MBB non-conference schedule announced

[PonyPride]

From SMUMustangs.com:

SMU Men's Basketball Announces 2015-16 Non-Conference Slate
Mustangs To Host Michigan Dec. 8, Gonzaga Feb. 13

Aug. 20, 2015

DALLAS (SMU) - Home games against Michigan and Gonzaga as well as road games at Stanford and TCU highlight SMU's 2015-16 non-conference basketball schedule. The Michigan and Gonzaga games at Moody Coliseum will be featured on ESPN2.

The season opens at Moody Coliseum versus Sam Houston State on Saturday, Nov. 14. SMU follows the opener with a visit to Stanford (Nov. 19), the 2015 NIT Champion. The home slate also includes Yale (Nov. 22), Brown (Nov. 29) and New Hampshire (Dec. 5). After a one-year hiatus, SMU and TCU will meet on the hardwood in Fort Worth on Dec. 2.

The Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic begins with the Mustangs facing Nicholls State (Dec. 16) and Hampton (Dec. 17) in the host rounds at Moody Coliseum. In Las Vegas, SMU will face Kent State at The Orleans Arena in the semifinals (Dec. 22) before facing Colorado or Penn State the following day.

SMU's title defense in the American Athletic Conference includes two games against Cincinnati, Connecticut, East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, Tulane, Tulsa and USF. The Mustangs have only one matchup with UCF (home) and Temple (away). The conference championship will be played March 10-13 (Thursday-Sunday) at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.

The 2014-15 season saw SMU win the AAC regular season and tournament titles en route to reaching the NCAA Tournament. The Mustangs finished the season 27-7 overall, winning 27 games for the second straight year. SMU spent nine weeks in the AP and USA Today Top 25, finishing the season No. 18 in the AP and receiving votes in the USA Today Coaches Poll. The Mustangs set home attendance records for a season (124,986) and average (6,944) while going 16-2 in Moody Coliseum.

The Mustangs return seven letterwinners including Nic Moore, the reigning AAC Player of the Year and honorable Mention AP All-American. Markus Kennedy returns after winning AAC Sixth Man of the Year and Most Outstanding Player of The American Championship. SMU also returns starters Sterling Brown and Ben Moore as well as Ben Emelogu II, Keith Frazier and Jonathan Wilfong. Five newcomers join Head Coach Larry Brown; transfers Jordan Tolbert (Texas Tech) and Semi Ojeleye (Duke) as well as freshmen Sedrick Barefield, Jarrey Foster and Malik "Shake" Milton.

For ticket information or to be added to the season ticket waiting list, call 214-SMU-GAME (214-768-4263) or email tickets@smu.edu.

2015-16 SMU Non-Conference Schedule
Sat. Nov. 14 Sam Houston State Moody Coliseum 7 p.m.
Thu. Nov. 19 at Stanford Stanford, Calif.
Sun. Nov. 22 Yale Moody Coliseum
Sun. Nov. 29 Brown Moody Coliseum 2 p.m.
Wed. Dec. 2 at TCU Fort Worth, Texas
Sat. Dec. 5 New Hampshire Moody Coliseum 1 p.m.
Tue. Dec. 8 Michigan (ESPN2) Moody Coliseum 8 p.m.
Wed. Dec. 16 Nicholls State ~ Moody Coliseum
Thu. Dec. 17 Hampton ~ Moody Coliseum
Tue. Dec. 22 vs. Kent State @ Las Vegas, Nev. 7pm CT/5pm PT
Wed. Dec. 23 vs. Penn State/Colorado @ (FS1) Las Vegas, Nev. 8pmCT/6pmPT or
10:30pmCT/8:30PT
Sat. Feb. 13 Gonzaga (ESPN2) Moody Coliseum 9 p.m.

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[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

Can't wait for Feb. 13!!!!!!

[LA_Mustang]

The Michigan game should be great. It's on Tuesday so no football will get in the way of an ESPN2 broadcast. Plus, we get a late start - 8pm.

[skyscraper]

Everyone is gonna be nice and liquored up for the late Gonzaga game tipoff...lol

[Mustangs35SMU]

11/14 - vs Sam Houston State - 2-0 record - http://katfans.com/katsforum/
11/19 - at Stanford - 0-2 record - http://thecardboard.org/board/
11/22 - vs Yale - 3-0 record - http://boards.basketball-u.com/showforum.php?fid/45/ or http://www.voy.com/152805/
11/29 - vs Brown - 1-0 record - http://boards.basketball-u.com/showforum.php?fid/38/
12/02 - at TCU - 104-85 record - http://www.killerfrogs.com/msgboard/
12/05 - vs New Hampshire - First Meeting - http://unhsports.boards.net/
12/08 - vs Michigan - 1-0 record - http://allinformichigan.com/talk/
12/16 - vs Nicholls State - First Meeting - no forum
12/17 - vs Hampton - First Meeting - no forum
12/22 - Kent State - 2-0 record - http://csnbbs.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=474
12/23 - Penn State - 1-2 record - http://pennstate.247sports.com/Board/Pe ... d-Forum-18
OR
12/23 - Colorado - 2-4 record - http://www.allbuffs.com/forums/colorado ... e-board.4/
02/13 - vs Gonzaga - 0-1 record - http://guboards.spokesmanreview.com/for ... Basketball

[Rebel10]

I am taking it that the Gonzaga game is 9pm eastern time.

[smusic 00]

Nope. Central.

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

People still won't show up until 9:30 though.

[East Coast Mustang]

Barley House is going to make so much money on Feb. 13

[GoZags]

Barley House is going to make so much money on Feb. 13

I believe I will be contributing to the coffers. Would love to see our series extended ...

[LA_Mustang]

I believe I will be contributing to the coffers. Would love to see our series extended ...

It will be a fun night. I love the 9pm start. Do your fans travel well?

[okcponyfan]

The atmosphere for the Zags game should be unreal that late at night.

Hopefully all the important recruits will be in attendance as well.

[tristatecoog]

The Zags campus reminds me of Austin College but with a pro arena on site.

[MustangStealth]

That's a nice schedule.

[Hoop Fan]

Pajama party night for the Zags, ala circa 1999?