Among the major stories of Gonzaga's offseason was the headache of the NIT Season Tip-Off. We have been putting together a schedule tracker to record all of Gonzaga's 2014-15 games as we learn about them, but it has been difficult to do so with the undetermined state of the Nit Season Tip-Off. Gonzaga had been invited as a host for this annual multi-team tournament, but the organizers could not find the usual number of teams (16) for this event.
This week we finally received good news that Gonzaga would still be playing in the NIT Season Tip-Off. The tournament is set, the field contains 10 teams (2 of which are from the Division-2 level), and Gonzaga gained 3 more games to be broadcast on the ESPN networks. The Zags get 2 home games. The first home game is against the only other team in this event that played in the NCAA tournament last season (Saint Joseph's). The other home contest is against a Divison-2 opponent (St. Thomas Aquinas). The Zags also are guaranteed to play 2 games at Madison Square Garden in New York against participants of last year's NIT (Georgia and one of Minnesota or St. John's).
Here are the scheduled games for Gonzaga in this tournament (all times pacific):
Nov. 19: Saint Jospeh's @ Gonzaga (8:00 PM on ESPNU)
Nov. 22: St. Thomas Aquinas (D2) @ Gonzaga (Time & TV TBD)
Nov. 26: Gonzaga vs. Georgia @ Madison Square Garden in New York (6:30 PM on ESPN2)
Nov. 28: Gonzaga vs. Minnesota/St. John's @ Madison Square Garden in New York (1:30 PM on ESPNU or 4:00 PM on ESPN2)
If the Zags lose in the matchup against Georgia on Nov. 26, they would face the loser of the Minnesota/St. John's game on Nov. 28 at 1:30 PM on ESPNU. If the Zags win against Georgia, they would play the winner of the Minnesota/St.John's game at 4:00 PM on ESPN2.
Check out other games on Gonzaga's 2014-15 season schedule HERE.
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