On July 14, UConn released the opponents and dates for the men's basketball team's non-conference schedule. On Thursday, they released the conference schedule and breakdown of which home games will be in Gampel or the Huskies' home away from home in Hartford.
In the conference schedule, UConn will have a home-and-home series with Cincinnati, East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, South Florida, Temple and UCF. The Huskies will play Tulane at home and Tulsa on the road.
UConn will play Wagner (November 11), Northeastern (November 14) and North Florida (December 18) out of conference at Gampel Pavilion.
The Huskies will be hosting Boston University (November 30) and Auburn (December 23) at the XL Center. Their three true road games on the non-conference slate come against Loyola Marymount (November 17), Ohio State (December 10) and Georgetown (January 14).
They will also play Syracuse at Madison Square Garden on December 5 and will play in the Maui Invitational, opening against Oklahoma State. They will play whoever matches their result between North Carolina and Chaminade on Day 2.
UConn will open conference play against Houston on December 28 in Hartford then head to Tulsa on December 31 and Memphis on January 5 as part of a two-game road trip. The Huskies then have a two-game home stand, starting with UCF in Hartford on January 8 and Temple at Gampel on January 11.
Over the next nine games, they alternate between road and home, starting with a road date against SMU on January 19. In February, UConn heads to Cincinnati on the 4th for another big conference road game.
The Huskies will play Temple on February 19 in Philadelphia and head to Texas to play Houston on February 22. Two of their last three games are at home, starting with the re-match with SMU on February 25 and ending with a big matchup against Cincinnati at Gampel to close out the season. The 2017 AAC Men's Basketball Tournament will be in Hartford as well.
Team | Location | Date | Time | TV |
Wagner | Gampel Pavilion | 11/11 | 7:00 | SNY |
Northeastern | Gampel Pavilion | 11/14 | 7:00 | SNY |
Loyola Marymount | Los Angeles, CA | 11/17 | 10:00 | SNY |
Oklahoma St. | Maui, HI | 11/21 | 9:00 | ESPN U |
North Carolina/Chaminade | Maui, HI | 11/22 | TBA | TBA |
Maui Invitational Day Three | Maui, HI | 11/23 | TBA | TBA |
Boston University | XL Center | 11/30 | 7:00 | SNY |
Syracuse | Madison Square Garden | 12/5 | 7:00 | ESPN 2 |
Ohio State | Columbus, OH | 12/10 | 6:00 | BTN |
North Florida | Gampel Pavilion | 12/18 | TBA | SNY |
Auburn | XL Center | 12/23 | 2:30 | ESPN |
Houston | XL Center | 12/28 | TBA | ESPN 2 |
Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | 12/31 | 2:00 | CBS Sports |
Memphis | Memphis, TN | 1/5 | 7:00 | ESPN/ESPN 2 |
UCF | XL Center | 1/8 | 5:00 | CBS Sports |
Temple | Gampel Pavilion | 1/11 | 9:00 | CBS Sports |
Georgetown | Washington, DC | 1/14 | TBA | TBA |
SMU | Dallas, TX | 1/19 | 7:00 | ESPN/ESPN 2 |
East Carolina | XL Center | 1/22 | 6:00 | CBS Sports |
USF | Tampa, FL | 1/25 | 7:00 | ESPN U |
Tulane | Gampel Pavilion | 1/28 | 8:00 | ESPN U |
Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | 2/4 | TBA | ESPN/ESPN 2 |
USF | Gampel Pavilion | 2/8 | 7:00 | CBS Sports |
UCF | Orlando, FL | 2/11 | TBA | CBS Sports |
Memphis | XL Center | 2/16 | 9:00 | ESPN/ESPN 2 |
Temple | Philadelphia, PA | 2/19 | 4:00 | ESPN |
Houston | Houston, TX | 2/22 | 9:00 | CBS Sports |
SMU | XL Center | 2/25 | 12:00 | CBS |
East Carolina | Greenville, NC | 3/1 | 7:00 | ESPN U |
Cincinnati | Gampel Pavilion | 3/5 | 12:00 | CBS |