The Auburn men's basketball 2009-10 schedule was released this evening. The Tigers play 11 games against teams that made the postseason in 2008, including seven against NCAA tournament teams. Three of the team's non-conference games are against teams from the ACC -- Virginia, N.C. State and Florida State

Auburn opens its season Nov. 13 against Niagara at Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum. Its SEC opener is Jan. 9 against South Carolina at home.

"We have a very demanding schedule this year with three ACC teams on it and a couple of good road games," Auburn head coach Jeff Lebo said. "We have a return game at Missouri State, and we will play in Huntsville. A couple of years ago, we wanted to play in different parts of the state so we have been to Birmingham, Montgomery and Mobile and now we are going to be up in Huntsville. That will be great for our Auburn fans in that area and in northern Alabama.

"We play at Florida State, which went to the NCAA Tournament, North Carolina State and Virginia in Auburn. We have a good mixture of some high level teams."

All 16 of Auburn's SEC games will be televised, as will its SEC tournament games.

2009-10 AUBURN BASKETBALL SCHEDULE (all times Central)

• Nov. 6: Miles College (exh.), 7 pm
• Nov. 13: (1) Niagara, 8:30 pm
• Nov. 16: at Missouri State, 7:05 pm
• Nov. 20: (2) Central Florida, 5 pm
• Nov. 21: (2) IUPUI, 5 pm
• Nov. 22: (2) North Carolina State, 7:15 pm
• Nov. 25: High Point, 6 pm
• Dec. 1: (3) at Alabama A&M, TBA
• Dec. 4: Troy, 7 pm
• Dec. 7: Virginia, 7 pm
• Dec. 17: at Florida State, TBA
• Dec. 20: Sam Houston State, 1 pm
• Dec. 22: Alabama State, 7 pm
• Dec. 29: Charleston Southern, 7 pm
• Jan. 2: Georgia Southern, 1 pm
• Jan. 5: West Georgia, 7 pm
• Jan. 9: South Carolina (SEC Net), 12:30 pm
• Jan. 14: at Tennessee (ESPN/2, ESPN360), 6 pm
• Jan. 16: Kentucky (SEC Net), 3 pm
• Jan. 20: at LSU (SEC Net), 7 pm
• Jan. 23: at Vanderbilt (SEC Net), 12:30 pm
• Jan. 28: Ole Miss (ESPNU), 6 pm
• Jan. 30: Alabama (SEC Net), 3 pm
• Feb. 6: at Arkansas (SEC Net), 12:30 pm
• Feb. 10: Georgia (CSS), 8 pm
• Feb. 13: at Mississippi State (FSN), 6 pm
• Feb. 18: at Florida (ESPN/2, ESPN360), 6 pm
• Feb. 20: Arkansas (FSN), 6 pm
• Feb. 24: at Ole Miss (SEC Net), 7 pm
• Feb. 27: LSU (FSN), 6 pm
• Mar. 3: Mississippi State (SEC Net), 7 pm
• Mar. 6: at Alabama (SEC Net), 12:30 pm
• Mar. 11-14: (4) SEC Tournament (SEC Net/ABC), TBA

(1) Glenn Wilkes Classic (Auburn, AL)
(2) Glenn Wilkes Classic (Dayton Beach, FL)
(3) Huntsville, AL (Von Braun Center)
(4) Nashville, TN (Sommet Center)
* All Times Central