During the next 10 days, they’ll travel to Las Vegas for a tournament, then play at Jacksonville before coming home for a Dec. 1 game against Bethune-Cookman University at the Lawson Center.
Being away from home against teams from the Big 12, Pac 12 and SEC has presented some challenges, the biggest of them for coach Clemon Johnson being finding ways to keep his players’ confidence up. The Rattlers (0-3) go into every game as underdogs and, with the exception of a five-point loss to Houston, the games haven’t been close.
Things could have been much easier for the Rattlers against less powerful opponents, but with a financially strapped athletic department the financial guarantee take precedent.
“What I have to do is keep convincing those guys that this (playing against bigger programs) isn’t how it’s going to be for the entire year,” Johnson said Monday night before a team practice.
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FAMU MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE -2012
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Thu, Nov 01 | Albany State (Exhibition) | Tallahassee, Fla. | 7 p.m. | ||||
Fri, Nov 09 | Houston | at Houston, Texas | 12 p.m. | 76 - 81 (L) Final STATS |
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Tue, Nov 13 | Stetson | at DeLand, Fla. | 7 p.m. | 66 - 88 (L) Final STATS |
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Sun, Nov 18 | Arizona State | at Tempe, Ariz. | 2 p.m. | 70 - 97 (L) Final STATS |
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Tue, Nov 20 | Arkansas | at Fayetteville, Ark. | TBA |
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Fri, Nov 23 | Longwood | at Las Vegas, Nev. | TBA | ||||
Sat, Nov 24 | Presbyterian/Longwood/Cornell | at Las Vegas, Nev. | TBA | ||||
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Thu, Nov 29 | North Florida | at Jacksonville, Fla. | 7 p.m. | ||||
Sat, Dec 01 | Bethune-Cookman * | Tallahassee, Fla. | 6 p.m. | ||||
Tue, Dec 04 | Edward Waters College | Tallahassee, Fla. | 7 p.m. | ||||
Sat, Dec 08 | Allen University | Tallahassee, Fla. | 4 p.m. | ||||
Sat, Dec 15 | Clemson | at Clemson, S.C. | TBA | ||||
Tue, Dec 18 | Texas Tech | at Lubbock, Texas | TBA | ||||
Sat, Dec 29 | Georgia | at Athens, Ga | TBA |
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