Galloway, N.J. –Stockton University, in conjunction with the
New Jersey Athletic Conference, today announced its men's and women's basketball schedules for the 2021 season. Stockton and seven fellow NJAC institutions are slated to play eight conference games apiece in February, with the contests taking place on Fridays and Saturdays.
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In adherence with New Jersey Department of Health Guidance for Sport Activities, spectators with not be permitted unless the current guidelines change at some point during the season. Live video and live statistics will be available online for all Stockton home games and most likely road games as well. Links can be found on the Stockton men's and women's basketball schedule webpages.
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The format for the regular season will be home-and-home series each Friday and Saturday, with men's and women's teams playing at opposite sites rather than the traditional doubleheaders. Stockton home games will begin at 6 p.m. on Fridays and 4 p.m. on Saturdays.
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Stockton's four conference opponents will be The College of New Jersey, New Jersey City, Rutgers-Camden and Rutgers-Newark. The Stockton men's team, led by head coach
Scott Bittner in his fifth season, went 6-3 against those four opponents last year.
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The Ospreys tied TCNJ for first place in the conference and fell to the Lions in the NJAC championship game a year ago. Stockton will open the 2021 campaign by hosting TCNJ on February 5 in a rematch of the conference title game.
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The Stockton women's team, helmed by third-year head coach
Devin Jefferson, will open at The College of New Jersey on February 5 and then host the Lions the next day in the first home contest for the Ospreys. All five of Stockton's NJAC victories last season came against teams that are on the Ospreys' schedule this year.
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If conditions permit, the NJAC men's and women's basketball tournaments will take place during the first week of March. The tournament details will be determined at a later date. The winners of the NJAC Tournaments will receive automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament.
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Per the NJAC competition plan developed by the Board of Athletic Administrators and approved by the NJAC Presidents Council, each member institution will be given the opportunity to determine whether it will participate in each league sport that is scheduled during the Spring 2021 semester.
Kean, Montclair State, New Jersey City, Rutgers-Camden, Rutgers-Newark, Stockton, The College of New Jersey and William Paterson have elected to participate in women's and men's basketball.
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Stockton Men's Basketball 2021 Schedule:
February 5 Home vs. The College of New Jersey, 6 p.m.
February 6 at The College of New Jersey
February 12 Home vs. New Jersey City, 6 p.m.
February 13 at New Jersey City
February 19 at Rutgers-Camden
February 20 Home vs. Rutgers-Camden, 4 p.m.
February 26 at Rutgers-Newark
February 27 Home vs. Rutgers-Newark, 4 p.m.
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Stockton Women's Basketball 2021 Schedule:
February 5 at The College of New Jersey
February 6 Home vs. The College of New Jersey, 4 p.m.
February 12 at New Jersey City
February 13 Home vs. New Jersey City, 4 p.m.
February 19 Home vs. Rutgers-Camden, 6 p.m.
February 20 at Rutgers-Camden
February 26 Home vs. Rutgers-Newark, 6 p.m.
February 27 at Rutgers-Newark
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