Complete Villanova 2008-09 Schedule Released
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| Date | Opponent | Venue | Time | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, November 06 | Northwood (Exhibition) | Wachovia Spectrum | ||
| Friday, November 14 | Albany | Pavilion | ||
| Monday, November 17 | Fordham | Pavilion | ||
| Wednesday, November 19 | Niagara (Philly Classic) | Pavilion | ||
| Tuesday, November 25 | Monmouth (Philly Classic) | Pavilion | ||
| Friday, November 28 | Towson (Philly Classic) | Palestra | ||
| Saturday, November 29 | Penn State or Rhode Island (Philly Classic) | Palestra | ||
| Tuesday, December 02 | @ Penn | Palestra | ||
| Thursday, December 04 | Houston Baptist | Pavilion | ||
| Tuesday, December 09 | Texas | Madison Square Garden | 9p | ESPN |
| Thursday, December 11 | St. Joseph's (PA) | Pavilion | 7p | ESPN2 |
| Sunday, December 14 | @ LaSalle | Tom Gola Center | ||
| Monday, December 22 | Navy | Pavilion | ||
| Monday, December 29 | Temple | Pavilion | ||
| Thursday, January 01 | @ Marquette | 230p | ESPN | |
| Tuesday, January 06 | @ Seton Hall | |||
| Saturday, January 10 | Louisville | Wachovia Center | ESPN | |
| Sunday, January 18 | St. Johns | Pavilion | ||
| Wednesday, January 21 | @ Connecticut | 7p | ESPN | |
| Saturday, January 24 | @ USF | |||
| Wednesday, January 28 | Pittsburgh | Wachovia Spectrum | ||
| Sunday, February 01 | Cincinnati | Pavilion | ||
| Wednesday, February 04 | @ Providence | |||
| Saturday, February 07 | Syracuse | Wachovia Center | 12p | ESPN |
| Tuesday, February 10 | Marquette | Pavilion | 730p | ESPN2 |
| Friday, February 13 | @ West Virginia | 9p | ESPN | |
| Thursday, February 19 | Rutgers | Pavilion | 9p | ESPN/2 |
| Sunday, February 2 | @ Syracuse | 1p | CBS | |
| Wednesday, February 25 | @ DePaul | |||
| Saturday, February 28 | Georgetown | Wachovia Center | 12p | ESPN |
| Monday, March 02 | @ Notre Dame | 7p | ESPN | |
| Thursday, March 05 | Providence | Pavilion | 7p | ESPN/2 |
| March 10-14 | Big East Tournament | Madison Square Garden | ESPN/2 |
Men’s Big East Schedule Announced
The Men’s Big East Schedule has been released by the conference. 11 of the 18 BIG EAST games will be on ESPN, ESPN2 or CBS.
- Jan 1- @ Marquette, 2:30 p.m., ESPN
- Jan 6- @ at Seton Hall
- Jan 10- Louisville, ESPN
- Jan 18- St. John’s
- Jan 21- at Connecticut, 7 p.m., ESPN
- Jan 24- at USF
- Jan 28- Pittsburgh
- Feb 1- Cincinnati
- Feb 4- at Providence
- Feb 7- Syracuse, Noon, ESPN
- Feb 10- Marquette, 7:30 p.m., ESPN2
- Feb 13- at West Virginia, 9 p.m., ESPN
- Feb 19- Rutgers, 9 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2
- Feb 22- at Syracuse, 1 p.m., CBS Sports
- Feb 25- at DePaul
- Feb 28- Georgetown, Noon, ESPN
- Mar 2- at Notre Dame, 7 p.m., ESPN
- Mar 5- Providence, 7 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2
The Press Release also notes that game with St. Joe’s (PA) will be on ESPN2.
UNC Charlotte Game in the Works
The Big East is notorious for being the last conference to release their schedules. Even though Villanova’s complete schedule won’t be released for another week or two, we’ve been able to piece together the schedule. It looks like the final piece of the puzzle may be a game against the University of North Carolina- Charlotte. The Charlotte Observer is noting that the 49ers could be heading to the Pavilion on December 19th.
Check out the “pieced together” 2008-09 Schedule.
ALSO, we are in the final week (or so) in the 1st VUhoops.com Contest. Head to this post and enter your Guess for the Date of the Georgetown game.
Hat tip to vusports.com
Niagara, Fordham and St. Joe’s (PA) Dates Confirmed
Yesterday Fordham and St. Joseph’s (PA) released their 2008-09 schedules.
The Rams will travel to the Pavillion for a game against Villanova on November 17th (this game was speculated on August 8th).
The Hawks will make the long drvie from City Line to the Main Line on December 11th.
Click here to view the known Villanova’s 2008-09 Schedule details.
Niagara, also released their schedule. They will visit the Pavilion on November 19th as part of the Philly Hoop Group Classic.
NOTE: ‘Nova is on Temple’s schedule but no date is noted.
The Philly Classic May Be Set
Villanova by the Numbers has continued his investigative work and has nearly confirmed that ‘Nova will host Niagara and Monmouth in the preliminary rounds of the Philly Classic in November.
Other VUhoops.com articles on the Philly Classic
2008-09 Big East Basketball Preview Media Guide
The Men’s Basketball Media Day is still more than two months away (on October 22nd), but the Big East has released its Men’s Basketball Preview Media Guide. Although it is more of a “2007-08 Recap” it should give basketball fans something to chew on in the middle of summer.
One interesting ‘Nova note, as we keep trying to figure out the Out of Conference Scheduling for the upcoming season, the Media Guide notes are participation in the Philly Classic on only November 19 & 25th.
2008-09 Roster Updated
The official Villanova.com site has updated the roster for this upcoming season.
In new news… it notes that Taylor King will wear #31 (he wore #20 at Duke, but Shane Clark sports that number for the Wildcats). This is also the first opportunity Villanova fans can see King and freshman Maurice Sutton in a ‘Nova uniform.
Texas Game in Jimmy V Classic will be @ 9p
Villanova will play Texas in the 9p game of the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday December 9th.
West Virginia will take on Davidson in the 7p game.
Villanova.com is reporting the tickets for the Jimmy V Men’s Basketball Classic will be available for purchase later this month.
‘Nova to Play at Marquette on 01/01?
From the Rumor Mill… The Milwaukee Sports Blog, Quevedo at the Buffet, is reporting that Buzz Williams told a bunch of Marquette supporters that the Golden Eagles will open their Big East schedule against the Wildcats on New Year’s Day in Milwaukee.
We’ll just have to wait a few weeks to see how this plays out.
Until the Villanova schedule is announced, you can enter our first contest for a chance to win a free t-shirt.
‘Nova to Play Fordham?
Filed under Rumor…
A Fordham Message Board is noting that the Rams will be hosting Villanova this season in New York City.
With what we know about the 2008-09 Villanova Schedule, there are probably 2 or 3 more Out of Conference games to be announced.
