UGA finalizes 2009-10 basketball schedule

By TIM TUCKER

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Athens - Georgia's 2009-10 men's basketball schedule, which came together later than usual because of the change of head coaches, finally is complete.

Georgia's regular-season debut under new coach Mark Fox will come on Nov. 13 against New Orleans in Stegeman Coliseum. The Bulldogs will play an exhibition game against North Georgia in Athens on Nov. 6.

Other non-conference home opponents include St. Louis on Dec. 2, Pepperdine on Dec. 30 and Georgia Tech on Jan. 5.

Georgia plays non-conference road games at UAB, Virginia Tech and Missouri.

The Bulldogs will play St. John's in New York's Madison Square Garden on Dec. 9 and Illinois at the Gwinnett Arena on Dec. 19.

Georgia's SEC schedule opens Jan. 9 at Kentucky. The SEC home opener is Jan. 13 against Ole Miss.

2009-10 Basketball Schedule

Nov. 6 vs. North Georgia (exhibition)

Nov. 13 vs. New Orleans

Nov. 17 vs. Wofford

Nov. 21 at UAB

Nov. 24 vs. UNC-Asheville

Nov. 27 vs. Jacksonville State

Dec. 2 vs. St. Louis

Dec. 6 at Virginia Tech

Dec. 9 vs. St. John's (Madison Square Garden)

Dec. 19 vs. Ilinois in Duluth

Dec. 23 vs. Florida Atlantic

Dec. 30 vs. Pepperdine

Jan. 2 at Missouri

Jan. 5 vs. Georgia Tech

Jan. 9 at Kentucky

Jan. 13 vs. Ole Miss

Jan. 16 at Miss. State

Jan. 23 vs. Tennessee

Jan. 27 at Florida

Jan. 30 at South Carolina

Feb. 3 vs. Arkansas

Feb. 6 vs. Vanderbilt

Feb. 10 at Auburn

Feb. 13 vs. South Carolina

Feb. 17 at Tennessee

Feb. 20 vs. Alabama

Feb. 25 at Vanderbilt

Feb. 27 vs. Florida

March 3 vs. Kentucky

March 6 at LSU

March 11-14 SEC tournament in Nashville