Sept. 4, 2009
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. - The Marist Athletics Department released the 2009-10 non-conference schedule for the men's basketball team on Friday. The Red Foxes will open their season on Saturday, Nov. 14 against Rutgers at the Louis Brown Athletic Center. Marist will play a total of 11 non-conference games this season, four of which will take place at the James J. McCann Recreation Center.
The Red Foxes will start the season with four straight games on the road. After the contest at Rutgers, Marist will play at Hartford on Nov. 18 in a return meeting from last year's BracketBusters contest in which the Red Foxes prevailed by a 57-35 score. It was the lowest point total Marist has ever surrendered to a Division I opponent.
After a 10-day layoff, Marist will return to action on Nov. 28 at New Hampshire, and will continue the road trip with a contest two days later at Holy Cross.
Marist will open its Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference with two games the first weekend in December. After that, the Red Foxes will host Boston University at the McCann Center on Dec. 12. After an eight-day break for final exams, Marist will take on 2009 NCAA Tournament participant Binghamton in Poughkeepsie on Dec. 20.
The Red Foxes' final game before Christmas will be on Dec. 22 at Lehigh. After the holiday, Marist will return home to face Vermont on Dec. 28 and play at Bucknell on Dec. 30.
When the calendar turns to 2010, Marist will host Princeton on Jan. 6. The Red Foxes' final regular season non-conference game will be a road game against an opponent to be determined in the ESPNU BracketBusters series, which will take place the third weekend in February.
Game times will be announced at a later date.
2009-10 Marist Men's Basketball Non-Conference Schedule
Sat. Nov. 14 - at Rutgers
Wed. Nov. 18 - at Hartford
Sat. Nov. 28 - at New Hampshire
Mon. Nov. 30 - at Holy Cross
Sat. Dec. 12 - BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Sun. Dec. 20 - BINGHAMTON
Tues. Dec. 22 - at Lehigh
Mon. Dec. 28 - VERMONT
Wed. Dec. 30 - at Bucknell
Wed. Jan. 6 - PRINCETON
TBA February - at ESPNU BracketBusters
Home games are in CAPS
