ORLANDO, Florida – The Marist men's basketball team opens play in the AdvoCare Invitational on Thanksgiving night, when the Red Foxes face nationally-ranked West Virginia of the Big 12 Conference. Tip-off is scheduled for 8:30 p.m., and the game will be televised on ESPNEWS.
The Red Foxes arrived in Orlando early Tuesday afternoon.
On Wednesday, Marist held practice sessions at the HP Field House, where all tournament games will be contested, as well as at a nearby practice court. All eight teams in the tournament attended a Wednesday night reception where Thanksgiving Dinner was served.
Tournament History
This is the 12
th edition of the AdvoCare Invitational, and the third time Marist has participated in it. The Red Foxes finished third out of eight teams in 2006. That year included the program's first win over a Big 10 school (Minnesota) in program history, and Jared Jordan was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player. In 2012, the Red Foxes recorded their first victory against an SEC opponent (Vanderbilt).
Tournament Schedule
Thursday, Nov. 23
Game 1 - Missouri vs. Long Beach State, 11:30 a.m. (ESPN2)
Game 2 - St. John's vs. Oregon State, 2 p.m. (ESPNU)
Game 3 - Central Florida vs. Nebraska, 6 p.m. (ESPN3)
Game 4 - West Virginia vs. Marist, 8:30 p.m. (ESPNEWS)
Friday, Nov. 24
Game 5 - Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 11 a.m. (ESPNEWS)
Game 6 - Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 1:30 p.m. (ESPN3)
Game 7 - Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 5 p.m. (ESPN2)
Game 8 - Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN3)
Sunday, Nov. 26
Game 9 - Third Place Game, noon (ESPNU)
Game 10 - Fifth Place Game, 2:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
Game 11 - Seventh Place Game, 7 p.m. (ESPN3)
Game 12 - Championship Game, 9:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
How To Follow
Jon Sciambi (play-by-play) and Fran Fraschilla (color) will have the call on the ESPN Family of Networks for Marist's first two games in the tournament. Dean Darling (play-by-play) and Ed Weir (color) will have the audio call of all of Marist's tournament games on the Red Fox Network. The pre-game show will start 15 minutes prior to tip-off for each game
About West Virginia
The Mountaineers are currently ranked #20 in the USA Today Coaches' Poll, and #23 in the Associated Press Poll. Five players average in double digits for the Mountaineers, who average 91.2 points per game and have an average turnover margin of +10.8.
