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Men's Basketball Announces 2011-12 Schedule
Mustangs Play 16 Games In Dallas; 14 At Moody Coliseum, The Showcase At The AAC And The Dallas Classic At Ellis Davis Fieldhouse

Oct. 4, 2011

DALLAS (SMU) --- The SMU men's basketball team announced its 2011-12 schedule on Tuesday. The Mustangs play 16 games in Dallas, including 14 dates at Moody Coliseum, The Showcase vs. Oklahoma State at the American Airlines Center on Dec. 28, and the Dallas Classic at Ellis Davis Fieldhouse on Dec. 15. The Ponies open the season at home Nov. 11 and have a non-conference schedule that includes the [deleted]'s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off, a road contest at Mississippi on Jan. 3, and a home game against TCU on Feb. 8. In Conference USA, SMU hosts defending champion UAB in addition to regional rivals UTEP, Rice, Houston and Tulsa.

The SMU men's basketball team enters 2011-12 following its most successful season in more than a decade. The Mustangs recorded their first 20-win season and first postseason bid since 1999-2000; finishing 20-15 and advancing to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT) semifinal. SMU had its most wins in Conference USA (8) while leading the league in field goal percentage (48.2, 7th NCAA), 3-point percentage (39.4, 13th NCAA) and free throw percentage (74.2, 38th NCAA). The Mustangs also tied the SMU record with 15 home wins at Moody Coliseum.

The Conference USA schedule includes two matchups against UTEP (NIT), Houston, Tulsa, Tulane and Rice. The one-game matchups include home games against UAB (NCAA), Marshall (CIT) and UCF (CBI) as well as road contests against Memphis (NCAA), East Carolina (CIT) and Southern Miss. The Conference USA Championship is in Memphis from March 7-10.

The SMU men's basketball team will host its sixth-annual Tip-Off Dinner at the Park Cities Hilton Ballroom on Thursday, Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. TNT analyst and two-time NBA champion Kenny Smith will serve as the keynote speaker. Coach Doherty will also preview the 2011-12 season on the Hilltop. Mustang fans can buy individual tickets for $100 or sponsor a table for $750, which has nine seats including a coach or student-athlete. For sponsorship opportunities or to purchase tickets, contact Jeff Lockhart at 214-768-4314, [email protected]. To purchase tickets online, click here.

All SMU basketball games are broadcast on the Mustangs Radio Network; which includes the flagship KAAM 770 AM in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and SMUMustangs.com. For ticket information call 214-SMU-GAME (214-768-4263), visit SMUMustangs.com, call the Ticketmaster Charge-By-Phone line at 214-373-8000, or go to ticketmaster.com.


2011-12 SMU Men's Basketball Schedule
Day Date Opponent
Fri. Nov. 11 McMurry Moody Coliseum 7 p.m.
[deleted]'s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off
Mon. Nov. 14 vs. Colorado State Stanford, Calif. 7 p.m. CT/5 p.m. PT
Tue. Nov. 15 at Stanford/vs. Fresno State (ESPNU) Stanford, Calif. 7pm CT/5pm PT or 10pm CT/8pm PT
Sat. Nov. 19 Florida Gulf Coast Moody Coliseum 1 p.m.
[deleted]'s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off
Mon. Nov. 21 Consolation Round TBD TBD
Tue. Nov. 22 Consolation Round TBD TBD
Wed. Nov. 23 Semifinal (ESPN2/ESPNU) New York, N.Y. 7pm ET/6pm CT or 9:30pm ET/8:30pm CT
Fri. Nov. 25 Final/Consolation (ESPN/ESPN2) New York, N.Y. 7pm ET/6pm CT or 9:30pm ET/8:30pm CT
Sun. Nov. 27 Georgia Southern Moody Coliseum 2 p.m.
Sun. Dec. 4 at Arkansas - Little Rock Little Rock, Ark. 2 p.m.
Dallas Classic
Thu. Dec. 15 Jackson State Ellis Davis Fieldhouse 7:30 p.m.
Mon. Dec. 19 at Southeast Missouri State Cape Girardeau, Mo. 7 p.m.
Thu. Dec. 22 Dallas Christian Moody Coliseum 7 p.m.
Wed. Dec. 28 vs. Oklahoma State (ESPNU) American Airlines Center 5:30 p.m.
Sat. Dec. 31 Louisiana Tech Moody Coliseum 1 p.m.
Tue. Jan. 3 at Mississippi (FSN) Oxford, Miss. 8 p.m.
Sat. Jan. 7 at Tulsa * Tulsa, Okla. 7 p.m.
Wed. Jan. 11 Rice * Moody Coliseum 7 p.m.
Sat. Jan. 14 at UTEP * El Paso, Texas 8 p.m. CT/7 p.m. MT
Wed. Jan. 18 Houston * Moody Coliseum 7 p.m.
Sat. Jan. 21 at Memphis * Memphis, Tenn.
Wed. Jan. 25 at Tulane * New Orleans, La. 7 p.m.
Sat. Jan. 28 Tulsa * (FSN) Moody Coliseum 2 p.m.
Wed. Feb. 1 at East Carolina * Greenville, N.C. 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT
Sat. Feb. 4 UCF * Moody Coliseum 2 p.m.
Wed. Feb. 8 TCU Moody Coliseum 7 p.m.
Sat. Feb. 11 at Rice * Houston, Texas 7 p.m.
Wed. Feb. 15 UAB * Moody Coliseum 7 p.m.
Sat. Feb. 18 Marshall * Moody Coliseum 2 p.m.
Wed. Feb. 22 Tulane * Moody Coliseum 7 p.m.
Sat. Feb. 25 at Houston * Houston, Texas 7 p.m.
Wed. Feb. 29 at Southern Miss * Hattiesburg, Miss. 7 p.m.
Sat. Mar. 3 UTEP * Moody Coliseum 2 p.m.
Mar. 7-10 Conference USA Championship Memphis, Tenn.

