Home-court heroes in WCBB

[Plebe]

The recent Tennessee and Mississippi State games got me thinking about teams that have played no true road games thus far in the OOC season. ("True road games" are played on the opponent's home court, as opposed to neutral-court games in places like Cancun.) They are two of only six teams for whom that is the case.

Listed by current Massey ranking:
6. Mississippi State (9-0): 6 home games, 3 in Cancun.
9. Tennessee (10-0): 7 home games, 3 in Cancun.
45. DePaul (6-3): 6 home games, 3 in Las Vegas. (But currently playing a true road game at Northwestern.)
89. North Carolina (8-2): 10 home games.
101. Kansas (8-1): 9 home games.
292. Coastal Carolina (5-4): 7 homes games, 2 in Daytona Beach.

Very interesting that Tennessee and Mississippi State are the only teams currently in the top 25 who have yet to step foot in an opponent's gym. We are already a third of the way through the regular season.

 

[Shades]

Doesn't Mississippi St draw great attendance? It's probably a nice revenue stream.

 

[DaddyChoc]

its gonna balance out

 

[tennparker3]

When it's all said and done Tennessee will have played 3 neutral court OOC games along with 7 home and 3 away. I do believe one road contest with either Duke or another ACC team was supposed to be on the schedule but got pushed back a year due to venue availability (or something of that nature).

It's actually been nice for a change to not have to watch them slug it out every contest to start the season. Give the younger players time to adjust while not having to play Jaime and Cedes 40 minutes in every game. We have a 4 game stretch of games at A&M, at SC, at ND and then return home to face Miss State at one point. We face SC and A&M twice along with games at Kentucky and at Missouri. Both teams are not the cream of the crop but difficult road matches nonetheless.

With that said this is one of the weakest OOC schedule Tennessee has had.

 

[HuskyNan]

The recent Tennessee and Mississippi State games got me thinking about teams that have played no true road games thus far in the OOC season. ("True road games" are played on the opponent's home court, as opposed to neutral-court games in places like Cancun.) They are two of only six teams for whom that is the case.

45. DePaul (6-3): 6 home games, 3 in Las Vegas. (But currently playing a true road game at Northwestern.)

Evanston is about a half hour from Chicago.

 

[JavaMan]

..."True road games" are played on the opponent's home court, as opposed to neutral-court games in places like Cancun....

Does this mean that Notre Dame at UConn at the XL Center and Oklahoma at UConn at Mohegan Sun was, and will not be, true road games for them? Or are we considered to have three (or four, if we include Bridgeport) "home courts"?

Don't know for sure yet how the Oklahoma game will turn out for the Sooners, but I'm pretty sure ND felt like they were definitely on enemy hardwood.

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[rford53]

Does this mean that Notre Dame at UConn at the XL Center and Oklahoma at UConn at Mohegan Sun was, and will not be, true road games for them? Or are we considered to have three (or four, if we include Bridgeport) "home courts"?

Don't know for sure yet how the Oklahoma game will turn out for the Sooners, but I'm pretty sure ND felt like they were definitely on enemy hardwood.

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The games played at the XL Center are considered home games, as well as those at Gampel. Mohegan Sun and Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, though in state, are not considered home sites.

 

[OldAlum]

Yeah, I'm actually hoping UConn is the "visiting" team against Oklahoma. I have a seat near that bench!

 

[bags27]

The games played at the XL Center are considered home games, as well as those at Gampel. Mohegan Sun and Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, though in state, are not considered home sites.

interesting. going to my first Mohegan Sun game Tuesday, but a number of Bridgeport games and, IIRC, there are UConn banners and UConn is considered something like "a host" (I can't remember the term, but it's displayed pretty prominently). So, hard not to see it somehow as a home court. OTOH, in the sectionals the team stays in a Bridgeport hotel (except for CD, who goes back home), so in that sense it is an away game.

 

[j66kicker]

Isn’t a venue considered to be a “neutral” site if the ‘home’ team plays fewer than 3 games there?

 

[oldude]

I live 30 minutes from the Times Union Center in Albany which is, for all intents and purposes, another home arena for the Huskies when they play in the Regionals in March, just like 2015.

 

[Florida Fan]

The recent Tennessee and Mississippi State games got me thinking about teams that have played no true road games thus far in the OOC season. ("True road games" are played on the opponent's home court, as opposed to neutral-court games in places like Cancun.) They are two of only six teams for whom that is the case.

Listed by current Massey ranking:
6. Mississippi State (9-0): 6 home games, 3 in Cancun.
9. Tennessee (10-0): 7 home games, 3 in Cancun.
45. DePaul (6-3): 6 home games, 3 in Las Vegas. (But currently playing a true road game at Northwestern.)
89. North Carolina (8-2): 10 home games.
101. Kansas (8-1): 9 home games.
292. Coastal Carolina (5-4): 7 homes games, 2 in Daytona Beach.

Very interesting that Tennessee and Mississippi State are the only teams currently in the top 25 who have yet to step foot in an opponent's gym. We are already a third of the way through the regular season.

Not worried about MSU and their lack of travel games. They are for real with talent at guard and underneath plus a good coach.

 

[HuskyNan]

interesting. going to my first Mohegan Sun game Tuesday, but a number of Bridgeport games and, IIRC, there are UConn banners and UConn is considered something like "a host" (I can't remember the term, but it's displayed pretty prominently). So, hard not to see it somehow as a home court. OTOH, in the sectionals the team stays in a Bridgeport hotel (except for CD, who goes back home), so in that sense it is an away game.

I believe the Regionals were hosted by UBridgeport.

 

[bags27]

I believe the Regionals were hosted by UBridgeport.

FWIW (not much!) my recollection, Nan, is that they were "co-hosted".

 

[oldude]

I believe the Regionals were hosted by UBridgeport.

Actually, I believe it’s Fairfield University, who plays their home games at Webster Bank Arena as part of the MAAC. UB is a D2 program