Hurricanes Announce 2000-01 Schedule
Aug. 30, 2000
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – University of Miami athletic director Paul Deeand head basketball coach Perry Clark announce the Hurricanes 2000-01 men’sbasketball schedule.
The schedule features 10 games against teams that participated inpost-season play a year ago including seven against teams that advanced tothe 2000 NCAA Basketball Championship.
Miami’s schedule features 15 games at Miami Arena including eightBIG EAST battles — against Boston College (Jan. 7), Connecticut (Jan. 20),Providence (Jan. 28), Seton Hall (Feb. 1), Virginia Tech (Feb. 6), St.John’s (Feb. 10), West Virginia (Feb. 28) and Villanova (Mar. 3).
Miami opens its schedule on the road against Florida Atlantic (Nov.18) prior to its home opener on Nov. 21 versus Columbia at the Miami Arena.The Hurricanes open their BIG EAST Conference schedule at Pittsburgh on Jan.3. Miami’s BIG EAST home opener will be on Jan. 7 versus Boston College.
The Hurricanes non-conference schedule is highlighted by 2000 FinalFour participant North Carolina. Miami will travel to Chapel Hill to facethe Tar Heels on Dec. 4. In addition, Miami will take on perennial powersNorth Carolina Charlotte (Nov. 28) and Memphis (Dec. 21).
On Dec. 16 the Hurricanes will face Big 12 power Nebraska in the HIPHealth Plan Orange Bowl Basketball Classic at the National Car Rental Centerin Sunrise, FL.
“This is an extremely challenging schedule for a young team,” saidhead coach Perry Clark. “Playing such established programs as NorthCarolina, North Carolina Charlotte, Memphis and Nebraska presents a lot ofopportunities and will help prepare us for our difficult league schedule.Our players will need to grow quickly.”
Season tickets for the upcoming Hurricane Basketball season start asat $99. For ticket information contact the Hurricane Ticket Office at305-284-CANES in Dade or 1-800-GO-CANES. For up-to-date information onUniversity of Miami Athletics visit the official Hurricane Athletic websiteat www.hurricanesports.com.
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MEN’S BASKETBALL 2000-01 SCHEDULE
| Date | Day | Opponent | Location |
| Nov. 2 | Thur. | #SPORTS TOURS INTERNATIONAL | KNIGHT SPORTS COMPLEX |
| Nov. 13 | Mon. | #GLOBAL SPORTS | KNIGHT SPORTS COMPLEX |
| Nov. 18 | Sat. | at Florida Atlantic | Boca Raton, FL |
| Nov. 21 | Tue. | COLUMBIA | MIAMI ARENA |
| Nov. 25 | Sat. | NORTHEASTERN | MIAMI ARENA |
| Nov. 28 | Tue. | at UNC Charlotte | Charlotte, NC |
| Dec. 4 | Mon. | at North Carolina | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Dec. 9 | Sat. | CENTRAL FLORIDA | MIAMI ARENA |
| Dec. 16 | Sat. | &Nebraska | National Car Rental Center |
| Dec. 18 | Mon. | EASTERN ILLINOIS | MIAMI ARENA |
| Dec. 21 | Thur. | MEMPHIS | MIAMI ARENA |
| Dec. 27 | Wed. | LEHIGH | MIAMI ARENA |
| Dec. 29 | Fri. | TENNESSEE-MARTIN | MIAMI ARENA |
| Jan. 3 | Wed. | *at Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Jan. 7 | Sun. | *BOSTON COLLEGE | MIAMI ARENA |
| Jan. 10 | Wed. | *at Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, VA |
| Jan. 13 | Sat. | *at Boston College | Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Jan. 16 | Tue. | *at Providence | Providence, RI |
| Jan. 20 | Sat. | *CONNECTICUT | MIAMI ARENA |
| Jan. 22 | Mon. | *at St. John’s | New York, NY |
| Jan. 28 | Sun. | *PROVIDENCE | MIAMI ARENA |
| Feb. 1 | Thur. | *SETON HALL | MIAMI ARENA |
| Feb. 6 | Tue. | *VIRGINIA TECH | MIAMI ARENA |
| Feb. 10 | Sat. | *ST. JOHN’S | MIAMI ARENA |
| Feb. 13 | Tue. | *at Syracuse | Syracuse, NY |
| Feb. 17 | Sat. | *at Villanova | Villanova, PA |
| Feb. 24 | Sat. | *at Connecticut | TBA |
| Feb. 28 | Wed. | *WEST VIRGINIA | MIAMI ARENA |
| Mar. 3 | Sat. | *VILLANOVA | MIAMI ARENA |
| March 7-10 | Wed.-Sat. | AT&T BIG EAST Championship | New York, NY |
| Wed. | Opening Round | ||
| Thurs. | Quarterfinals | ||
| Fri. | Semifinals | ||
| Sat. | Championship |
*- denotes BIG EAST Conference game
&- denotes HIP Health Plan Orange Bowl Basketball Classic
#- denotes exhibition game
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