Northwestern University Athletics
Northwestern Announces 2000-01 Men's Basketball Schedule
8/22/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Aug. 22, 2000
EVANSTON, Ill. - Fifteen regular season home men's games and a trip to the San Juan Shootout highlight the 2000-01 Northwestern men's basketball schedule announced today by the Northwestern athletic department.
The NU men's basketball team returns four starters and six letterwinners for Bill Carmody's first season in Evanston. The Wildcats open the regular season Saturday, Nov. 18 against Arkansas-Little Rock at Welsh-Ryan Arena. That contest will start at 7 p.m. and follow NU's home football game vs. Illinois.
The 'Cats open the Big Ten portion of the schedule at Ohio State on Jan. 3. The nonconference schedule features a Nov. 28 clash with the Clemson Tigers in Greenville, S.C., as part of the second ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
Other highlights of the nonconference slate are road games at La Salle and Pepperdine, and a home tilt with USC on December 27. NU also travels to Puerto Rico for the San Juan Shootout on December 20-22. The Wildcats will square off against Kent State in the first round and play either Nebraska or Iona in the second game. The lower half of the draw features Evansville, SMU, Virginia Commonwealth and tournament host the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez.
At this time, the Wildcats are scheduled for two nationally-televised games. The ACC/Big Ten Challenge game at Clemson will be broadcast by ESPN2 at 6:30 p.m. Central time, and a home game vs. Minnesota on Tuesday, February 6 will also be on ESPN2. Tipoff for the Minnesota game is set for 8:30 p.m. Central. All other Big Ten games will be produced by ESPN regional (local stations have yet to be determined).
The 2000-01 Northwestern Men's Basketball Schedule
