HBCU hoops team opts for 3 AM game tip off

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Grambling State University is set to play Northern Illinois, with a unique start time for the basketball season. Patrick Crarey II and the Tigers are part of the Field of 68’s opening day marathon and are set to face Northern Illinois at 3 a.m. EST on November 2.

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The Field of 68 is a 24-hour basketball celebration meant to showcase the sport. Similar college basketball marathons have been held in the past, with ESPN once hosting the 24-Hour Tip-Off Marathon, mirroring the Field of 68’s idea. The ESPN version of the event was broadcast from 2008 through 2017.

Per Jeff Goodman, co-founder of the Field of 68, the move to bring back the 24-hour marathon was to give college basketball fans quality mid-major matchups to start the season.

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“The schedule to open the college basketball season has been awful for years with the best teams in the country playing bottom-feeders, sometimes even non-D1 opponents. Fans wanted us to bring the 24-hour marathon back, and we wanted to create some of the best mid-major matchups in doing so.”

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Grambling State faced struggles in Crarey’s first season with the team. They finished 14-19 overall and 7-11 in conference play. They managed a dominating 77-52 win over Mississippi Valley State to open up the SWAC men’s basketball tournament, but lost a narrow 68-65 matchup to Jackson State in the next round.

The matchup against Northern Illinois gives Grambling the opportunity to start the season off on a high note, with national exposure from being the only HBCU team part of the Field of 68’s 24-hour basketball marathon. The games will be broadcast on YouTube and X.

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