Full Field Announced For Utah Basketball, Sunshine Slam
Jul 6, 2021, 12:43 PM
Utah Utes center Branden Carlson (35) and guard Jaxon Brenchley (5) react in the final minutes during the NCAA men's basketball game between the Utah Utes and the Stanford Cardinal at Maples Pavilion on February 26, 2020 in Palo Alto, CA. (Photo by Cody Glenn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
(Photo by Cody Glenn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The Sunshine Slam officially announced their field of teams for the multi-team event (MTE) which includes Utah basketball.
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The Sunshine Slam released the field on Twitter on Tuesday afternoon which includes Utah, Boston College, Rhode Island, Tulsa, Air Force, Holy Cross, Bryant and Bethune-Cookman.
Utah will play at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida from November 20-21. As a part of that deal, the Utes will host Bethune Cookman at the Jon M. Huntsman Center on Monday, November 15 before heading to Daytona Beach.
New format. New location. Same Florida sunshine.
Utah, Boston College, Rhode Island, Tulsa, Air Force, Holy Cross, Bryant and Bethune-Cookman will compete in the 2021 Sunshine Slam.
See you November 20 & 21, @OceanCenter 🤝. pic.twitter.com/cha2kVbUnQ
— Sunshine Slam (@thesunshineslam) July 6, 2021
Tip-off times and broadcast information will be released at a later date. The Runnin’ Utes will open the Sunshine Slam against Boston College for their fourth meeting all-time. Depending on the outcome of that game, Utah will face either Rhode Island or Tulsa on Sunday, November 21.
Their game against Bethune-Cookman will mark the first ever meeting between the two schools. Utah is 5-2 all-time against Tulsa, 2-2 vs. Rhode Island and 2-1 against Boston College.
Trevor Allen is a Utah Utes Insider for KSLSports.com and host of the Crimson Corner podcast. Follow him on Twitter: @TrevorASports. You can download and listen to the podcast, here.
