Thursday, June 30, 2011

Villanova Big East opponents revealed

VILLANOVA, Pa. - The BIG EAST Conference today revealed the 2011-12 men's basketball opponents for each of the league's 16 current members. Villanova will face each conference opponent at least once and will see Cincinnati, Marquette and USF at home and on the road as part of the slate announced today.

Villanova's 2011-12 BIG EAST games are:

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.
Dates, times and locations of the 18 conference contests will be announced in September as part of the complete Villanova 2011-12 men's basketball schedule.

Eleven BIG EAST squads received invitations to the 2011 NCAA Tournament, including Villanova. The Wildcats and Pittsburgh are the only two conference teams to have represented the BIG EAST in NCAA Tournament play for each of the past seven seasons.

VU will play 12 of its 18 BIG EAST games against squads that were a part of the 2011 NCAA Tournament.

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