Perennial powerhouses Duke and Texas are among the 14 opponents on Temple's 2011-12 men's basketball nonconference schedule, which was announced Wednesday.
Besides Duke and Texas, the schedule features two other teams that participated in the 2011 NCAA tournament: Purdue, a possible foe in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off Classic, and Villanova.
Three of the 2011 NIT Final Four teams are also on the schedule: Wichita State (champion), Alabama (runner-up), and Colorado (semifinalist).
The Atlantic Ten Conference dates will be released later this summer.
2011-12 Temple
Men's Basketball
Nonconference Schedule
Nov. 14 at Penn
Nov. 17 Puerto Rico Tip-Off Classic, San Juan Nov. 18 Puerto Rico Tip-Off Classic, San Juan Nov. 20 Puerto Rico Tip-Off Classic, San Juan
Nov. 27 at Bowling Green
Dec. 3 Central Michigan
Dec. 7 at Toledo
Dec. 10 Villanova
Dec. 17 at Texas
Dec. 19 at Rice
Dec. 28 Buffalo
Dec. 30 at Delaware
Jan. 4 Duke (at the Wells Fargo Center)
Jan. 21 Maryland (at the Palestra)
Puerto Rico Tip-Off Classic field: Alabama, Colorado, Iona, Maryland, Purdue, Western Michigan, Wichita State.
Atlantic Ten home games: Dayton, Duquesne, Fordham, George Washington, La Salle, Massachusetts, St. Joseph's, Xavier.
Atlantic Ten road games: Charlotte, Fordham, La Salle, Rhode Island, Richmond, St. Bonaventure, St. Joseph's, St. Louis.
