Utah basketball releases full 2011-12 schedule
by JazzyUte on Jun 17, 2011 2:06 PM MDT
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PrintThe Utes have finalized their upcoming schedule for the 2011-12 basketball season and there have been some interesting developments.
Utah and Utah State won't meet this season - though the Utes keep their series with Weber State and BYU alive.
With BYU and Utah now non-conference opponents, it's unlikely the two will schedule each other twice (home and home) in a season - something indicated on this year's schedule, as the Utes host the Cougars with a planned return trip to Provo next season (I can assume, at least).
Utah's game against Weber will be played up in Ogden, continuing the rivalry with the Wildcats.
The home schedule, at least in preseason play, isn't anything remarkable. Outside that game with BYU, the Utes host San Diego Christian College, Montana State (hey, in football too), Cal State Fullerton, Idaho State and Portland. Of course, for a team that struggled greatly last season, the lack of big-named opponents should help in at least producing some wins.
Beyond playing in Ogden, the Utes will also travel to take on Boise State, Fresno State and also play in the Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament - which consists of Florida State, UConn, Central Florida, College of Charleston, Harvard, Massachusetts and North Carolina of Asheville - a clear improvement over the remainder of the preseason schedule.
You can view the entire schedule after the jump...
011-12 Utah Men's Basketball Schedule Fri. Nov. 4 Adams State Salt Lake City (exhibition) Mon. Nov. 14 San Diego Christian College Salt Lake City Wed. Nov. 16 at Boise State Boise, Idaho Sat. Nov. 19 Montana State Salt Lake City Thurs.-Sat. Nov. 24-26 Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament Paradise Island, Bahamas Sat. Dec. 3 at Fresno State Fresno, Calif. Wed. Dec. 7 Cal State Fullerton Salt Lake City Sat. Dec. 10 BYU Salt Lake City Sat. Dec. 17 Idaho State Salt Lake City Mon. Dec. 19 Portland Salt Lake City Thurs. Dec. 22 at Weber State Ogden, Utah Sat. Dec. 31 at Colorado* Boulder, Colo. Thurs. Jan. 5 Washington State* Salt Lake City Sat. Jan. 7 Washington* Salt lake City Thurs. Jan. 12 at Stanford* Palo Alto, Calif. Sat. Jan. 14 at California* Berkeley, Calif. Thurs. Jan. 19 Arizona* Salt Lake City Sat. Jan. 21 Arizona State* Salt Lake City Thurs. Jan. 26 at UCLA* Los Angeles, Calif. Sat. Jan. 28 at USC* Los Angeles, Calif. Thurs. Feb. 2 Oregon* Salt Lake City Sat. Feb. 4 Oregon State* Salt Lake City Thurs. Feb. 9 at Arizona State* Tempe, Ariz. Sat. Feb. 11 at Arizona* Tuscon, Ariz. Sat. Feb. 18 Colorado* Salt Lake City Thurs. Feb. 23 California* Salt Lake City Sat. Feb. 25 Stanford* Salt Lake City Thurs. Mar. 1 at Oregon State* Corvallis, Ore. Sat. Mar. 3 at Oregon* Eugene, Ore. Wed.-Sat. Mar. 7-10 Pac -12 Tournament * indicates Pac-12 Conference game Dates are subject to change, times are TBA Home games in bold
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i dont quite understand the conference schedule
home and home with everyone but USC, UCLA, and the Washington Schools. Will it always be that way? I find it strange to not have home-and-home with everyone in the division…..
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by BigBenSportsGuy on Jun 17, 2011 2:28 PM MDT reply actions
There are no divisions in basketball
Instead of playing a home-and-home round robin, teams will play their traditional rival twice each season. They will also play six other teams in a home-and-home each season with one game against the other four teams. Those will rotate to guarantee an even distribution of games.
Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end.
The four single-play opponents will rotate every two years.
There is a ten-year rotation model for scheduling the four teams that we play only one game with. Below is the 10 year rotation for Utah and Colorado:
11-12 Wash, WSU, USC, UCLA
13-14 Cal, Stan, ORE, OSU
15-16 USC, UCLA, ARIZ, ASU
17-18 ORE, OSU, CAL, STAN
19-20 Ariz, ASU, Wash, WSU
Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end.
You can't play everyone in the conference twice per year
Opponents will rotate, as in football. Utah will likely play at the Washington schools next year and host USC and UCLA. The following year, they will play home-and-homes with those schools and there will be different teams they will play only once.
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So how many wins do we think we'll have
I don’t see more than 2 wins in Pac 12 play, but that pre season schedule is truly Majerus-esque. I wonder if we could get 6-8 in the preseason.
by Comrade Crimson on Jun 17, 2011 10:08 PM MDT reply actions
i'll double that to 4 or maybe even 5 wins.
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