2020 Crossover Classic (formerly Battle 4 Atlantis)

[1979Shocker]

You think this country is gonna be shut down for 9 months?

It will die down, but if it's seasonal like the flu, then it could start up again this fall and winter. Whether it will be as bad as before is hard to say, but with no vaccine yet, we might have to do social distancing again.

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I looking at your emoji and the video clip. Is that really you JV !!!!!!!!!!!

That would make you slightly creepy

[JVShocker]

I looking at your emoji and the video clip. Is that really you JV !!!!!!!!!!!

That's my current girlfriend and hopefully someday future wife.

Professional danish, and Professional Danish Cyclist. She's yummy. Wife of course disagrees. Of course she could just be thinking about my projections for next season and not the girlfriend thingy.

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You think this country is gonna be shut down for 9 months?

It won't be shut down for 9 months straight, but I imagine it will be shut down intermittently until we reach herd immunity.

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How often do non-conference tournaments have two teams from the same conference?

[ShockTalk]

How often do non-conference tournaments have two teams from the same conference?

Perhaps they thought the Memphis was going to win the National Championship last year and jump to a P5 conference for 20-21...…..Oops.

[MikeKennedyRulZ]

Or maybe the field was set before WSU joined he AAC? Not sure.

[RoyalShock]

Memphis was a late add. So even if WSU was in before moving to the AAC, I'm thinking talks with Memphis began after that. It will be interesting if we end up playing the Tigers. I assume it would have to be included in the conference record.

[WuShock16]

Or maybe the field was set before WSU joined he AAC? Not sure.

Doubtful. Wichita State was in this event in the last Valley season. This was only announced maybe two years ago. It seems like another team had dropped (Marshall?), which opened the spot for Memphis. I would guess that Wichita State and Memphis will be on opposite sides of the bracket.

[Shockm]

I assume it would have to be included in the conference record.

The Battle 4 Atlantis is a neutral court game and therefore would have no bearing on conference standings or conference H/H games.

[ShockTalk]

Perhaps they thought the Memphis was going to win the National Championship last year and jump to a P5 conference for 20-21...…..Oops.

I hope everyone had their meters working properly.

[WuShock Reaper]

Duke Basketball's Record Vs. the AAC - Sports Illustrated

By Shawn Krest
Jul 4, 2020

https://www.si.com/college/duke/bask...all-vs-the-aac

"Duke is scheduled to participate in this year’s Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas, pandemic permitting, of course. Also in the field at Atlantis this year will be Memphis and Wichita State. That makes it likely that the Blue Devils will add to their history against teams from the American Athletic Conference (AAC) during the Thanksgiving event.

Duke has a dominant 62-17 record against the AAC, last playing a conference member in an extremely close call in the 2019 NCAA Tournament. Here’s a look at the Blue Devils’ full history against the American.

Two of the 12 teams in the AAC have never played Duke: Wichita State, who could meet the Blue Devils in the Bahamas, and Houston.

The Blue Devils are undefeated against five teams in the conference.

The most one-sided series is against in-state foe East Carolina. The Pirates have met the Blue Devils 21 times, all at Cameron Indoor Stadium, and lost each of them. The most recent game came in November, 2013, a nine-point Duke win that was the closest game between the two since 1982.

The Blue Devils are 3-0 against Tulsa, with the most recent win coming at Cameron in February, 2010, a 70-52 Duke romp.

Duke is also 3-0 against South Florida, last beating USF in 1983.


Duke is 1-0 against a pair of AAC teams. That includes potential Atlantis foe Memphis, who lost to Duke in the preseason NIT in 2005. Duke also won its only meeting against Central Florida, just barely surviving Johnny Dawkins’ UCF squad when a potential buzzer beater rolled off the rim in the 2019 tournament.

Duke also has a winning record against the remaining five AAC teams, although some of the series have a close margin.

Duke is 2-1 against Cincinnati, although the Bearcats won the last meeting, at the Great Alaska Shootout in 1998. Duke’s last win in the series came in 1989.

The Blue Devils are also 2-1 against Tulane, although the teams have never met since Coach K has been at Duke. Duke won in 1979 to pull ahead in the series in the most recent game.

