Canisius replaces Houston in Great Alaska Shootout
ANCHORAGE - Canisius is replacing Houston in the men's field for the Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout, Steve Cobb, athletic director at the University of Alaska Anchorage, said Wednesday.
The Golden Griffins, of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, will be making their first shootout appearance. The Buffalo, N.Y., school was 11-17 last season.
Houston had been scheduled to come to Anchorage for the Nov. 25-29 tournament but was unable to attend because of the NCAA's "two in four" rule, which prevents teams from participating in more than two exempt tournaments over four years.
Each Division I school is limited to 28 regular-season games. A team can appear in more games by playing in exempt tournaments.
Each tournament counts as one game against the NCAA limit, even though teams play multiple games.