Game Time For Men's Hoops Season Opener Is Now Set

Oct. 20, 2006

Coral Gables, Fla. (hurricanesports.com) – The University of Miami men’s basketball season opener against Florida International on November 11 at the BankUnited Center has been set for 7:30 p.m.

Miami will play a minimum of 15 games against teams that reached the postseason last season, highlighted by visits from three-time NCAA Champion Duke, perennial SEC power Mississippi State and intra-state rival Florida State.

The Hurricanes’ non-conference schedule includes several tough tests including a trip to Northwestern for the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on November 28, a home game versus Mississippi State on December 11, and trips to Louisville (Dec. 23) and Massachusetts (Jan. 2). Miami will face Nebraska at this season’s Orange Bowl Basketball Classic, December 30 at the Bank Atlantic Center in Sunrise, FL.

Miami opens ACC play this season at home against Georgia Tech on December 3 at the BankUnited Center. The Hurricanes’ ACC home schedule includes visits from Wake Forest (Jan. 6), Duke (Jan. 14), Virginia Tech (Jan. 23), Boston College (Feb. 7), NC State (Feb. 10), Virginia (Feb. 21) and Florida State (March 3).

The Hurricane’s ACC road schedule includes games at Maryland (Jan. 10), Boston College (Jan. 16), Florida State (Jan. 20), North Carolina (Jan. 31), Virginia (Feb. 3), Wake Forest (Feb. 17), Virginia Tech (Feb. 24), and Clemson (Feb. 28).

Season ticket packages for the 2006-07 men’s basketball season start at just $199 and include tickets to all 15 regular season home games as well as Miami’s exhibition contest against Northwood on November 6th (less than $12.50 per game). Family plans, which include admission for two adults and two children, are also available for as little as $475 (less than $7.50 per ticket).

For more information contact the Hurricane Ticket Office at 305-284-CANE, or log on to the official website of Hurricane Athletics – www.hurricanesports.com.