Game times and television appearances for the University of Louisville's 2011-12 men's basketball schedule have been set, increasing the Cardinals' national television appearances to 19.
Two appearances on ESPNU have been added since the Cards' schedule was released in late August: Nov. 28 vs. Long Beach State and Dec. 20 vs. College of Charleston. Additionally, two games have been selected up for live online telecasts by ESPN3: Nov. 19 at Butler and Dec. 7 vs. IUPUI. The Dec. 7 IUPUI game will also air live on WHAS-TV.
WHAS-TV (Channel 11), an ABC affiliate in Louisville, will televise 13 U of L games including a pair of exhibitions through local origination or the BIG EAST Network. All U of L games will be broadcast on 50,000-watt clear-channel WHAS Radio (840 AM) or WKRD (790 AM/101.7 FM) in Louisville and other affiliates throughout the region.
The Cardinals will face their first outside competition in an exhibition game against defending NAIA national champion Pikeville on Oct. 26 in the 22,000-seat KFC Yum! Center. U of L officially opens its season with a Nov. 11 matchup against Tennessee Martin in the first game of the Global Sports Invitational.
U of L will welcome back three starters and 10 lettermen from its 2010-11 squad, as well as adding a stellar recruiting class for the upcoming season. The Cardinals exceeded expectations last season by tying for third in the BIG EAST Conference, earning 20 wins for their ninth-straight season (25-10 record), reaching the title game of the BIG EAST Championship, defeating seven Top 25 teams and rising to as high as 11th in both the AP and ESPN/USA Today polls.
Date Opponent Site Time Television
October
Wed. 26 PIKEVILLE / exhibition KFC YUM! CENTER 7 p.m. WHAS
November
Thur. 3 BELLARMINE / exhibition KFC YUM! CENTER 7 p.m. WHAS
Fri. 11 TENNESSEE MARTIN KFC YUM! CENTER 7 p.m. WHAS
in GLOBAL SPORTS INVITATIONAL
Sun. 13 LAMAR KFC YUM! CENTER 4 p.m. WHAS
in GLOBAL SPORTS INVITATIONAL
Sat. 19 at Butler Indianapolis, Ind. 2 p.m. ESPN3.com
Tues. 22 ARKANSAS STATE KFC YUM! CENTER 7 p.m. WHAS
in GLOBAL SPORTS INVITATIONAL
Fri. 25 OHIO UNIVERSITY KFC YUM! CENTER 7 p.m. WHAS
in GLOBAL SPORTS INVITATIONAL
Mon. 28 LONG BEACH STATE KFC YUM! CENTER 7 p.m. ESPNU
December
Fri. 2 VANDERBILT KFC YUM! CENTER 8:30 p.m. ESPN
in BIG EAST/SEC CHALLENGE
Wed. 7 IUPUI KFC YUM! CENTER 7 p.m. WHAS
Sat. 10 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON KFC YUM! CENTER 4 p.m. WHAS
Sat. 17 MEMPHIS KFC YUM! CENTER 4 p.m. CBS
in BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME SHOOTOUT
Tues. 20 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON KFC YUM! CENTER 9 p.m. ESPNU
Fri. 23 WESTERN KENTUCKY KFC YUM! CENTER 7 p.m. ESPN2
in BILLY MINARDI CLASSIC
Wed. 28 GEORGETOWN KFC YUM! CENTER 7 p.m. ESPN2
Sat. 31 at Kentucky Lexington, Ky. Noon CBS
January
Tues. 3 at St. John's New York, N.Y. 7 p.m. ESPNU
Sat. 7 NOTRE DAME KFC YUM! CENTER 4 p.m. ESPNU
Tues. 10 at Providence Providence, R.I. 7 p.m. ESPN2
Sat. 14 DEPAUL KFC YUM! CENTER 4 p.m. BEN/WHAS
Mon. 16 at Marquette Milwaukee, Wis. 3:30 p.m. ESPN
Sat. 21 at Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pa. 9 p.m. ESPN
Wed. 25 VILLANOVA KFC YUM! CENTER 7 p.m. ESPN
Sat. 28 at Seton Hall Newark, N.J. 8 p.m. BEN/WHAS
February
Sat. 4 RUTGERS KFC YUM! CENTER 4 p.m. BEN/WHAS
Mon. 6 CONNECTICUT KFC YUM! CENTER 7 p.m. ESPN
Sat. 11 at West Virginia Morgantown, W.Va. Noon ESPN
Mon. 13 SYRACUSE KFC YUM! CENTER 7 p.m. ESPN
Sat. 18 at DePaul Chicago, Ill. Noon BEN/WHAS
Thur. 23 at Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio 9 p.m. ESPN or ESPN2
Sun. 26 PITTSBURGH KFC YUM! CENTER 2 p.m. CBS
Wed. 29 USF KFC YUM! CENTER 7 p.m. BEN/WHAS
March
Sat. 3 at Syracuse Syracuse, N.Y. 4 p.m. CBS
Tues. 6- at BIG EAST Championship New York, N.Y. TBA
Sat. 10 Madison Square Garden
