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[Chuck Norris]

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.



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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.

* Conference USA opponent

All home games played on campus at Moody Coliseum

[PonySnob]

No game in Dallas against Memphis this year?

[Pony ^]

no @ucf either. looking forward to tcu game.

[ponyboy]

I predict a riot at the TCU game. Time to call in that yellow coat nazi from our football games.

[whitwiki]

The double header on Dec 28 should be fun.

[CalallenStang]

No game in Dallas against Memphis this year?

That is correct. This is due to the fact that we only play Memphis once a year since CUSA went to the home-and-home in division format as opposed to a home-and-home amongst randomly matched opponents format.

[lwjr]

Pretty good non conference schedule