MBB: Iowa State's Player Era Tournament Opponents Released

[NoCreativity]

@NoCreativity could pick our opponents every year and he would still complain about it.

I just like some variety, especially in the non-conference portion.

 

[ISUCyclones2015]

With Games at the Arenas in Mandalay Bay and MGM Grand, are those the respective team hotels? Do we know which one we’re playing at yet?

 

[HouClone]

Creighton game 2. If you want to see great defense, watch a replay of the 1st half of the 2021 ISU-Creighton game. Creighton barely looked at the basket, playing hot potato.

 

[FerShizzle]

I'd rather not play a team we scrimmage, that's kind of a bummer.

Idk… we finally get to see how the teams stack up against one another instead of hearing rumors and unofficial box scores.

 

[Gunnerclone]

I want to play Creighton every year.
I'd love to play any top 5 team every year even if its a repeat. Purdue could be too.

These are basically no lose situations at this level.

 

[t-noah]

Iowa State's Player Era Tournament Opponents Released

The 2025 Players Era Men's Championship schedule is set and Iowa State will be playing two of best teams from the Big East. Iowa State will open their week in Las Vegas against St. Johns at 3:30 p.m. (CT) on Monday, Nov. 24 followed by a matchup with Creighton on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. (CT). The

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Those are all very good to pretty good teams! It's gonna be a tough tournament. And I think that is the idea.

But why do we get the lucky draw of playing St. Johns, the current #1 ranked team?

I guess it doesn't matter that much. Play the team you're matched up with and get tougher with a tough schedule.

Btw, Greg McDermott looks like he could have Rick Pitino for a snack!

 

[VeloClone]

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Btw, Greg McDermott looks like he could have Rick Pitino for a snack!