 Miami guard Kenny Hayes / Photo: Mike Smith
Miami (0-0, 0-0 MAC) at WeberState (0-0, 0-0 Big Sky), 7:15 p.m.
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Series: Miami leads 1-0
Miami tips off its 2008-09 campaign in Los Angeles, Calif., at the 2K Sport Classic Benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer.
The RedHawks battle Weber State at 7:15 p.m. (ET) on Wednesday, Nov. 12 and face either UCLA or Prairie View A&M on Thursday with the consolation game taking place at 8:15 p.m. and the winners bracket game scheduled for 11 p.m.
The RedHawks have faced Weber State just once, posting a 86-83 overtime win at Weber State during the 1986-87 season.
Miami returns 68.0 percent of its rebounding and 69.5 percent of its scoring from a season ago.
Back are senior starters Michael Bramos, Tyler Dierkers, Kenny Hayes and Eric Pollitz, along with six other returning letterwinners from the 2007-08 season.
A win in today’s game would mark the RedHakws 70th season-opening win and would also mark the 300th career win for Miami head coach Charlie Coles..
Weber State returns four letterwinners, including two starters, from a squad that posted a 16-14 overall record and 10-6 conference mark a season ago and advanced to its league tournament semifinals.
Release courtesy Mid-American Conference |
