Random 1989 Question

[TheWerewolfFromTwilight]

There is some Georgia Tech basketball show on the ACC Network right now (aka background noise). They showed a highlight against what looked like Pitt, so I looked up their 1989-90 basketball schedule.

Looks like we played then twice in Decemeber of 1989.

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In fact, it looks like we also played Oklahoma State twice that month.

1989-90 Pitt Panthers Men 's Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com

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Looks like these were both tournaments of some sort, but I looked at a few other seasons and didn't see any duplicate non-conference opponents. Was this common back then?

 

[PittMBA]

There is some Georgia Tech basketball show on the ACC Network right now (aka background noise). They showed a highlight against what looked like Pitt, so I looked up their 1989-90 basketball schedule.

Looks like we played then twice in Decemeber of 1989.

1989-90 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Men 's Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com

Check out the detailed 1989-90 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results for College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com

www.sports-reference.com

In fact, it looks like we also played Oklahoma State twice that month.

1989-90 Pitt Panthers Men 's Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com

Check out the detailed 1989-90 Pitt Panthers Schedule and Results for College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com

www.sports-reference.com

Looks like these were both tournaments of some sort, but I looked at a few other seasons and didn't see any duplicate non-conference opponents. Was this common back then?

I remember these games - . To best I can remember, it was not common to play a non conference opponent twice in the same season.

 

[Sean Miller Fan]

There is some Georgia Tech basketball show on the ACC Network right now (aka background noise). They showed a highlight against what looked like Pitt, so I looked up their 1989-90 basketball schedule.

Looks like we played then twice in Decemeber of 1989.

1989-90 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Men 's Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com

Check out the detailed 1989-90 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results for College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com

www.sports-reference.com

In fact, it looks like we also played Oklahoma State twice that month.

1989-90 Pitt Panthers Men 's Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com

Check out the detailed 1989-90 Pitt Panthers Schedule and Results for College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com

www.sports-reference.com

Looks like these were both tournaments of some sort, but I looked at a few other seasons and didn't see any duplicate non-conference opponents. Was this common back then?

I remember the GT game was the Big East/ACC Challenge in Hartford. I think Dennis Scott hit a buzzer beater. We also played GT or Georgia in the Georgia Dome around that time.

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

The first game against Georgia Tech was in the Big East/ACC Challenge. The first game against Oklahoma State was in the Tournament of Champions in Charlotte (we lost to NC State in the Championship game). Then we played in the Kuppenheimer Classic in Atlanta where we again played Oklahoma State in the first round, and after we beat them again we played Georgia Tech in the championship game. And lost to them again.

I'm guessing we agreed to play in both tournaments before we knew who we would be playing (and before our game in the Big East/ACC challenge was determined), and when we found those things out no one really cared to try to change it.

 

[thebadby2]

I remember the GT game was the Big East/ACC Challenge in Hartford. I think Dennis Scott hit a buzzer beater. We also played GT or Georgia in the Georgia Dome around that time.

I have a memory from those days of Dennis Scott dropping like 40 on us and winning the game at the buzzer.

 

[Sean Miller Fan]

The first game against Georgia Tech was in the Big East/ACC Challenge. The first game against Oklahoma State was in the Tournament of Champions in Charlotte (we lost to NC State in the Championship game). Then we played in the Kuppenheimer Classic in Atlanta where we again played Oklahoma State in the first round, and after we beat them again we played Georgia Tech in the championship game. And lost to them again.

I'm guessing we agreed to play in both tournaments before we knew who we would be playing (and before our game in the Big East/ACC challenge was determined), and when we found those things out no one really cared to try to change it.

I remember that NC St loss. Was a Saturday night on Channel 22 I think. I feel like it was probably one of those Raycom of Jefferson Pilot feeds.