Villanova releases full hoop schedule
Villanova will begin its 2011-12 college basketball season on Nov. 11, hosting Monmouth at the Pavilion.
Villanova releases full hoop schedule
Joe Juliano, Inquirer Staff Writer
A Nov. 11 opener against Monmouth at the Pavilion and six games at the Wells Fargo Center, including a matchup against defending national champion Connecticut, highlight Villanova’s 2011-12 basketball schedule released Thursday.
The Wildcats will open their Big Five schedule on Nov. 15 at home against La Salle, and begin their Big East slate on Dec. 28 at West Virginia.
The Cats, who were 21-11 last season, will play an exhibition game Nov. 8 against New York Tech at the Wells Fargo Center. Their other games in South Philadelphia are against Boston University on Dec. 13, Syracuse on Jan. 11, Marquette on Jan. 28, Notre Dame on Feb. 18 and Connecticut on Feb. 20.
The full schedule (all times EST, WF denotes Wells Fargo Center game):
Nov. 8 – New York Tech (WF), exhibition
Nov. 11 – Monmouth
Nov. 15 – La Salle
Nov. 18 – Delaware
Nov. 24 – UC-Riverside in 76 Classic, Anaheim, Calif., 4:30 p.m.
Nov. 25 – Boston College or Saint Louis in 76 Classic
Nov. 27 – Game in 76 Classic
Dec. 3 – Penn
Dec. 6 – Missouri in Jimmy V. Classic, New York, 7 p.m.
Dec. 10 – at Temple, 5 p.m.
Dec. 13 – Boston University (WF)
Dec. 17 – at St. Joseph’s
Dec. 22 – American
Dec. 28 – at West Virginia
Jan. 1 – at Marquette, 1 p.m.
Jan. 5 – South Florida
Jan. 8 – DePaul
Jan. 11 – Syracuse (WF), 7 p.m.
Jan. 14 – at Cincinnati
Jan. 18 – Seton Hall, 7 p.m.
Jan. 21 – at St. John’s, 1 p.m.
Jan. 25 – at Louisville, 7 p.m.
Jan. 28 – Marquette (WF), noon
Feb. 5 – at Pittsburgh, 2 p.m.
Feb. 7 – Providence
Feb. 15 – at South Florida, 7 p.m.
Feb. 18 – Notre Dame (WF), 9 p.m.
Feb. 20 – Connecticut (WF), 7 p.m.
Feb. 25 – at Georgetown, 2 p.m.
Mar. 1 – at Rutgers, 9 p.m.
Mar. 3 – Cincinnati, 2 p.m.
Mar. 6 – Start of Big East tournament, New York
--Joe Juliano
Juliano joined the Inquirer in 1985 after 10 years at United Press International and has covered college sports for most of that time. His current beats are Villanova basketball, Penn State football, golf and the Penn Relays. Reach Joe at jjuliano@phillynews.com.
