Oooof...Aggie fans have been hoping for an upgrade in our OOC schedule and it looks like we'll be getting that this year with games at USC and Arizona State already confirmed.

From the 247 sports website:

"Indiana and Arkansas are joining together for an event called the Hardwood Classic.

The way it works this year (2018-19), Indiana will play at Arkansas on Nov. 18, and get three home games — Montana State, UC Davis and UT-Arlington.

Next season (2019-20), Indiana will host Arkansas and also get three home games from among the four other teams in the event — UT Arlington, UC Davis, Texas A&M Corpus Christie and Montana State"

https://247sports.com/college/indiana/Article/Indiana-to-play-at-Arkansas-more-basketball-schedule-updates-119561080/

That’s great news. We’ll be integrating a few new pieces and a tough OCC will really get us prepared for the BW

Go Ags!

These games against major D1 teams will certainly be a huge challenge for us. We haven't seen this many OCC games against teams of this caliber during the Les era. With our recent success, especially in the last 2 years, I wonder if Les feels like the program has grown to a point where games against this kind of talent are the next step in continuing to progress upwards?

Last year we dominated Washington State, came very close against Washington and continued to play excellent basketball even after Chima was suspended. This tells me that we are much deeper now and depth will make a huge difference in our ability to be competitive in games like this rather than being blown out from the get go. If we lose these games by huge margins it won't look good but we'll still gain valuable experience and against elite competition. On the other hand, if we are competitive or pull a major upset, the program will gain tremendous exposure and recognition on the national level to go along with a huge boost in team confidence.

Ag Ascension!!