URI basketball 2009-10 league opponents

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I.—The Atlantic 10 has announced Rhode Island’s league opponents and game sites for the upcoming 2009-10 regular season.

Once again, Rhode Island will play a 16-game A-10 schedule in 2009-10, which allows teams to face each opponent once and three teams twice.

The Rams will play Fordham, Massachusetts, and Temple in a home-and-home format. URI will host the following teams at the Thomas M. Ryan Center: Charlotte, Duquesne, Fordham, George Washington, Massachusetts, Richmond, Saint Joseph’s, and Temple.

Rhody will head on the road to face: Dayton, Fordham, La Salle, Massachusetts, St. Bonaventure, Saint Louis, Temple, and Xavier.

The top 12 teams in the standings at the conclusion of the regular season will advance to the 2010 Men’s Basketball Championship.

The first round games of the Championship will be hosted on the campuses of teams seeded #5, #6, #7, and #8 on Tuesday, Mar. 9, 2010. The top four seeded teams (#1-#4) will again receive a bye into the quarterfinal round, scheduled for Friday, Mar. 12 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J.

Semifinal action will take place on Saturday, Mar. 13, with the Championship game held on Sunday, Mar. 14, and televised nationally at 1 p.m. on CBS Sports for the first time in A-10 history.

Fans can reserve all-session tickets for the 2010 Championship by calling Boardwalk Hall at (609) 348-7021.

Rhode Island’s complete 2009-10 schedule, with dates and times, will be announced at a later date.