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USF Men's Basketball Releases 2011 Non-Conference Schedule
Dons Host 2011 Hilltop Challenge and Compete in 2011 Great Alaska Shootout
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2011 NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE | 2011 HILLTOP CHALLENGE | 2011 GREAT ALAKSA SHOOTOUT
(San Francisco, CA) – San Francisco men's basketball announced its 2011 non-conference schedule, featuring seven home contests today. The Dons open the season by hosting the 2011 Hilltop Challenge – featuring Louisiana-Lafayette, North Dakota State and Northern Arizona – starting Friday, November 11 at War Memorial Gym.
"I am excited to get the non-conference schedule going," USF head coach Rex Walters said. "With the Hilltop Challenge, Great Alaska Shootout along with some tough home and road games, we feel we have done a good job of preparing ourselves for one of the toughest West Coast Conference races to date. Let's throw the ball up and get to work."
After competing in the three day round robin tournament, USF welcomes Bay Area rival San Jose State Wednesday, November 16. The Dons then close out November in the Pacific Northwest with a single game at Seattle U. Saturday, November 19 in a 3:00 PM tip-off from Key Arena.
San Francisco then heads to the frozen tundra to make its first appearance in the Great Alaska Shootout, running from November 23-26 in Anchorage. The Green and Gold opens the eight-team tournament Wednesday, November 23 against Dartmouth at 7:30 PM (PT).
USF completes its five-game road trip Thursday, December 1 in Missoula, MT against Montana before returning home for a three-game homestand, starting Sunday, December 4 against Pacific Union. The Dons renew the series against Pacific Saturday, December 10 and host Menlo in their final non-conference home contest Saturday, December 17.
San Francisco plays its final non-conference game when it travels to the east coast to take on Holy Cross Thursday, December 22 in a Jesuit Spotlight contest.
2011-12 DONS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE RELEASE TIME TABLE: USF Basketball, in conjunction with the West Coast Conference, will release the complete 2011-12 West Coast Conference schedule Thursday, August 18. Check with USFDons.com for all the latest information.
ABOUT THE HILLTOP CHALLENGE: The Hilltop Challenge enters its second year in 2011 after a successful debut in 2010. Last season San Francisco welcomed Colorado State, Dominican and Hampton to the Hilltop in the program's first on-campus tournament since 1999-00. The Dons dropped a 69-61 decision to the Rams in the opener, but rebounded for satisfying wins against the Pirates (69-57) and Penguins (68-47).
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