Coach Tom Hankins.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a great crowd. Their home record over the last six years, I\u2019m sure, is above 80 percent at home, so it\u2019s a really good home-court,\u201d Hankins said. \u201cIt\u2019s a mid-major program that is one of the top ones in the country, and not a whole lot of people know about it.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Some kind words for sure. Unfortunately for Tom he was slightly off. The Aggies are actually 98-7 over the last six years giving them a winning percentage of .933.<\/p>\n

Here’s one more quote from Hankins about the advantage of playing in a round-robin type tournament:<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you play a conference tournament, you\u2019re playing three games in three days, so, we\u2019re preparing for that, playing back-to-back,\u201d Hankins said. \u201cYou could compare Utah State to a lot of Valley schools. They\u2019re going to finish in the top three in their league every year. They play like Creighton and Northern Iowa. The level of play is a lot like playing a higher-level Valley team.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

History of Aggie-Hosted Tournaments (43-1)<\/strong>
\nBig Blue Classic<\/a> (5-1)
\nGossner Sponsored Tournaments (38-0)
\n– Gossner Classic<\/a> (26-0)
\n– Duel in the Desert<\/a> (3-0)
\n– Basketball Travelers Invitational<\/a> (3-0)
\n– World Vision Invitational<\/a> (3-0)
\n– Athletes In Action Classic<\/a> (3-0)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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