Friday, July 13, 2007

Providence College Basketball 2007-2008 Conference Games

Courtesy of The Big East Conference

The Big East conference released the following information today.

Here are the Friars home and away conference games for the 2007-2008 season

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PC/Big East HOME games

UCONN
Depaul
Georgetown
Louisville
Rutgers
Seton Hall
USF
Villanova
West Virginia

 

PC/Big East AWAY Games

Cincinnati
UConn
Depaul
Marquette
Notre Dame
Pittsburgh
St. John’s
Syracuse
Villanova

 

 

BIG EAST ANNOUNCES MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE MATCHUPS

 

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The BIG EAST Conference has announced the league opponents for each of its men’s basketball teams for the 2007-08 regular season.  The sites of all games also were announced.

 

In 2007-08, the BIG EAST will play an 18-game conference schedule after playing a 16-game slate for the last eight seasons.  The 18-game format will allow teams to play each opponent once and three teams twice.

 

“It’s good that each team is playing every other team,” said Commissioner Michael Tranghese.  “It makes the conference schedule more balanced and we are still able to make some very attractive and intriguing matchups a second time.”

 

The decisions regarding repeat opponents are based on natural interest, geography, rivalries and television contractual obligations. 

 

The BIG EAST has not played an 18-game conference schedule since 1998-99 when the league had 13 members.  That season, Connecticut finished in first place with a 16-2 record and went on to win the national championship.

 

Georgetown won the 2006-07 BIG EAST regular season and tournament crowns and advanced to the Final Four.  The Hoyas’ repeat opponents for ’07-08 are Louisville, St. John’s and Syracuse.

 

Some of the geographical rivalries that will be played twice include: DePaul-Notre Dame, Rutgers-Seton Hall and Pittsburgh-West Virginia.

 

Team                                   Repeat Opponents

Cincinnati -                            Connecticut, Pittsburgh, St. John’s

Connecticut -                          Cincinnati, Notre Dame, Providence

DePaul -                                Notre Dame, Providence, Villanova

Georgetown -                          Louisville, St. John’s, Syracuse

Louisville -                              Georgetown, Marquette, Rutgers

Marquette -                              Louisville, Notre Dame, Seton Hall

Notre Dame -                            Connecticut, DePaul, Marquette

Pittsburgh -                              Cincinnati, Villanova, West Virginia

Providence -                            Connecticut, DePaul, West Virginia

Rutgers -                                Louisville, Seton Hall, USF

St. John’s -                              Cincinnati, Georgetown, West Virginia

Seton Hall -                              Marquette, Rutgers, USF

USF -                                    Rutgers, Seton Hall, Syracuse

Syracuse -                              Georgetown, USF, Villanova

Villanova -                                DePaul, Pittsburgh, Syracuse

West Virginia -                            Pittsburgh, Providence, St. John’s