A coach should try to achieve two goals with a non-conference schedule: Prepare his team for conference play, build a viable post-season resume. If done successfully, the schedule may well achieve a 3rd goal: Providing something entertaining for fans.
How does Cal’s 2017-18 non-con schedule look? Let’s dive in.
vs. Great Falls (exhibition)
vs. UC Riverside
vs. Cal Poly
vs. Wofford
vs. Wichita St. (Maui)
vs. Marquette or Virginia Commonwealth (Maui)
vs. Notre Dame or Michigan or LSU or Chaminade (Maui)
vs. CSU Northridge
vs. St. Mary’s
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