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UD has signed contracts to play in an exempt event that will include a game with the University of Cincinnati at U.S. Bank Arena, and to begin a home-and-home series with Seton Hall University. |
The University of Dayton men’s basketball team will play against two Big East teams in the 2010-11 season, it announced today. UD has signed contracts to play in an exempt event that will include a game with the University of Cincinnati at U.S. Bank Arena, and to begin a home-and-home series with Seton Hall University.
“These games fit perfectly with our scheduling model,” Flyer Vice-President and Director of Athletics Tim Wabler said. “They are against teams from BCS conferences that give us the opportunity to appear on regional and national television.”
The game with UC will be part of an as-yet-unnamed exempt tournament. Much like the Chicago Invitational Challenge that Dayton won in 2008, it will feature home games for UD followed by an additional game at a neutral site. All matchups in the event will be pre-determined. Other participating schools and playing dates will be announced at a later date.
The Seton Hall series will begin at Seton Hall, with the Pirates visiting UD Arena during the 2011-12 season.
Three teams will return series games to the Arena during the 2010-11 non-conference schedule. George Mason, who is currently 10-1 in the Colonial Athletic Conference, traditional rival Miami and New Mexico, who is currently 20-3, will play on Tom Blackburn Court next year. The Flyers will also return a game to Old Dominion, who is currently one game behind George Mason in the CAA.
Dates and times for the entire 2010-11 schedule will be announced at a later date.
