Men's Basketball 2011-12 BIG EAST Opponents Announced
6/29/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The BIG EAST Conference unveiled the 2011-12 men's basketball opponents matrix for all 16 member schools on Thursday. For the fifth straight season, each school will play 18 conference games with a format featuring 12 opponents once and three teams twice. Seton Hall will face Connecticut, DePaul and Rutgers both on the road and at home next season.
Seton Hall's nine BIG EAST home games include Connecticut, DePaul, Georgetown, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, St. John's and West Virginia. All nine games will be played at the state-of-the-art Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
The Pirates will travel to Cincinnati, Connecticut, DePaul, Marquette, Providence, Rutgers, USF, Syracuse and Villanova.
All game dates, times, as well as television and radio information will be announced at a later date.
Seton Hall will open the 2011-12 campaign with Saint Francis (N.Y.) on Saturday, November 12, 2011 at the Prudential Center. Season tickets are available by calling 973-275-HALL.
2011-12 BIG EAST Men's Basketball Schedule Breakdown
CINCINNATI
Home DePaul, Louisville, Marquette, Notre Dame, Providence, St. John's, Seton Hall, Syracuse, Villanova
Away Connecticut, Georgetown, Marquette, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, St. John's, USF, Villanova, West Virginia
CONNECTICUT
Home Cincinnati, DePaul, Marquette, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, St. John's, Seton Hall, Syracuse, West Virginia
Away Georgetown, Louisville, Notre Dame, Providence, Rutgers, Seton Hall, USF, Syracuse, Villanova
DE PAUL
Home Georgetown, Louisville, Marquette, Pittsburgh, Providence, St. John's, Seton Hall, USF, Syracuse
Away Cincinnati, Connecticut, Louisville, Notre Dame, Rutgers, St. John's, Seton Hall, Villanova, West Virginia
GEORGETOWN
Home Cincinnati, Connecticut, Marquette, Notre Dame, Providence, Rutgers, St. John's, USF, Villanova
Away DePaul, Louisville, Marquette, Pittsburgh, Providence, St. John's, Seton Hall, Syracuse, West Virginia
LOUISVILLE
Home Connecticut, DePaul, Georgetown, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, USF, Syracuse, Villanova
Away Cincinnati, DePaul, Marquette, Pittsburgh, Providence, St. John's, Seton Hall, Syracuse, West Virginia
MARQUETTE
Home Cincinnati, Georgetown, Louisville, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, St. John's, Seton Hall, USF, Villanova
Away Cincinnati, Connecticut, DePaul, Georgetown, Notre Dame, Providence, Syracuse, Villanova, West Virginia
NOTRE DAME
Home Connecticut, DePaul, Marquette, Pittsburgh, Providence, Rutgers, USF, Syracuse, West Virginia
Away Cincinnati, Connecticut, Georgetown, Louisville, Rutgers, St. John's, Seton Hall, Villanova, West Virginia
PITTSBURGH
Home Cincinnati, Georgetown, Louisville, Providence, Rutgers, St. John's, USF, Villanova, West Virginia
Away Connecticut, DePaul, Louisville, Marquette, Notre Dame, Seton Hall, USF, Syracuse, West Virginia
PROVIDENCE
Home Connecticut, Georgetown, Louisville, Marquette, Rutgers, Seton Hall, USF, Syracuse, West Virginia
Away Cincinnati, DePaul, Georgetown, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, St. John's, USF, Syracuse, Villanova
RUTGERS
Home Cincinnati, Connecticut, DePaul, Notre Dame, St. John's, Seton Hall, Syracuse, Villanova, West Virginia
Away Georgetown, Louisville, Marquette, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Providence, Seton Hall, USF, West Virginia
ST. JOHN'S
Home Cincinnati, DePaul, Georgetown, Louisville, Notre Dame, Providence, Syracuse, Villanova, West Virginia
Away Cincinnati, Connecticut, DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Seton Hall, USF
SETON HALL
Home Connecticut, DePaul, Georgetown, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, St. John's, West Virginia
Away Cincinnati, Connecticut, DePaul, Marquette, Providence, Rutgers, USF, Syracuse, Villanova
USF
Home Cincinnati, Connecticut, Pittsburgh, Providence, Rutgers, St. John's, Seton Hall, Villanova, West Virginia
Away DePaul, Georgetown, Louisville, Marquette, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Providence, Syracuse, Villanova
SYRACUSE
Home Connecticut, Georgetown, Louisville, Marquette, Pittsburgh, Providence, Seton Hall, USF, West Virginia
Away Cincinnati, Connecticut, DePaul, Louisville, Notre Dame, Providence, Rutgers, St. John's, Villanova
VILLANOVA
Home Cincinnati, Connecticut, DePaul, Marquette, Notre Dame, Providence, Seton Hall, USF, Syracuse
Away Cincinnati, Georgetown, Louisville, Marquette, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, St. John's, USF, West Virginia
WEST VIRGINIA
Home Cincinnati, DePaul, Georgetown, Louisville, Marquette, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Villanova
Away Connecticut, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Providence, Rutgers, St. John's, Seton Hall, USF, Syracuse
Each school's three repeat opponents are in italics
