The George Mason men's basketball team will open conference
play at Towson on Saturday, December 3 as the Colonial Athletic Association
released its 2011-12 schedule on Wednesday. Although the schedule was released
by the conference, game times and dates are subject to change as a result of
television broadcast scheduling.
Mason's full schedule, including finalized dates and times
along with television broadcast information, will be released in October. Season
ticket holders should receive their renewals for the 2011-12 season in the next
two weeks.
In non-conference action, the Patriots will host at least
four opponents including Bucknell (Nov. 30), Duquesne (Dec. 21), Manhattan
(Dec. 23) and another team as part of ESPN BracketBuster weekend (Feb. 17-19).
Mason may also add another home non-conference game, either in mid-November or
December. The Patriots are part of the field in the 2011 Dick's Sporting Goods
NIT Season Tip-Off, and will face Florida International (Nov. 14) in Blacksburg
before a matchup against Virginia Tech or Monmouth the following night.
Two wins in Blacksburg guarantees the Patriots a trip to
Madison Square Garden for semifinal/final round games on November 23 and
November 25. Otherwise, Mason will have home games on November 21 and 22 to
conclude play in the NIT Season Tip-Off.
Mason will begin CAA play on the road on Dec. 3 at Towson,
and will also travel to face Old Dominion (Jan. 4), Drexel (Jan. 12), James
Madison (Jan. 14), Hofstra (Jan. 25), Delaware (Feb. 1), UNC Wilmington (Feb.
11), Northeastern (Feb. 22) and VCU (Feb. 25).
In their home conference slate, the Patriots welcome William
& Mary (Jan. 2) , Georgia State (Jan. 7), Delaware (Jan. 18), Towson (Jan.
21), UNCW (Jan. 23), JMU (Jan. 28), ODU (Feb. 4), Hofstra (Feb. 8) and VCU
(Feb. 14).
The Patriots will go for their fifth CAA title as the 2012
CAA Championship will be held March 2-5 at the Richmond Coliseum.
2011-12 George Mason Men's Basketball Schedule
ALL TIMES AND DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
| OCTOBER |
|
|
| 29 |
Sat |
LYCOMING (Exhibition) |
|
NOVEMBER
|
|
|
|
14
|
Mon
|
NIT Season Tip-Off (vs. FIU)^
|
|
15
|
Tue
|
NIT Season Tip-Off (vs. Virginia Tech/Monmouth)^
|
|
19
|
Sat
|
at Florida
Atlantic
|
|
21-22
|
Mon-Tue
|
NIT
Season Tip-Off Home Games (if Mason does not advance)
|
|
23-25
|
Wed-Fri
|
NIT
Season Tip-Off Semifinals/Finals @ (if Mason advances)
|
|
30
|
Wed
|
BUCKNELL
|
|
DECEMBER
|
|
|
|
3
|
Sat
|
at Towson*
|
|
6
|
Tue
|
at
Virginia
|
|
10
|
Sat
|
at Radford
|
|
21
|
Wed
|
DUQUESNE
|
|
23
|
Fri
|
MANHATTAN
|
|
30
|
Fri
|
at College
of Charleston
|
|
JANUARY
|
|
|
|
2
|
Mon
|
WILLIAM
& MARY*
|
|
4
|
Wed
|
at Old
Dominion*
|
|
7
|
Sat
|
GEORGIA
STATE*
|
|
12
|
Thu
|
at Drexel*
|
|
14
|
Sat
|
at James
Madison*
|
|
18
|
Wed
|
DELAWARE*
|
|
21
|
Sat
|
TOWSON*
|
|
23
|
Mon
|
UNC
WILMINGTON*
|
|
25
|
Wed
|
at
Hofstra*
|
|
28
|
Sat
|
JAMES
MADISON*
|
|
FEBRUARY
|
|
|
|
1
|
Wed
|
at
Delaware*
|
|
4
|
Sat
|
OLD
DOMINION*
|
|
8
|
Wed
|
HOFSTRA*
|
|
11
|
Sat
|
at UNC
Wilmington*
|
|
14
|
Tue
|
VCU*
|
|
17-19
|
Fri-Sun
|
ESPN
BRACKETBUSTER
|
|
22
|
Wed
|
at
Northeastern*
|
|
25
|
Sat
|
at VCU
|
|
MARCH
|
|
|
|
2-5
|
Fri-Mon
|
CAA
Championship #
|
* - Colonial
Athletic Association contest
^ - Dick's
Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off (Blacksburg, Va.)
@ - Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off (Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y.)
# - Richmond
Coliseum (Richmond, Va.)
