Varsity basketball tips off Saturday

Published Oct. 6, 2010
By Susan Griggs
81st Training Wing Public Affairs

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- Keesler's varsity basketball teams open the 2010-11 Southeastern Military Athletic Conference Saturday at Blake Fitness Center.

The women tip off at noon and the men hit the court at 2 p.m. against Mayport Naval Station, Fla.

The Keesler Dragons tied for the regular season title with Hurlburt Field, Fla., last season with an 8-3 record.

Because of that regular season title, Keesler was selected to compete in the National Military Athletic Association's tournament at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, April 9-12. The Dragons won the NMAA championship.

There are eight men's teams and seven women's teams in SEMAC this season. Hurlburt doesn't have a women's team.

Keesler's SEMAC schedule:

Oct. 16 -- Keesler atRobins AFB, Ga.
Oct. 23 -- Maxwell AFB,Ala., at Keesler.
Oct. 30 -- Keesler at HurlburtField.
Nov. 6 -- Keesler at TyndallAFB, Fla.
Nov. 13--Eglin AFB, Fla.,at Keesler.
Dec. 4--Keesler atMayport.
Dec. 11--Robins at Keesler.
Jan. 8--Keesler atMaxwell.
Jan. 15-17 -- 4th annual Martin Luther King challenge, Eglin.
Jan. 22--Hurlburt Field at Keesler.
Jan. 29--Tyndall at Keesler.
Feb. 5 -- Keesler at Eglin.
Feb. 19-21 -- men's postseason tournament, Hurlburt Field.
Feb. 26-27 -- women's postseason tournament, location to be determined.
March 11-13 -- March Madness men's and women's tournament, Mayport.
Date to be determined --- NMAA men's tournament, Fort Myers, Washington, D.C.