UAlbany Announces Men's Basketball Non-Conference Schedule for 2010-11 Season

Albany, N.Y. - University at Albany Vice President and Director of Athletics Lee McElroy announced on Tuesday, Aug. 10 the school's men's basketball non-conference schedule for the 2010-11 season. The list of opponents include Atlantic Coast Conference member Georgia Tech and Xavier, a program that has reached at least the NCAA Sweet 16 in three consecutive years. UAlbany will play in the Legends Classic's Detroit Subregional on November 26-28.

The Great Danes open their schedule at home for the first time since 2006-07 and the third time in the program's Division I history. UAlbany takes on defending Ivy League champion Cornell at SEFCU Arena on Friday, Nov. 12. The Big Red finished 29-5 and advanced to the NCAA East Regional semifinals last year.

UAlbany tangles with Georgia Tech at Alexander Memorial Coliseum, a 9,191-seat facility, on Wednesday, Nov. 17 as part of the fourth annual Legends Classic. The Yellow Jackets reached the ACC Tournament championship final and the NCAA Midwest Regional's second round last season. Head coach Paul Hewitt led his team to a 23-13 record and the program's 16th NCAA appearance. UAlbany has previously played ACC members Duke, North Carolina and Virginia.

In the Legends Classic's Detroit Subregional, UAlbany meets Detroit, a 20-game winner in the Horizon League last season, in the second half of a doubleheader on Friday, Nov. 26 at the school's 8,295-seat Calihan Hall. The Great Danes also battle Niagara on Nov. 27 and Bowling Green on Nov. 28. UAlbany met Detroit in last year's 2K Sports Classic Subregional and is facing Bowling Green, a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC), for the first time. The Great Danes and Niagara last competed in the fall of 2000.

In the first-ever meeting between the programs, UAlbany heads to Xavier and Cintas Center in Cincinnati, Ohio on Dec. 28. The Musketeers, who earned a share of their fourth consecutive Atlantic 10 Conference regular-season title last year, won all 15 home games and averaged 10,123 fans in 2009-10. Xavier went 26-9 overall and played a memorable double-overtime game against Kansas State in the NCAA West Regional semifinal.

Besides the season opener with Cornell, the Great Danes host American (Nov. 15) and Iona (Nov. 23) at SEFCU Arena. UAlbany has two home dates with Northeast Conference opponents Central Connecticut State and Mount St. Mary's in December.
The Great Danes will match-up with Siena in the crosstown-rivalry's 50th meeting on Saturday, Dec. 4 at Times Union Center. In addition, UAlbany travels to Yale (Dec. 6), Colgate (Dec. 22) and Wagner (Dec. 30).

UAlbany coach Will Brown returns eight lettermen and three starters from last year's squad. Tim Ambrose, a 6-foot senior who has tallied 1,000 career points, is top the returning scorer at 12.4 points per game. Sophomore guard Mike Black averaged 7.2 points and 2.4 assists as a member of the America East Conference all-rookie team.

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2010-11 University at Albany Men's Basketball Non-Conference Schedule
Nov. 12 (Fri.), Cornell, SEFCU Arena
Nov. 15 (Mon.), American, SEFCU Arena
Nov. 17 (Wed.), at Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Ga.
Nov. 20 (Sat.), at Fairleigh Dickinson, Teaneck, N.J.
Nov. 23 (Tue.), Iona, SEFCU Arena
Nov. 26 (Fri.), at Detroit+, Detroit, Mich.
Nov. 27 (Sat.), Niagara+, Detroit, Mich.
Nov. 28 (Sun.), Bowling Green+, Detroit, Mich.
Dec. 4 (Sat.), at Siena, Albany, N.Y.
Dec. 6 (Mon.), at Yale, New Haven, Conn.
Dec. 11 (Sat.), Central Connecticut State, SEFCU Arena
Dec. 18 (Sat.), Mount St. Mary's, SEFCU Arena
Dec. 22 (Wed.), at Colgate, Hamilton, N.Y.
Dec. 28 (Tue.), at Xavier, Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec. 30 (Thu.), at Wagner, Staten Island, N.Y.
+Legends Classic's Detroit Subregional

Courtesy: UAlbany Sports Information