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Thursday, July 8, 2010
Miami to play at defending-national champion Duke
The Miami University men’s basketball team will play at Duke, the defending national champion, on Nov. 16 in the 2010 O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic, tournament organizers The Gazelle Group announced today, July 8.
This will be the first meeting in series history between the RedHawks and the Blue Devils.
Duke, a preseason favorite in several polls, is coming off a 35-5 season in which it won the 2010 NCAA Tournament after capturing the ACC Tournament.
The RedHawks are coming off a 14-18 campaign and a Mid-American Conference Tournament semifinal appearance. Miami returns eight letterwinners, including four starters (senior forward Nick Winbush, senior guard/forward Antonio Ballard, junior forward Julian Mavunga and sophomore guard Allen Roberts), from last season.
“I’m excited for the challenge of facing the defending national champions and having a chance for our players to play in one of the greatest atmospheres in college basketball at Cameron Indoor Stadium,” Miami coach Charlie Coles said. “This will test our players very early in the season, and I look forward to taking part in this tournament.”
Miami will host a sub-regional event as part of the CBE Classic. Dates and opponents for the sub-regional will be announced later.
Other teams playing in the tournament include Kansas State, Gonzaga, Marquette, Princeton, James Madison, Presbyterian, IUPUI, San Diego State, Bucknell and Green Bay.
