Ball State University Athletics
Men's Basketball Selected For The 2010 Great Alaska Shootout
November 28, 2009 | Men's Basketball
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Ball State men's basketball team has been invited to the 2010 Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout hosted by the University of Alaska Anchorage. The Cardinals with be part of an eight-team field that includes with host Alaska Anchorage, Arizona State, Drake, Houston Baptist, St. John's, Southeast Louisiana and Southern Utah.
The 2010 tournament will run November 24-27 and will return to its traditional 8-team bracket format for its 33rd season. Ball State will be making its second trip all-time to Alaska as the Cardinals took part in the Top of the World Classic in Fairbanks during the 2002-03 season in which they posted a 2-1 record.
Alaska Anchorage
Nickname: Seawolves
Location: Anchorage, Alaska
Conference: Great Northwest Athletic Conference
2008-09 Record: 15-14 overall, 9-7 GNAC (5th)
2009 Postseason: None
Head Coach: Rusty Osborne
Arizona State
Nickname: Sun Devils
Location: Tempe, Ariz.
Conference: Pacific-10 Conference
2008-09 Record: 25-10 overall, 11-7 (t-3rd)
2009 Postseason: NCAA 2nd Round
Head Coach: Herb Sendek
Ball State
Nickname: Cardinals
Location: Muncie, Ind.
Conference: Mid-American Conference
2008-09 Record: 14-17 overall, 7-9 (t-1st, West Div.)
2009 Postseason: None
Head Coach: Billy Taylor
Drake
Nickname: Bulldogs
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Conference: Missouri Valley Conference
2008-09 Record: 17-16 overall, 7-11 (t-8th)
2009 Postseason: None
Head Coach: Mark Phelps
Houston Baptist
Nickname: Huskies
Location: Houston, Texas
Conference: Great West Conference (inaugural season)
2008-09 Record: 5-25
2009 Postseason: None
Head Coach: Ron Cottrell
St. John's
Nickname: Red Storm
Location: Queens, N.Y.
Conference: Big East Conference
2008-09 Record: 16-18, 6-12 (13th)
2009 Postseason: None
Head Coach: Norm Roberts
Southeast Louisiana
Nickname: Lions
Location: Hammond, La.
Conference: Southland Conference
2008-09 Record: 13-17, 7-9 (3rd, East Div.)
2009 Postseason: None
Head Coach: Jim Yarbrough
Southern Utah
Nickname: Thunderbirds
Location: Cedar City, Utah
Conference: Summit League
2008-09 Record: 11-20, 8-10 (t-5th)
2009 Postseason: None
Head Coach: Roger Reid
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