COLUMBIA, Ky. – The 2015-16 Lindsey Wilson men’s basketball schedule was released on Monday by head coach Paul Peck.
Another tough slate appears to be on the horizon as the Blue Raiders are set to tackle six qualifiers from last year’s national championship tournament, including three teams that made it to the quarterfinals as well as the defending national champion.
The Blue Raiders get a shot at the title holders right out of the gate as Lindsey Wilson faces Dalton State (Ga.) in the season opener on Oct. 30 as part of the Lou Cunningham Classic held in Campbellsville, Ky. Day two of the classic sees Lindsey Wilson then take on Ohio University-Chillicothe on Oct. 31.
The Blue Raiders then host a pair of opponents from the Buckeye State beginning with Ohio Christian on Nov. 3 in the home opener at Biggers Sports Center, followed by a No. 7 meeting with Ohio State-Mansfield.
Lindsey Wilson then heads to Fayette, Mo., for a pair of games on Nov. 13-14 as part of the Central Methodist Classic before returning home to begin Mid-South Conference play on Nov. 19 against Cumberland (Tenn.), beginning a string of six-consecutive home games.
A non-conference meeting with Wilberforce (Ohio) is scheduled for Nov. 21 at home before the Blue Raiders host both Marygrove (Mich.) and Voorhees (S.C.) on Nov. 27-28 as part of the Lindsey Wilson College Classic.
Conference play resumes on Dec. 3 as the Blue Raiders host rival Campbellsville (Ky.) and later conclude the six-game home stand with a Dec. 5 matchup against St. Catharine (Ky.).
Lindsey Wilson heads north to participate in the two-day Cincinnati Christian Tournament on Dec. 18-19, taking of Northwestern Ohio and either Taylor (Ind.) or host Cincinnati Christian.
The final contest of the 2015 calendar year begins a tough string of games for the Blue Raiders as they host Martin Methodist (Tenn.), a national quarterfinalist from last season, on Dec. 30.
Lindsey Wilson then opens 2016 with four-straight MSC road games where three of the opponents qualified for last season’s national tournament.
The stretch begins with a Jan. 7 trip to Pikeville (Ky.), a national quarterfinalist from a year ago, before heading to Williamsburg, Ky., to take on Cumberlands (Ky.) on Jan. 9. The Blue Raiders are then at Shawnee State (Ohio) on Jan. 14 before concluding the four-game trip on Jan. 16 at Georgetown (Ky.), another national qualifier from a year ago.
One final break in conference play takes place on Jan. 19 as Fisk (Tenn.) visits Biggers Sports Center. Lindsey Wilson then hosts second-year MSC member Life (Ga.) on Jan. 23.
The second half of the MSC slate begins on Jan. 28 with a trip down to Lebanon, Tenn., against Cumberland, followed by a trip to Marietta, Ga., to battle Life on Feb. 6.
Lindsey Wilson does play four of their final six regular-season games at home beginning with a Feb. 11 matchup against Georgetown and a Feb. 13 game against Shawnee State. The Blue Raiders head up the road to Campbellsville on Feb. 18 and then onto St. Catharine on Feb. 20 for the final road game of the year.
Cumberlands comes to town on Feb. 25 before the regular-season finale on Feb. 27 against Pikeville inside Biggers Sports Center.
The Mid-South Conference Tournament is scheduled to be played March 2-6 at the Frankfort Convention Center and the 2016 NAIA National Championship Tournament will take place in Kansas City, Mo., on March 16-22.
