about the 2009-2010 men’s season, which tips off
with an exhibition game again Newman University.
Wichita State’s 2009-10 men’s basketball schedule is highlighted by 18 home games, more than seven nationally televised games and a trip to the 2009 O’Reilly Auto Parts
CBC Classic in Kansas City, Mo., third-year head coach
Gregg Marshall announced Sept. 11.
The Shockers open their 104th regular season against Fairleigh Dickinson at home on ESPNU Nov. 15 in the first round of the CBC Classic.The Sprint Center in Kansas City will be the site of the championship rounds.
National television for the games in KC will be announced at a later date. Texas, Pittsburgh and Iowa join the Shockers as the four regional round hosts for the event.
“We are ecstatic about the schedule,” Marshall said. “It is a great mix with plenty of quality home games, and quality games overall. The BCS teams in the CBE Classic in the exempt tournament on a neutral court in Kansas City and the Cleveland State return BracketBusters game on the road are very challenging. If we do well, we should be rewarded for it.”
WSU follows up the CBC Classic with a road trip for the return visit of the 2009 ESPNU BracketBusters game, which also could be on national television, before playing six of seven games at home.
A road game at UMKC Dec. 9 is sandwiched between two three-game homestands, which include back-to-back games against TCU and Texas Tech Dec. 12 and 19.
Wichita State then opens the Valley schedule Dec. 29 at Illinois State before playing host to Drake on New Year’s Day. The Shockers never play more than two-straight home games or two-straight road games throughout the Valley schedule. They play 10 games in January and seven in February, not counting the ESPNU BracketBusters game on the road Feb. 19 or 20.
As of now, WSU has one ESPN2 game, five ESPNU games and two MVC Television games on the FSN network. WSU's final home game of the season against Southern Illinois is also a potential national television game should it be chosen as a Valley wildcard television selection.
Dates for the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Basketball Tournament are March 4-7, at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo.
In addition, WSU will play host to cross-town Newman University on Sat., Nov. 7, in the exhibition game.
— WSU Sports Information
