Men's Basketball

2007-2008 DIRECTIONS


Nov. 1 -- Purdue University-Calumet (IN) -- 8:00 PM

Take Interstate 80 East to the Indianapolis Boulevard North Exit. Travel north on Indianapolis Boulevard to 173rd Street (the second traffic light). Turn right onto 173rd Street and go three blocks to the first traffic light. Turn right into the parking lot. The gym is located right next to the parking lot.
Approximate travel time: 45 minutes-one hour.


Nov. 7 -- University of Illinois-Springfield --7:00 PM
TRAC Center

Take Interstate 55 South to the Adlai Stevenson Drive Exit (Exit 94) in Springfield. Take a right at the end of the off ramp heading west on Stevenson Drive. Proceed through two traffic signals. At the third signal, turn left onto West Lake Shore Drive heading south to the edge of UIS campus. Turn right at edge of campus (stop sign). Turn left at second stop sign. Turn right at third stop sign.  Follow road to stop sign and continue forward. The TRAC will be on your left hand side.  Enter the parking lot on the south side of the facility (Parking Lot I) and drop off student-athletes at the south entrance.
Approximate travel time: 2.5-3 hours.


Nov. 20 -- St. Ambrose University (IA) -- 7:00 PM

Take I-80 West to the Quad Cities. Stay straight to go onto I-280 West. Take this to I-74 West. Then get off at US-67 (#4) and go south. Turn right onto US-61 and go north. Then take a left onto W. Locust St., turn right on Gaines St, and turn right onto Lombard St. and right onto Scott street. The gym is on the right.
Approximate travel time: 2 and one-half hours.

 


Nov. 27 -- Ashford University (IA) -- 7:30 PM
At Durgin Education Center, 400 N. Bluff Blvd, Clinton, IA

Take I-80 West to I-39 North to I-88 West. At exit # 36 go west on US-30 to Iowa. Then turn right onto US-67 to the school.
Approximate travel time: 3 hours.


Dec. 8 -- Huntington University (IN) -- 2:00 PM

Take I-80 East to I-65 South to US-30 east. Turn right onto IN-9 and it will become US-30. Stay on this as it becomes IN-205/IN-9. Go west onto US-24, and then turn left onto IN-5 to the school.
Approximate travel time: Four and one-half hours.


Dec. 19 -- Judson University -- 6:00 PM

Take Interstate 55 North to Interstate 355 North. Take Interstate 355 North to Interstate 290 North. Take Interstate 290 North to Interstate 90 West. Take Interstate 90 West to the State Street exit (Route 31). Take State Street south to the campus.
Approximate travel time: One and one-half hours.


Dec. 27-31 -- Clarke College Tournament (IA) -- TBA

Take I-80 west to the Quad Cities. Exit to stay on I-80 to go around into Iowa. At exit # 295B go north on US-61. Take this all the way north to Dubuque. The road will change names to US-30/US-61 and eventually to US-151/US-61. Once near Dubuque, exit onto US-20/Locust St. Turn right onto US-20. Take this about a mile to Grandview Ave. Turn right on Grandview for about 3 miles to the college.
Approximate travel time: Three and one-half hours


Jan. 12 -- Georgetown College (KY) -- 1:00 PM

Take Interstate 80 east to Interstate 65 south. At Indianapolis, take I-465 east to I-74 east. At Cincinnati take I-75 south to US-62 (# 126). Go right on US-62. At the third light go right onto US-460. Go 1 mile to the campus on the left.
Approximate travel time: 6 and one-half hours.


Jan. 17 -- Purdue University-North Central (IN) -- 8 PM
Marquette High School Scholl Center, Michigan City, IN.

Take I-94 to Highway 421 North to Michigan City. Hwy. 421 turns into Franklin Street. Continue North on Franklin Street to 10th Street.  Turn Left. The Scholl Center will be a building approximately 3 blocks on your right.
Approximate travel time: One and one-half hours.


Jan. 23 -- Indiana University-South Bend -- 6:00 PM

Take Interstate 80 East (Indiana Toll Road) to the Route 33/Business 31 South Exit, which is also the second Notre Dame Exit (Exit 77). Take Business Route 31 South to Angela Boulevard. Turn left onto Angela Boulevard and take it until you reach the second traffic light, which will be Eddy Street. Make a right on Eddy Street. Take Eddy Street through approximately five traffic signals to Jefferson Street. Make a left on Jefferson Street. Take Jefferson Street to the first traffic signal, which will be Twyckenham Street. Make a right on Twyckenham Street. Take Twyckenham Street to the first traffic light, which will be Mishawaka Avenue. Make a left onto Mishawaka Avenue. Take Mishawaka Avenue to the second traffic signal, which will be 20th Street. Make a right onto 20th Street. Take 20th Street to the first stop sign. Make a right at the stop sign into the parking lot at Indiana-South Bend. The Activities Center will be right there.
Approximate travel time: Two hours.


Jan 26 -- Robert Morris College -- 7:30 PM
At Gentile Center, 6525 North Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL

Take Interstate 55 North to Lake Shore Drive North. Take Lake Shore Drive North all the way to the end. Lake Shore Drive North will eventually turn into North Sheridan Road. Follow North Sheridan Road, which turns into West Sheridan Road. Follow West Sheridan Road and then curve to the right to get back on North Sheridan Road. Just after you cross under the EL tracks on North Sheridan Road, you will take a right. The Gentile Center will be located behind Alumni Gym, which is the first building on the right-hand side.
Approximate travel time: One and one-half hours.


Jan. 30 -- Saint Xavier University -- 3:00 PM

Take Interstate 80 East to Interstate 57 North into Chicago. Continue on Interstate 57 North to the 111th Street Exit. Take a left at the end of the 111th Street off-ramp. Follow that west to Western Avenue. Make a right onto Western Avenue. Take Western Avenue to 103rd Street. Make a left onto 103rd Street. Follow that west for approximately two miles. The gymnasium entrance, which has a traffic light at it, will be the last entrance into the campus off of 103rd Street on the right-hand side.
Approximate travel time: One hour.


Feb. 9 -- Illinois Institute of Technology -- 3:00 PM

Take Interstate 55 North to Interstate 90/94 East (to Indiana) to the 31st Street Exit. At the end of the 31st Street off-ramp, make a left and travel east on 31st Street. After going through two traffic lights, Keating Hall will be on the left-hand
side of 31st Street and Federal Avenue. Keating Hall is a black glass building.
Approximate travel time: 45 minutes-one hour.


Feb. 26 -- Olivet Nazarene University -- 7:30 PM

Take Interstate 80 East to the Briggs Street Exit. Take a right at the end of the off ramp. Briggs Street eventually becomes Route 52. Stay on Route 52. Route 52 starts out south, but eventually heads east. Route 52 then connects with Route 45. Make a right at the stop sign (heading south again), where the two roads combine. Follow Route 45/52 South into Kankakee. The school will be on the left-hand side just before a Hardee's restaurant. Go into the main entrance of the campus and then follow the fork in the road to the left. The gym will be on the left-hand side next to the main parking lot.
Approximate travel time: 45 minutes.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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