July 22, 2009
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COLLEGE STATION - Non-conference matchups against Washington and New Mexico, an appearance in the prestigious 76 Classic tournament and 16 home games highlight Texas A&M's 2009-10 men's basketball schedule.
The Aggies will open the regular-season at home against Angelo State (Nov. 13), followed by a road trip to face former Southwest Conference rival SMU in Dallas (Nov. 16). After playing Samford (Nov. 20) at home, the Aggies will travel to Anaheim, Calif., for the 76 Classic, which features teams from eight conferences. A&M will open the tournament against Clemson (Nov. 26) and will play either West Virginia or Long Beach State the following night. Other potential opponents are UCLA, Portland, Butler and Minnesota. The event will be played at the Anaheim Convention Center.
The Aggies play Prairie View A&M (Dec. 2), Akron (Dec. 4) and North Texas (Dec. 7) at home before facing New Mexico on Dec. 12 at the Toyota Center in Houston. This is the second straight year A&M has played at the Toyota Center. Last year, the Aggies beat LSU, 72-61.
After playing The Citadel at home (Dec. 19), A&M plays its final non-conference road game at Washington (Dec. 22) as part of the Big 12/Pac 10 Hardwood Series. Washington is the defending Pac 10 champion.
A&M closes its non-conference schedule at home against against Northwestern State (Jan. 2) and North Dakota (Jan. 5). A&M plays Texas A&M-Commerce in a home exhibition game on Nov. 5.
The Big 12 Conference schedule is highlighted by ESPN "Big Monday" matchup against Kansas on Feb. 15 at Reed Arena. Of A&M's 16 conference games, 10 will be televised nationally by ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU. Five others will be televised regionally on the Big 12 Network. Additional games could also be televised.
A&M opens Big 12 play at home on Jan. 9 against Nebraska, followed by consecutive road games at Kansas State (Jan. 12) and Texas (Jan. 16).
Other home games are Jan. 19 vs. Oklahoma, Jan. 23 vs. Colorado, Jan. 30 vs. Texas Tech, Feb. 6 vs. Baylor, Feb. 27 vs. Texas and March 3 vs. Oklahoma State.
Other road games are Jan. 27 at Oklahoma State, Feb. 3 at Missouri, Feb. 13 at Texas Tech, Feb. 20 at Iowa State, Feb. 24 at Baylor and March 6 at Oklahoma.
The Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship will be March 10-13 in Kansas City.
2009-10 Texas A&M Men's Basketball Schedule Date Day Opponent Site Time (Local) TV Nov. 5 Thu. Texas A&M-Commerce (exh.) College Station (Reed Arena) 7 p.m. TBA Nov. 13 Fri. Angelo State College Station (Reed Arena) 7 p.m. TBA Nov. 16 Mon. at SMU Dallas, Texas (Moody Coliseum) TBA TBA Nov. 20 Fri. Samford College Station (Reed Arena) 7 p.m. TBA
76 CLASSIC - Anaheim, Calif. (Convention Center) Nov. 26 Thu. vs. Clemson TBA TBA Nov. 27 Fri. vs. West Virginia/Long Beach State TBA TBA Nov. 29 Sun. vs. UCLA/Portland/Butler/Minnesota TBA TBA
Dec. 2 Wed. Prairie View A&M College Station (Reed Arena) 8 p.m. TBA Dec. 4 Fri. Akron College Station (Reed Arena) 7 p.m. TBA Dec. 7 Mon. North Texas College Station (Reed Arena) 7 p.m. TBA Dec. 12 Sat. vs. New Mexico Houston, Texas (Toyota Center) TBA TBA Dec. 19 Sat. The Citadel College Station (Reed Arena) 8 p.m. TBA Dec. 22 Tue. at Washington Seattle, Wash. (Bank of America Arena) TBA TBA Jan. 2 Sat. Northwestern State College Station (Reed Arena) TBA TBA Jan. 5 Tue. North Dakota College Station (Reed Arena) 7 p.m. TBA Jan. 9 Sat. Nebraska College Station (Reed Arena) 3 p.m. Big 12 Jan. 12 Tue. at Kansas State Manhattan, Kan. (Bramlage Coliseum) 6 p.m. ESPN2 Jan. 16 Sat. at Texas Austin, Texas (Erwin Center) 5 p.m. ESPNU Jan. 19 Tue. Oklahoma College Station (Reed Arena) 7 p.m. Big 12 Jan. 23 Sat. Colorado College Station (Reed Arena) 3 p.m. Big 12 Jan. 27 Wed. at Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla. (Gallagher-Iba Arena) 6:30 p.m. ESPN2 Jan. 30 Sat. Texas Tech College Station (Reed Arena) TBA TBA Feb. 3 Wed. at Missouri Columbia, Mo. (Mizzou Arena) 8 p.m. ESPNU Feb. 6 Sat. Baylor College Station (Reed Arena) 3 p.m. Big 12 Feb. 13 Sat. at Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas (United Spirit Arena) 4 p.m. ESPN2 Feb. 15 Mon. Kansas College Station (Reed Arena) 8 p.m. ESPN Feb. 20 Sat. at Iowa State Ames, Iowa (Hilton Coliseum) 12:30 p.m. Big 12 Feb. 24 Wed. at Baylor Waco, Texas (Farrell Center) 8 p.m. ESPNU Feb. 27 Sat. Texas College Station (Reed Arena) 1 p.m. ESPN March 3 Wed. Oklahoma State College Station (Reed Arena) 8 p.m. ESPN2 March 6 Sat. at Oklahoma Norman, Okla. (Lloyd Noble Center) 11 a.m./12 p.m. ESPN/2 March 10-13 W-Sat. Big 12 Championship Kansas City, Mo. (Sprint Center) TBA TBA
NCAA Tournament First & Second Rounds March 18-20 New Orleans (New Orleans Arena); Providence, R.I. (Dunkin Donuts Center) San Jose, Calif. (HP Pavilion); Spokane, Wash. (Veterans Memorial Arena) March 19-21 Buffalo, N.Y. (HSBC Arena); Jacksonville, Fla. (Veterans Memorial Arena) Milwaukee (Bradley Center); Oklahoma City (Ford Center) NCAA Regionals
NCAA Regionals March 25-27 East: Syracuse, N.Y. (Carrier Dome); West: Salt Lake City (Energy Solutions Arena) March 26-28 Midwest: St. Louis (Edward Jones Dome); South: Houston (Reliant Stadium)
NCAA Final Four April 3-5 Indianapolis (Lucas Oil Stadium)
*All dates and times are subject to change Last updated: 7/22/09
Colin Killian Associate Media Relations Director