Men's Basketball To Face Georgia In 2011 BIG EAST/SEC Challenge

May 19, 2011

CINCINNATI - The University of Cincinnati men's basketball team will face the University of Georgia in the 2011 BIG EAST/SEC Challenge.

The schedule for the event was released today by the BIG EAST and SEC in conjunction with ESPN, which will air the 12 games from the three-day event.

The Bearcats will play on the second day of the event - Friday, December 2 - at the University of Georgia. Game times and broadcast specifics will be released at a later date.

"We're excited to be part of this great event," said UC head coach Mick Cronin. "I have a lot of respect for (Georgia head coach) Mark Fox and I know he'll have his team ready for this game. Both of these teams played in the NCAA tournament this past season and I'm sure it will be a great matchup. The BIG EAST/SEC Challenge has proven to be an outstanding event and our team is looking forward to this challenge."

The Bearcats have never faced Georgia before. The Bulldogs are coming off a seasons where they finished 21-12 overall and 9-7 in SEC play, good for third place in the league's east division.

For more information on the 2011 BIG EAST/SEC Challenge, see the release from the BIG EAST Conference HERE.

The complete Big East/SEC Challenge schedule follows:

Thursday, Dec. 1

Georgetown at Alabama

Providence at South Carolina

St. John's at Kentucky

Ole Miss at DePaul

Friday, Dec. 2

Cincinnati at Georgia

Auburn at Seton Hall

Florida at Syracuse

Vanderbilt at Louisville

Saturday, Dec. 3

Arkansas at Connecticut

West Virginia at Mississippi State

LSU at Rutgers

Pittsburgh at Tennessee