St. Joe's in Naismith tourney; 'Nova will play in Hawaii

The St. Joseph's men will play in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament in November. The Hawks will host Niagara on Nov. 15 and Buffalo on Nov. 18 in the first two games.

On Nov. 21, St. Joe's will play Florida in Uncasville, Conn., with Purdue taking on Old Dominion in the other Naismith Bracket game. The championship and consolation games will be played the next day.

'Nova in Hawaii. Villanova will be at Pearl Harbor for the 74th anniversary of the Japanese bombing that pulled the United States into World War II.

The Wildcats will play Oklahoma on Dec. 7 in a duel of NCAA tournament teams. The game will be played in Bloch Arena on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, which withstood the 1941 attack.

Navy and Oregon will meet in the second game. This will be Villanova's first game in Hawaii since the 2003 Maui Invitational. - Joe Juliano