Georgia's men's basketball team will play 13 teams this season that competed in the NCAA tournament or NIT last year. Coach Dennis Felton announced the 2008-09 schedule on Tuesday.

The Bulldogs will play in the NIT Season Tip-Off, a 16-team tournament. In addition they will host Virginia Tech on Dec. 9, and visit Missouri on Jan. 3

The Bulldogs will play Western Kentucky, which reached the NCAA Round of 16 last season, and Big Ten foe Illinois, as well as their biennial trip to Georgia Tech on Jan. 6.

Season tickets are $255 and will go on sale online, starting Aug. 30.

2008-09 Basketball Schedule

Nov. 7 ALBANY STATE (Exhib.) ATHENS 7:30

Nov. 14 USC-UPSTATE ATHENS 7:30

Nov. 17-19 Preseason NIT W. Lafayette, Ind. TBA

Nov. 21 PRESBYTERIAN ATHENS 7:30

Nov. 24-25 Preseason NIT Consolation TBA TBA

Nov. 26-28 Preseason NIT Semis & Finals New

York TBA

Dec. 2 at Western Kentucky Bowling Green, Ky. TBA

Dec. 6 Illinois Chicago, Ill. TBA

Dec. 9 VIRGINIA TECH ATHENS 7:30

Dec. 20 WOFFORD ATHENS 4:00

Dec. 22 TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI ATHENS 7:30

Dec. 28 NORTH CAROLINA A&T ATHENS 2:30

Dec. 31 KENNESAW STATE ATHENS TBA

Jan. 3 MISSOURI ATHENS 4:00

Jan. 6 at Georgia Tech Atlanta, Ga. TBA

Jan. 10 TENNESSEE (Raycom) ATHENS Noon

Jan. 14 at Vanderbilt Nashville 8:00

Jan. 18 KENTUCKY (Raycom) ATHENS Noon

Jan. 24 MISSISSIPPI STATE (ESPN2) ATHENS 6:00

Jan. 28 at Florida (Raycom) Gainesville, Fla. 8:00

Jan. 31 at Alabama Tuscaloosa, Ala. TBA

Feb. 4 LSU ATHENS 7:30

Feb. 7 at South Carolina Columbia, S.C. TBA

Feb. 11 at Tennessee (Raycom) Knoxville, Tenn. 8:00

Feb. 14 FLORIDA (ABC) ATHENS 3:30

Feb. 18 AUBURN ATHENS 7:30

Feb. 21 at Ole Miss Oxford, Miss. TBA

Feb. 25 VANDERBILT ATHENS 7:30

Mar. 1 at Arkansas (Raycom) Fayetteville, Ark. 4:00

Mar. 4 at Kentucky (Raycom) Lexington, Ky. 8:00

Mar. 7 SOUTH CAROLINA ATHENS 4:00

Mar. 12-15 SEC Tournament Tampa, Fla. TBA

All Times Eastern; Other TV Dates to be added