Duke is 6-4 against UConn, including some losses that stick in the minds of Duke fans everywhere. The Blue Devils have won the last two meetings, in 2014 and 2009, but fans are more likely to remember the Final Four losses to the Huskies in the 2004 national semifinals and the 1999 title game. Christian Laettner also hit his first Final Four clinching buzzer beater against the Huskies in 1990.

The Blue Devils have a 3-1 mark against SMU. Their last game came in arch-rival UNC’s Dean Smith Center, where Duke beat the Mustangs to advance to the 1988 Sweet 16.

Duke’s longest AAC history comes against Temple. The Blue Devils are 20-10 against the Owls in a series dating back to 1931. Duke has won two straight, most recently in 2014."

[Shockm]

Duke Basketball's Record Vs. the AAC - Sports Illustrated

By Shawn Krest
Jul 4, 2020

https://www.si.com/college/duke/bask...all-vs-the-aac

"Duke is scheduled to participate in this year’s Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas, pandemic permitting, of course. Also in the field at Atlantis this year will be Memphis and Wichita State. That makes it likely that the Blue Devils will add to their history against teams from the American Athletic Conference (AAC) during the Thanksgiving event.

Duke has a dominant 62-17 record against the AAC, last playing a conference member in an extremely close call in the 2019 NCAA Tournament. Here’s a look at the Blue Devils’ full history against the American.

Two of the 12 teams in the AAC have never played Duke: Wichita State, who could meet the Blue Devils in the Bahamas, and Houston.

The Blue Devils are undefeated against five teams in the conference.

The most one-sided series is against in-state foe East Carolina. The Pirates have met the Blue Devils 21 times, all at Cameron Indoor Stadium, and lost each of them. The most recent game came in November, 2013, a nine-point Duke win that was the closest game between the two since 1982.

The Blue Devils are 3-0 against Tulsa, with the most recent win coming at Cameron in February, 2010, a 70-52 Duke romp.

Duke is also 3-0 against South Florida, last beating USF in 1983.


Duke is 1-0 against a pair of AAC teams. That includes potential Atlantis foe Memphis, who lost to Duke in the preseason NIT in 2005. Duke also won its only meeting against Central Florida, just barely surviving Johnny Dawkins’ UCF squad when a potential buzzer beater rolled off the rim in the 2019 tournament.

Duke also has a winning record against the remaining five AAC teams, although some of the series have a close margin.

Duke is 2-1 against Cincinnati, although the Bearcats won the last meeting, at the Great Alaska Shootout in 1998. Duke’s last win in the series came in 1989.

The Blue Devils are also 2-1 against Tulane, although the teams have never met since Coach K has been at Duke. Duke won in 1979 to pull ahead in the series in the most recent game.

Duke is 6-4 against UConn, including some losses that stick in the minds of Duke fans everywhere. The Blue Devils have won the last two meetings, in 2014 and 2009, but fans are more likely to remember the Final Four losses to the Huskies in the 2004 national semifinals and the 1999 title game. Christian Laettner also hit his first Final Four clinching buzzer beater against the Huskies in 1990.

The Blue Devils have a 3-1 mark against SMU. Their last game came in arch-rival UNC’s Dean Smith Center, where Duke beat the Mustangs to advance to the 1988 Sweet 16.

Duke’s longest AAC history comes against Temple. The Blue Devils are 20-10 against the Owls in a series dating back to 1931. Duke has won two straight, most recently in 2014."

If you just cancel ECU’s Dukie tams, and the record is actually 41-17. Still not good but much better than 62-17.

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Duke basketball schedule already impacted from Pac-12 cancelation - FanSided Sports

by Kevin Connelly
posted: 08/11/20, 7:45pm cst

https://balldurham.com/2020/08/11/du...2-cancelation/

"...According to multiple reports, the conference has canceled all sport competitions through the end of the calendar year, causing ripple affects across the landscape of college athletics, including Durham, North Carolina, where the Duke men’s basketball team was scheduled to compete in the Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament alongside Pac-12 member Utah.

Excluding the Duke Blue Devils and Utah Utes, the rest of the Battle 4 Atlantis field is Creighton, Memphis, Ohio State, Texas A&M, West Virginia, and Wichita State with the event scheduled to take place November 25-27.

No bracket was announced for the tournament prior to the cancelation of sports in the Pac-12...."
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