ACC men's basketball schedule announced

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From SMUMustangs.com:

ACC men's basketball schedule announced
League schedule opens Jan. 3 at Moody Coliseum against North Carolina

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (SMU) – The ACC announced SMU's conference slate on Tuesday. The Mustangs open league play by hosting North Carolina at Moody Coliseum on Jan. 3.

SMU's ACC home slate includes UNC (Jan. 3), Virginia Tech (Jan. 13/14), Virginia (Jan. 17), Florida State (Jan. 24), NC State (Feb. 3/4), Notre Dame (Feb. 10/11), Louisville (Feb. 17/18), Boston College (Feb. 21) and Miami (Mar. 3/4).

The Mustangs' road ACC contests are at Clemson (Jan. 6/7), at Duke (Jan. 10), at Wake Forest (Jan. 20/21), at Louisville (Jan. 31), at Pitt (Feb. 7), at Syracuse (Feb. 14), at Cal (Feb. 24/25), at Stanford (Feb. 28) and at Florida State (Mar. 7).

The ACC Men's Basketball Tournament is March 10-14 at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.

In non-conference play, SMU faces four SEC teams beginning with a visit to Mississippi State Nov. 28 and then Vanderbilt in the ACC/SEC Challenge on Dec. 3. Texas A&M is next in the Hoop Hype XL matchup at the College Park Center in Arlington, Texas on Dec. 7 followed by the Compete 4 Cause Classic versus LSU in New Orleans on Dec. 13.

The Mustangs have nine home games before ACC play, including a return game with Butler on Nov. 15. The season opens at Moody Coliseum against Tarleton State on Nov. 3. SMU will host Oklahoma State in an exhibition on Oct. 25.

Head Coach Andy Enfield is entering his second season on the Hilltop with three returning starters and the nation's fourth-ranked high school recruiting class, which is the best in program history. Last season, the Mustangs went 24-11 overall and earned a No. 1 seed in the NIT. SMU finished 13-7 in the program's inaugural season in the ACC to tie for fourth, recording a 7-3 road record in league play. The Mustangs also won the Acrisure Holiday Invitational.

For season-ticket information, click HERE, contact 214-SMU-GAME or email [email protected]. Tickets for the game versus Texas A&M on Dec. 7 are available HERE. Tickets for the LSU game on Dec. 13 are available HERE.

Day — Date — Opponent — Location
Sat. Oct. 25 — Oklahoma State (exh.) — Moody Coliseum
Mon. Nov. 3 — Tarleton State — Moody Coliseum
Thu. Nov. 6 — Texas A&M Corpus Christi — Moody Coliseum
Tue. Nov. 11 — Murray State — Moody Coliseum
Sat. Nov. 15 — Butler — Moody Coliseum
Tue. Nov. 18 — UAPB — Moody Coliseum
Fri. Nov. 21 — Arkansas State — Moody Coliseum
Mon. Nov. 24 — Radford — Moody Coliseum
Fri. Nov. 28 — at Mississippi State — Starkville, Miss.
ACC/SEC Challenge
Wed. Dec. 3 — at Vanderbilt — Nashville, Tenn. / Hoop Hype XL (College Park Center)
Sun. Dec. 7 — vs Texas A&M / Arlington, Texas
Compete 4 Cause Classic (Smoothie King Center)
Sat. Dec. 13 — vs. LSU — New Orleans, La.
Sun. Dec. 21 — Central Arkansas — Moody Coliseum
Sun. Dec. 28 — Cal State Fullerton — Moody Coliseum
Sat. Jan. 3 — North Carolina * — Moody Coliseum
Tue./Wed. Jan. 6/7 — at Clemson * — Clemson, S.C.
Sat. Jan. 10 — at Duke * — Durham, N.C.
Tue./Wed. Jan. 13/14 — Virginia Tech * — Moody Coliseum
Sat. Jan. 17 — Virginia * — Moody Coliseum
Tue./Wed. Jan. 20/21 — at Wake Forest * — Winston-Salem, N.C.
Sat. Jan. 24 — Florida State * — Moody Coliseum
Sat. Jan. 31 — at Louisville * — Louisville, Ky.
Tue./Wed. Feb. 3/4 NC State * — Moody Coliseum
Sat. Feb. 7 — at Pitt * — Pittsburgh, Pa.
Tue./Wed. Feb. 10/11 — Notre Dame * — Moody Coliseum
Sat. Feb. 14 — at Syracuse * — Syracuse, N.Y.
Tue./Wed. Feb. 17/18 — Louisville * — Moody Coliseum
Sat. Feb. 21 — Boston College * — Moody Coliseum
Tue./Wed. Feb. 24/25 — at Cal * — Berkeley, Calif.
Sat. Feb. 28 — at Stanford * — Stanford, Calif.
Tue./Wed. Mar. 3/4 — Miami * — Moody Coliseum
Sat. Mar. 7 — at Florida State * — Tallahassee, Fla.
March 10-14 ACC Tournament (Charlotte, North Carolina – Spectrum Center)
* Atlantic Coast Conference game