Men's Basketball Announces 2006-07 Schedule

Men's Basketball Announces 2006-07 Schedule

Aug. 17, 2006

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The University of Miami men’s basketball team will play 15 games against teams that reached postseason last season, highlighted by visits from three-time NCAA Champion Duke, perennial SEC power Mississippi State, intra-state rival Florida State, and cross town rival Florida International.

“This season’s schedule will be a tough test as we continue to build this basketball program,” said head coach Frank Haith. “Our non-conference games against Louisville, Massachusetts and Northwestern on the road, Nebraska in the Orange Bowl Classic, and Mississippi State here at home should help prepare us for the always difficult ACC schedule.”

Miami opens its 2006-07 season at home against Florida International on November 11. 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 (less than $13.50 per game).

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.

2006-07 UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

Date Day Opponent Site Time
Nov. 11 Sat. Florida International BankUnited Center TBA
Nov. 14 Tues. Alcorn State BankUnited Center 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 17-19 Fri.-Sun. @ America Youth Classic Evansville, IN
    (Evansville, Buffalo, Cleveland St.)
Nov. 25 Sat. Lafayette BankUnited Center 1:00 p.m.
Nov. 28 Tues. @ Northwestern (ACC/Big Ten) (ESPN2) Evanston, IL 9:30 p.m.
Dec. 3 Sun. *Georgia Tech (FSN) BankUnited Center 5:30 p.m.
Dec. 9 Sat. Lehigh BankUnited Center 1:00 p.m.
Dec. 11 Mon. Mississippi State (FSN-FL) BankUnited Center 7:00 p.m.
Dec. 16 Sat. Stetson (FSN-FL) BankUnited Center 4:00 p.m.
Dec. 20 Wed. Binghamton BankUnited Center 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 23 Sat. @ Louisville (ESPN) Louisville, KY 2:00 p.m.
Dec. 30 Sat. vs. Nebraska (Orange Bowl Classic) Sunrise, FL 4:00 p.m.
    (Sun Sports)
Jan. 2 Tues. @ Massachusetts (CSTV) Amherst, MA 7:00 p.m.
Jan. 6 Sat. *Wake Forest BankUnited Center 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 10 Wed. *@ Maryland (RLF-split) College Park, MD 9:00 p.m.
Jan. 14 Sun. *Duke (FSN) BankUnited Center 5:30 p.m.
Jan. 16 Tues. *@ Boston College (RLF-split) Chestnut Hill, MA 8:00 p.m.
Jan. 20 Sat. *@ Florida State (RLF) Tallahassee, FL 2:00 p.m.
Jan. 23 Tues. *Virginia Tech (RSN) BankUnited Center 9:00 p.m.
Jan. 31 Wed. *@ North Carolina (ESPN) Chapel Hill, NC 7:00 p.m.
Feb. 3 Sat. *@ Virginia Charlottesville, VA 7:00 p.m.
Feb. 7 Wed. *Boston College BankUnited Center 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 10 Sat. *NC State (RLF-split) BankUnited Center 4:00 p.m.
Feb. 17 Sat. *@ Wake Forest (RLF-split) Winston-Salem, NC 1:00 p.m.
Feb. 21 Wed. *Virginia BankUnited Center 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 24 Sat. *@ Virginia Tech (RSN) Blacksburg, VA 12:00 p.m.
Feb. 28 Wed. *@ Clemson Clemson, SC 7:30 p.m.
Mar. 3 Sat. *Florida State (RSN) BankUnited Center 12:00 p.m.

DATES AND TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
All Time Eastern
*- Atlantic Coast Conference game

TELEVISION ABBREVIATIONS:

CSTV: College Sports Television (national)
FSN: Fox Sports Net (national)
FSN-FL: Fox Sports Net-Florida
RSN: Regional Sports Partners (Comcast Sports Net, FSN-Florida, FSN-South, New England Sports Network)
RLF: Raycom-Lincoln Financial