Finally!

hoopmanx just pooped his pants

So, we no longer need the secret basketball schedule? Bummer!

Harry0569 wrote:hoopmanx just pooped his pants

Ha, I was actually expecting another high mid on there somewhere. Reputable schedule to be sure, but was expecting a little more. Either way, early part is tough sledding minus Leslee & Shawne

I'm thinking an 18-10 regular season record would be reasonable.

Gosh I hope we land in the BE. That is the most putrid home schedule for a Div. 1A team, I have ever seen. Except for TCU our best games are conference games which given that we are in CUSA is not a huge selling point.

CoxMustangFan wrote:

EastStang wrote:Gosh I hope we land in the BE. That is the most putrid home schedule for a Div. 1A team, I have ever seen. Except for TCU our best games are conference games which given that we are in CUSA is not a huge selling point.

I hear you. I'm not sure how many folks are too excited, but maybe some are?!??

That's a completely legit schedule for a change, screw home games. How many of you actually thought we'd just get Big East/ACC/Big 12 teams to do home & homes? They want 2 for 1, so they can stick it where the sun don't shine.

better than over the last few years. I at least heard of most of these teams.
I would loved SMU in the BE, Madison Square Garden games would be wonderful.

EastStang wrote:Gosh I hope we land in the BE. That is the most putrid home schedule for a Div. 1A team, I have ever seen. Except for TCU our best games are conference games which given that we are in CUSA is not a huge selling point.

Wow, no idea what you were expecting? Did you expect Kansas to take our standard 25k for home games and roll on into Moody? We're in a national preseason tourney, play OOC vs the MWC, Big East(TCU), Big 12 and SEC. Will get a game vs either the WAC or PAC 12 too. No idea why you'd complain, other than those games not being at home. IF you're complaining about that, you have no idea how scheduling works.

CoxMustangFan wrote:In case anyone just wants the season ticket games:

2011-12 SMU Men's Basketball Home Schedule

Fri. Nov. 11 McMurry Moody Coliseum 7 p.m.
Sat. Nov. 19 Florida Gulf Coast Moody Coliseum 1 p.m.
Sun. Nov. 27 Georgia Southern Moody Coliseum 2 p.m.
Thu. Dec. 15 Jackson State Ellis Davis Fieldhouse 7:30 p.m.
Thu. Dec. 22 Dallas Christian Moody Coliseum 7 p.m.
Sat. Dec. 31 Louisiana Tech Moody Coliseum 1 p.m.
Wed. Jan. 11 Rice * Moody Coliseum 7 p.m.
Wed. Jan. 18 Houston * Moody Coliseum 7 p.m.
Sat. Jan. 28 Tulsa * (FSN) Moody Coliseum 2 p.m.
Sat. Feb. 4 UCF * Moody Coliseum 2 p.m.
Wed. Feb. 8 TCU Moody Coliseum 7 p.m.
Wed. Feb. 15 UAB * Moody Coliseum 7 p.m.
Sat. Feb. 18 Marshall * Moody Coliseum 2 p.m.
Wed. Feb. 22 Tulane * Moody Coliseum 7 p.m.
Sat. Mar. 3 UTEP * Moody Coliseum 2 p.m.

Is the AAC game not in the season ticket package?

glad this was finally announced. thanks for posting

FWIW, only one or two teams in CUSA have better schedules. Sorta depends on what we do in the preseason NIT.

Would rather pay to watch someone better than McMurray & Dallas Christian, but I understand how it works. Bottom line, win the games on your schedule. When its all said & done, we remember the W-L record, not all the teams we played. Hell, I can't remember all the teams we played last season & I'm a die hard.

Cmon Big East...ND, Marquette...georgetown...

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