VALDOSTA —
College basketball season is quickly approaching, and on Wednesday the Valdosta State basketball schedules were released for the coming season.
Both the Lady Blazers and Blazers open their seasons Nov. 10 at home. The Lady Blazers get the action started at 6 p.m. against Trinity Baptist. The Blazers conclude the night with a game against Point University at 8 p.m.
Both teams have ample home games this season. The Lady Blazers, who reached the Sweet 16 last year, will be at home 14 times and the Blazers, who finished with an 11-16 record last year, will play in the P.E. Complex 16 times.
Both teams open Gulf South Conference play Nov. 29 at Union University. For all GSC matchups, the women's game will be played prior to the start of men's game at the same location.
Following the season opener on Nov. 10, the Blazers will host the VSU Classic Nov. 16-17 at the P.E. Complex. The Blazers will face Carver and Florida Memorial in the Classic.The Lady Blazers will visit Fort Valley State Nov. 16 in a rematch of last year's South Region Tournament game, which the Lady Blazers won. VSU visits Georgia Southwestern Nov. 17 before returning home Nov. 20 to face Albany State.
The men conclude their five-game homestand to begin the season with games against Albany State (Nov. 20) and Lynn (Nov. 24). The Blazers' first road game will be at Union University Nov. 29 to open conference play. Both teams Blazers will face North Alabama Dec. 1 before returning home Dec. 4 to face Fort Valley State.
The Lady Blazers will also welcome Eckerd to the P.E. Complex Dec. 14 and Saint Leo on Dec. 19, and will visit Albany State on Dec. 29.
Both Valdosta State teams hold their conference home openers Jan. 3 against rival Alabama-Huntsville. VSU will also face newcomer Shorter during that homestand (Jan. 5).
Valdosta State will then visit West Georgia, West Alabama and West Florida across a 9-day period, all of which will come on the road. All three teams will visit the P.E. Complex later in the season.
The Jan. 26 home games against Delta State (men and women) are scheduled for a noon tip-off (women's) and 2 p.m. (men's). The game's will be carried live on the CBS College Sports Network as part of the Division II Game of the Week.
The Lady Blazers and Blazers conclude regular season play March 3 at Delta State. The conference tournament, for both teams, begins March 7 in Birmingham, Ala.
Complete 2012-12 basketball schedules
Sat., Nov. 10 — vs. Trinity Baptist (6 p.m., women)
Sat., Nov. 10 — vs. Point (8 p.m., men)
Thu., Nov. 15 — at Fort Valley State (7 p.m., women)
VSU CLASSIC (Nov. 16-17)
Fri., Nov. 16 — vs. Carver (8 p.m., men)
Sat., Nov. 17 — vs. Florida Memorial (8 p.m., men)
Sat., Nov. 17 — at Georgia Southwestern (5:30 p.m, women)
Tue., Nov. 20 — vs. Albany State (6 & 8 p.m.)
Sat., Nov. 24 — vs. Lynn (4 p.m.)
Thu., Nov. 29 — at Union (7 & 9 p.m.)*
Sat., Dec. 1 — at North Alabama (2 & 4 p.m.)*
Tue. Dec. 4 — vs. Fort Valley State (3 & 5 p.m.)
Tue., Dec. 11 – at Fort Valley State (7 p.m.)
Fri., Dec. 14 — vs. Eckerd (7 p.m., women)
Sat., Dec. 15 — vs. Saint Leo (7 p.m., women)
Tue., Dec. 18 — vs. Coastal Georgia (7 p.m.)
Sat., Dec. 29 — at Albany State (7 p.m., women)
Thu., Jan. 3 — vs. Alabama-Huntsville (6 & 8 p.m.)*
Sat., Jan. 5 — vs. Shorter (2 & 4 p.m.)*
Thu., Jan. 10 — at West Georgia (5:30 & 7:30 p.m.)*
Sat., Jan. 12 — at West Alabama (2 & 4 p.m.)*
Sat., Jan. 19 — at West Florida (3 & 5 p.m.)*
Thu., Jan. 24 — vs. Christian Brothers (6 & 8 p.m.)*
Sat., Jan. 26 — vs. Delta State (Noon & 2 p.m.)*
Thu., Jan. 31 — vs. Union (6 & 8 p.m.)*
Sat. Feb. 2 — vs. North Alabama (6 & 8 p.m.)*
Thu., Feb. 7 — at Alabama-Huntsville (6:30 & 8:30 p.m.)*
Sat., Feb. 9 — at Shorter (2 & 4 p.m.)*
Thu., Feb. 14 — vs. West Georgia (6 & 8 p.m.)*
Sat., Feb. 16 — vs. West Alabama (6 & 8 p.m.)*
Sat., Feb. 23 — vs. West Florida (2 & 4 p.m.)*
Thu., Feb. 28 — at Christian Brothers (6 & 8 p.m.)*
Sat., March 2 — at Delta State (3 & 5 p.m.)*
Gulf South Conference tournament
Thu., March 7 — GSC Opening Round (Birmingham, Ala.)*
*Denotes Gulf South Conference game
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