The America East conference released the schedule for the upcoming league match-ups for both the men's and women's basketball teams.  Both teams now have their complete schedule available for the 2016-17 season after announcing out of conference match-ups earlier this month.

The Black Bears on the women's side of things will try to defend its conference crown from a year ago when they shared the title with UAlbany.  UMaine will host Purdue on November 11th in the season and home opener.  The Black Bears will face the Great Danes on January 22nd at home and February 18th on the road.  Last season the teams split the season match-ups.

The men's basketball team at UMaine will begin the regular season slate against Virginia Tech on the road on November 11th and will start out America East play on January 5th when they host the Vermont Catamounts.  The Black Bears are looking to improve their 8-22 record from last season as Coach Bob Walsh enters his third year with the program.

The America East championship will be held in Portland, ME for the women's teams with the quarterfinals beginning on March 4th and running through the weekend.  The men's tournament will be hosted at the higher seeded teams' court, with the championship game scheduled for March 11th.

UMaine Women's Basketball Schedule

DATEOPPONENT
Oct. 30STONEHILL^
Nov. 11PURDUE
Nov. 12VILLANOVA/MISSISSIPPI ST.
Nov. 15at Harvard
Nov. 20vs. St. Peters#
Nov. 21at South Carolina#
Nov. 22vs. Hampton#
Nov. 27vs. UT-Chattanooga+
Dec. 2at Clemson
Dec. 7NORTHEASTERN
Dec. 10DARTMOUTH
Dec. 17at Bryant
Dec. 19vs. Coppin St./East Tennessee State University%
Dec. 20vs. TBA%
Dec. 28at Tulane
Dec. 30at Boston College
Jan. 4at Vermont
Jan. 7UMBC
Jan. 11at UMass Lowell
Jan. 14at Stony Brook
Jan. 16Hartford
Jan. 19at New Hampshire
Jan. 22UAlbany
Jan. 28at Binghamton
Feb. 1Vermont
Feb. 4at UMBC
Feb. 6at Hartford
Feb. 9UMass Lowell
Feb. 12Stony Brook
Feb. 15New Hampshire
Feb. 18at UAlbany
Feb. 26Binghamton

 

UMaine Men's Basketball Schedule

October 29VS. HUSSON - EXHIBITION
November 5VS. UMAINE FORT KENT - EXHIBITION (THE PIT)
November 11at Virginia Tech
November 13at Longwood
November 19at Boston University (Steve Wright Classic)
November 20vs. Northeastern (Steve Wright Classic)
November 21vs. LIU Brooklyn (Steve Wright Classic)
November 26VS. UMAINE PRESQUE ISLE
November 30VS. CENTRAL CONNECTICUT
December 3at Duke
December 7VS. HOLY CROSS
December 10at Dartmouth
December 18VS. QUINNIPIAC
December 20at Providence
December 22at Brown
December 30at Buffalo
January 2VS. COLUMBIA
*AMERICA EAST CONFERENCE PLAY BEGINS*
January 5VS. VERMONT*
January 8at UMBC*
January 11VS. UMASS LOWELL*
January 14VS. STONY BROOK*
January 16at Hartford*
January 19VS. UNH*
January 22at Albany*
January 29VS. BINGHAMTON*
February 1at Vermont*
February 4VS. UMBC*
February 6VS. HARTFORD*
February 9at UMass Lowell*
February 12at Stony Brook*
February 15at UNH*
February 19VS. ALBANY*
February 25at Binghamton*

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