Not the biggest news around and basketball season is still months from starting, but it's still fun going over schedules and at least getting an idea of what to expect.
Today the Utes finalized their schedule for the season and I think it provides some nice balance, especially since the Utes finally end the season against BYU at home, as opposed to on the road, as was the case last season.
Beyond that, though, Utah opens the season against Idaho and play nine of their first thirteen games in Salt Lake City. A tenth is against Weber State up in Ogden. Smooshed between those contests is the Las Vegas Invitational, where they'll open against Illinois and either play Bradley or Oklahoma State in the second game.
Utah opens 2010 with a game against LSU and then jumps into conference play a few days later against TCU.
The Utes also host Oklahoma and Michigan, two teams that made the tournament last year. Both games could really establish something for the Utes this season if they were to win.
The full schedule is after the jump...
Utah's 2009-10 Schedule Date Opponent Location Time TV NOVEMBER 7 (SAT) FINDLAY (exhibtion) SALT LAKE CITY 13 (FRI) IDAHO SALT LAKE CITY 18 (WED) UTAH STATE SALT LAKE CITY 6 pm MT The Mtn. 21 (SAT) SOUTHERN (LVI Opening Rounds) SALT LAKE CITY 24 (TUES) SEATTLE (LVI Opening Rounds) SALT LAKE CITY 27 (Fri) Illinois^ Las Vegas, Nev. 28 (Sat) Bradley/Oklahoma State^ Las Vegas, Nev.DECEMBER 2 (Wed) at Weber State Ogden, Utah 5 (SAT) IDAHO STATE SALT LAKE CITY 9 (WED) MICHIGAN SALT LAKE CITY TBD CBS C 12 (SAT) OKLAHOMA SALT LAKE CITY 2 pm MT VERSUS 19 (SAT) ILLINOIS STATE SALT LAKE CITY 4 pm MT The Mtn. 23 (Wed) at Pepperdine Malibu, Calif. 29 (TUES) TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO SALT LAKE CITY
JANUARY 2 (Sat) at LSU Baton Rouge, La. 9 (SAT) TCU SALT LAKE CITY 1:30 pm MT The Mtn. 13 (Wed) at New Mexico Albuquerque, N.M. 8 pm MT The Mtn. 16 (Sat) at UNLV Las Vegas, Nev. TBD CBS C 19 (TUES) SAN DIEGO STATE SALT LAKE CITY 8 pm MT The Mtn. 23 (SAT) AIR FORCE SALT LAKE CITY 4 pm MT The Mtn. 27 (Wed) at Wyoming Laramie, Wyo. TBD 30 (Sat) at BYU Provo, Utah 7 pm MT The Mtn.
FEBRUARY 3 (WED) COLORADO STATE SALT LAKE CITY 6 pm MT The Mtn. 10 (Wed) at TCU Fort Worth, Texas 7 pm CT The Mtn. 13 (Sat) NEW MEXICO SALT LAKE CITY 7 pm MT The Mtn. 17 (WED) UNLV SALT LAKE CITY 8 pm MT The Mtn. 20 (Sat) at San Diego State San Diego, Calif. 6 pm PT The Mtn. 24 (Wed) at Air Force U.S.A.F.A. 6:30 pm MT The Mtn. 27 (SAT) WYOMING SALT LAKE CITY 4 pm MT The Mtn.
MARCH 3 (WED) BYU SALT LAKE CITY 7 pm MT CBS C 6 (Sat) at Colorado State Fort Collins, Colo. 1:30 pm MT The Mtn.
Mountain West Conference Tournament 11 (Wed) First Round Game Las Vegas, Nev. The MTN 12 (Thurs) Quarterfinals Las Vegas, Nev. The MTN 13 (Fri) Semifinals Las Vegas, Nev. CBS C 14 (Sat) Championship Game Las Vegas, Nev. VERSUS
* = Mountain West Conference Game ^= Las Vegas Invitational at Orleans Arena