The Alderson Broaddus men's basketball program has released the 2016-17 schedule on gobattlers.com. All games this upcoming season will be against NCAA Division II schools. You can access the men's basketball schedule by clicking on the following link:
2016-17 ABU Men's Basketball Schedule
The season will tip off for the Battlers on Friday, November 11 in Owensboro, KY as ABU will once again take part in the G-MAC/GLIAC crossover tournament. The Battlers will square off against Tiffin on Friday and return to the Owensboro Sportscenter the following afternoon to tangle with Wayne State. Alderson Broaddus took on the same two teams last season in the G-MAC/GLIAC crossover that was held in Detroit, MI.
The Battlers will open the 2016-17 home slate against the defending MEC tournament champion Concord Mountain Lions. That game is slated for Tuesday, November 15. Concord is coming off a successful season in which they finished the season with a 22-10 record and received their first NCAA men's basketball tournament bid in school's history. That same week will see the Battlers take the road to battle CIAA member Bowie State in Bowie, MD. That game is set for Saturday, November 19. Bowie State is coming off a 17-13 campaign that saw the Bulldogs face a grueling schedule.Thanksgiving week will have the Battlers playing in one of the better holiday classics in D2
basketball. ABU will be traveling on the road on Friday, November 25 to take on the 2015 NCAA Men's Basketball National Runner-Up Indiana of Pennsylvania at IUP's arena. IUP went 21-8 last season. The following night in the IUP tournament will see ABU taking on former WVIAC member Pitt-Johnstown. The Mountain Lions are coming off a 18-11 campaign and return their leading scorer plus four of last season's top five scorer. Both of those opponents that weekend are members of the PSAC.
The Battlers will return to Rex Pyles Arena on Thursday, December 1 to take on St. Augustine's which is a member of the CIAA. St. Augustine's was 11-16 last season and lost at home to the Battlers 61-47 in a game played in Raleigh, NC. ABU will remain at home the following week to take on long-standing rival Glenville State on Wednesday, December 7. The Battlers will take a break from games for final exams and return on Friday, December 16 when they travel to Shepherd University to take on the Shepherd University Rams. SU is coming off a 2015-16 campaign that saw them go 15-14.
Alderson Broaddus will close out 2016 with an exciting home contest. The Battlers will host Wheeling Jesuit University on Friday, December 30. The Cardinals were last season's NCAA D-II Atlantic Regional host school in the NCAA men's basketball tournament. WJU is coming off a campaign that saw them finish with a 28-4 record and a #6 ranking in the final NABC poll. After this game, ABU opens up G-MAC play by hosting Malone University on January 3.
ABU also has home-and-home games with former WVIAC schools Salem International and Bluefield State. These games are slated for the months of January and February and help to fill in the gaps of the conference schedule. Both of those schools are NCAA D-II Independents and will serve as non-conference opponents. The Battlers will round out the upcoming season at home on Saturday, February 25 when ABU takes on local-rival Davis & Elkins. That game will represent senior day. Please check with Battler Beat as we will keep the site updated to any changes in the schedule. We will also keep the site updated for any exhibition games that the team will be involved with.
