MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia’s men’s basketball team is scheduled to appear on national television 13 times during the upcoming season, according to the 2013-14 schedule released Thursday by the school.
And thanks to the Big 12 schedulers, WVU will save a cross-country flight by playing a two-game Saturday-Monday swing through TCU and Texas Tech on Jan. 4 and Jan. 6. Mountaineers coach Bob Huggins has lobbied for such a two-for-one trip, which will take place before WVU’s spring semester begins.
The Mountaineers will play 16 regular-season games at home, including nine games against Big 12 teams in the round-robin format. The nonconference opponents include Gonzaga, Purdue and Duquesne—all three of whom defeated WVU last season.
Georgia Southern and Presbyterian also will come to the WVU Coliseum, as part of the Cancun Challenge that will be completed in Mexico.The Mountaineers are predetermined to face Old Dominion at Playa del Carmen, followed by either Wisconsin or Saint Louis.
WVU will play non-conference road games at Virginia Tech and Missouri in the Big 12/SEC Challenge.
The Mountaineers also will play two games in Charleston during December, against Marshall and William & Mary.
West Virginia’s only scheduled exhibition is against Fairmont State on Nov. 4.
2013-14 WVU MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
Nov 4 |
Fairmont State (exhibition) |
TBD |
|
Nov 8 |
Mount St. Mary’s |
TBD |
|
Nov 12 |
at Virginia Tech |
TBD |
|
Nov 17 |
Duquesne |
TBD |
|
Nov 21 |
Georgia Southern (Cancun Challenge, Morgantown) |
TBD |
|
Nov 23 |
Presbyterian (Cancun Challenge, Morgantown) |
TBD |
|
Nov 26 |
vs. Old Dominion (Cancun Challenge, Mexico) |
CBS Sports Net |
TBD |
Nov 27 |
vs. Wisconsin or Saint Louis (Cancun Challenge, Mexico) |
CBS Sports Net |
TBD |
Dec 2 |
Loyola |
TBD |
|
Dec 5 |
at Missouri |
TBD |
|
Dec 10 |
Gonzaga |
ESPNU |
TBD |
Dec 14 |
vs. Marshall (Charleston, W.Va.) |
TBD |
|
Dec 22 |
Purdue |
ESPNU |
TBD |
Dec 29 |
vs. William & Mary (Charleston, W.Va.) |
TBD |
|
Jan 4 |
at TCU* |
Big 12 Network |
4 p.m. |
Jan 6 |
at Texas Tech* |
ESPNU |
7 p.m. |
Jan 11 |
Oklahoma State* |
Big 12 Network |
4 p.m. |
Jan 13 |
Texas* |
ESPNU |
7 p.m. |
Jan 18 |
at Kansas State* |
Big 12 Network |
1:30 p.m. |
Jan 22 |
Texas Tech* |
Big 12 Network |
8 p.m. |
Jan 25 |
at Oklahoma State* |
ESPN or ESPN2 |
2 p.m. |
Jan 28 |
at Baylor* |
ESPN2 |
7 p.m. |
Feb 1 |
Kansas State* |
Big 12 Network |
1:30 p.m. |
Feb 5 |
Oklahoma* |
ESPNU |
7 p.m. |
Feb 8 |
at Kansas* |
ESPN |
4 p.m. |
Feb 10 |
Iowa State* |
ESPNU |
7 p.m. |
Feb 15 |
at Texas* |
TBD |
|
Feb 22 |
Baylor* |
Big 12 Network |
1:30 p.m. |
Feb 26 |
at Iowa State* |
Big 12 Network |
8 p.m. |
Mar 1 |
TCU* |
TBD |
|
Mar 5 |
at Oklahoma* |
ESPNU |
9 p.m. |
Mar 8 |
Kansas* |
ESPN/ ESPN2 |
Noon |
Mar 12 |
Big 12 Championship (Kansas City, Mo.) |
ESPN/ Big 12 Network |
TBD |