Louisville Releases 2013-14 Basketball Schedule

Plan your winter lives accordingly:

Date	Opponent / Event	Location	Time / Result
10/29/13	vs. KENTUCKY WESLEYAN *	KFC YUM! CENTER	7:00 p.m. ET
11/06/13	vs. PIKEVILLE *	KFC YUM! CENTER	7:00 p.m. ET
11/09/13	vs. COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON	KFC YUM! CENTER	1:00 p.m. ET
HALL OF FAME CLASSIC
11/12/13	vs. HOFSTRA	KFC YUM! CENTER	7:00 p.m. ET
11/23/13	vs. Fairfield	Uncasville, Conn.	2:00 p.m. ET
11/24/13	North Carolina/Richmond	Uncasville, Conn.	1 or 3 PM ET
11/15/13	vs. CORNELL	KFC YUM! CENTER	7:00 p.m. ET
11/29/13	vs. SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI #	KFC YUM! CENTER	7:00 p.m. ET
12/04/13	vs. MISSOURI KANSAS CITY	KFC YUM! CENTER	7:00 p.m. ET
12/07/13	vs. LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE	KFC YUM! CENTER	1:00 p.m. ET
BILLY MINARDI CLASSIC
12/14/13	vs. WESTERN KENTUCKY	KFC YUM! CENTER	12:00 p.m. ET
12/17/13	vs. MISSOURI STATE	KFC YUM! CENTER	9:00 p.m. ET
12/21/13	at Florida International	Miami, Fla.	5:00 p.m. ET
12/28/13	at Kentucky	Lexington, Ky.	4:00 p.m. ET
12/31/13	at UCF #	Orlando, Fla.	5:00 p.m. ET
01/04/14	at Rutgers #	Piscataway, N.J.	2 or PM ET
01/09/14	vs. MEMPHIS #	KFC YUM! CENTER	7:00 p.m. ET
01/12/14	vs. SMU #	KFC YUM! CENTER	2:00 p.m. ET
01/16/14	vs. HOUSTON #	KFC YUM! CENTER	7:00 p.m. ET
01/18/14	at Connecticut #	Storrs, Conn.	9:00 p.m. ET
01/22/14	at USF #	Tampa, Fla.	7:00 p.m. ET
01/30/14	vs. CINCINNATI #	KFC YUM! CENTER	7:00 p.m. ET
02/01/14	vs. UCF #	KFC YUM! CENTER	9:00 p.m. ET
02/05/14	at Houston #	Houston, Texas	9:00 p.m. ET
02/13/14	at Temple	Philadelphia, Pa.	7:00 p.m. ET
02/16/14	vs. RUTGERS #	KFC YUM! CENTER	6:00 p.m. ET
02/18/14	vs. USF #	KFC YUM! CENTER	7:00 p.m. ET
02/22/14	at Cincinnati #	Cincinnati, Ohio	12:00 p.m. ET
02/27/14	vs. TEMPLE #	KFC YUM! CENTER	9:00 p.m. ET
03/01/14	at Memphis #	Memphis, Tenn.	2:00 p.m. ET
03/05/14	at SMU #	Dallas, Texas	7:00 p.m. ET
03/08/14	vs. CONNECTICUT #	KFC YUM! CENTER	2:00 p.m. ET
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP
03/12/14	First Round	Memphis, Tenn.	TBA
03/13/14	Quarterfinals	Memphis, Tenn.	TBA
03/14/14	Semifinals	Memphis, Tenn.	TBA
03/15/14	Championship	Memphis, Tenn.	TBA

Thoughts:

--It feels really weird seeing the mix of old Conference USA and Big East foes on the conference schedule. This is going to be a really odd year on purgatory.

--Save the date: Jan. 16.

--Nice to see Pitino again reaching out to a former assistant as the Cards will face Kareem Richardson and UMKC on Dec. 4. They'll also still play at FIU despite Richard Pitino's departure for Minnesota.

--I was hoping UConn would be the regular season finale, and I am not disappointed. Should be a terrific atmosphere for Russ' final game in the Yum.

--We really need the North Carolina game to happen.

--The lack of a rugged Big East schedule leaves less margin for error during the non-conference portion of the season than we've known in years past. Basically, there's zero chance of a scenario where Louisville loses five regular season games and still winds up the No. 1 overall seed in the big dance, as was the case this past season.

--Can't wait.