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Again, great exposure and a step in the same direction other NAIA powers like Georgetown College have done in recent years. If I'm not mistaken, Gtown played in a Christmas tournament at Pitt just a few years ago, played 2 games and came close to pulling off an upset.

Nothing but positives for Pikeville College playing Div. IA schools in terms of the payout and recruiting exposure. Hats off the Coach Kelly and the Bears staff for going in this direction.

Georgetown also nearly upset Louisville last season, falling 94-92.

The NCAA made a great rule barring the teams such as Nike Elite, Marathon Oil etc, allowing these NCAA D-2 and NAIA schools a chance to play D-1 competition. I heard a rumor that Alice Lloyd College will be playing at Morehead this year in an exhibition as well.