The past two seasons, the Sixers have gotten a taste of the shore in September, holding training camp at Stockton University.
With , , and now in the fold, Stockton’s athletic director (via the Press of Atlantic City) said the Sixers are heading back to Galloway Township, New Jersey for a third consecutive year, from September 27th to 30th.
The news comes at around the same time that the Sixers officially announced their seven-game preseason schedule, which features four televised contests:
Date | Opponent | Arena | TV |
October 4th | at Boston | Mullins Center (UMass) | CSN |
October 6th | vs. Washington | Wells Fargo Center | CSN |
October 8th | at Cleveland | Quicken Loans Arena | None |
October 11th | at Memphis | FedEx Forum | None |
October 13th | at Washington | Verizon Center | TCN |
October 15th | vs. Detroit | Wells Fargo Center | TCN |
October 21st | at Miami | American Airlines Arena | None |
Your two chances to see the Sixers at home come on Thursday the 6th and Saturday the 15th. They will open up the regular season on Wednesday, October 26th in a nationally televised game against and the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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