Full schedule of hoops at The Greenbrier begins Friday

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WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — A schedule of nine games over a 10-day stretch inside The Greenbrier’s Colonial Hall begins Friday, November 14, with a high-profile NCAA women’s basketball showdown between West Virginia and No. 15 Duke.

That contest, scheduled for a 7 p.m. tipoff, will air live on ESPNU and will be just the start of the action inside the iconic resort — known for hosting top-level sports.

The Skechers Greenbrier Tip-Off, now in its second year, will begin with the River Division on Saturday, November 15. The men’s teams from Cleveland State and Kent State meet in the first matchup at 1 p.m., with Radford matching up with Wright State at 3:30 p.m. Those four men’s teams will be back on the court on Sunday, November 16, with Kent State-Wright State at noon and Cleveland State-Radford at 2:30 p.m. Tickets to all four games are still available at GreenbrierTipoff.com.

After four days off, the tournament resumes on Friday, November 21, as play gets underway in the Mountain Division, featuring power conference men’s teams. Butler and South Carolina will tip things off at 2 p.m. that day, followed by Northwestern and Virginia at 5 p.m. The Mountain Division pauses on Saturday, with those four teams back in action on Sunday, November 23. Butler and Virginia meet first at 2 p.m., and Northwestern and South Carolina get together at 5 p.m.

Tickets for the Mountain Division games, which will air live on CBS Sports Network, are also available at GreenbrierTipoff.com.

The Greenbrier — which has hosted the PGA Tour, LIV Golf, the Ryder Cup, the Solheim Cup, NFL training camp, NBA training camp, professional boxing and tennis, along with other major sporting events — began hosting basketball games inside Colonial Hall in 2022. The Battle for the Springhouse is held each winter and features boys’ and girls’ high school teams from across West Virginia.

In 2023, America’s Resort hosted its first collegiate game, with the Marshall and Radford men squaring off inside Colonial Hall. Last November, the inaugural Greenbrier Tip-Off, operated by Intersport, featured UTRGV, Charleston Southern, VMI and Tennessee Tech in the River Division and Pitt, LSU, Wisconsin and UCF in the Mountain Division. UTRGV and Wisconsin took home the championships.

ABOUT THIS WEEKEND’S TEAMS

West Virginia

After winning 25 games and advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament last season, head coach Mark Kellogg’s Mountaineers are off to a 3-0 start that includes wins over Purdue-Fort Wayne, Kent State and Temple, all in Morgantown. Senior guard Sydney Shaw leads the team with 16.7 points per game, while senior guard Jordan Harrison and Norfolk State transfer Kierra Wheeler each average 12.3.

Duke

An NCAA Elite Eight participant last year, sixth-year head coach Kara Lawson is looking to build on that 29-win season. After falling 58-52 to Baylor in the season opener, the Blue Devils responded convincingly, taking down Holy Cross (91-48) and Norfolk State (83-32) to improve to 2-1. They’re led by sophomore forward Toby Fournier, a Toronto native who’s averaging 17.7 points and eight rebounds. Freshman Arianna Roberson, a 6-foot-4 center, is another player to watch.

Cleveland State

Coached by former WVU standout Rob Summers — and assisted by another former Mountaineer, Frank Young — the Vikings are off to a 1-2 start that includes a win over Capital University and losses at Loyola-Chicago and Northwestern. Sophomore forward Dayan Nessah, a native of Switzerland, leads the team with 17 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. Former Mountaineer Josiah Harris averages 12.3 points and 9.7 boards.

Kent State

Head coach Rob Senderoff’s Golden Flashes are 2-1 with wins over Cornell and UNC Wilmington and an overtime loss to Troy. Wofford transfer Morgan Safford, a native of Columbus, Ohio, leads the team with 21.3 points per game. He’s just one of five double-figure scorers, joining Delrecco Gillespie, Rob Whaley, Cian Medley and Quinn Woidke on a unit averaging 97.7 points per game.

Radford

First-year head coach Zach Chu started the season 2-0 with wins over Western Illinois and West Virginia Wesleyan, but it’s the loss that probably turned the most heads. The Highlanders were competitive from start to finish on the road at No. 18 North Carolina, before falling 89-74. Sophomore guard Del Jones and junior guard Dennis Parker Jr. are averaging 17.3 points each and have combined for 14 assists.

Wright State

Now in his second season as head coach, Clint Sargent is off to a 1-2 start. The Raiders won the opener over Franklin College in impressive fashion, but they fell 77-67 on a road trip to California and then lost 81-71 at home to Toledo. That difficult early schedule should have them ready for The Greenbrier, and they’ll bring four double-figure scorers led by freshman guard Michael Cooper, who’s averaging 14 points and eight assists per game.

For more information or to purchase tickets to The Greenbrier Tip-Off, visit GreenbrierTipoff.com.