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- The University of San Francisco men's basketball team has announced its 2017-18 schedule looking to build off their successful 2016-2017 campaign. Last season the Dons went 20-13 overall and 10-8 in conference play, making it into the College Basketball Invitational. USF tips-off its 2017-18 season with five straight home games starting with their first game against Long Beach State on Friday, Nov. 10."We are really excited about our non-conference schedule. We feel we have enhanced the schedule by adding some quality opponents. Opening the season with perennial Big West contender Long Beach State should be a great start," said men's basketball head coachFollowing their opener against Long Beach State, USF will meet St. Francis College (PA) for their first-ever meeting between the two schools. Last season, the Red Flash finished 17-17 overall, but 11-7 in the Northeast Conference getting invited to the College Insider Tournament.The Dons non-conference opponents hail from multiple conferences including the A-10 (Duquesne), Pac-12 (Arizona State, Stanford), Big Sky (Sacramento State and Eastern Washington) and Big West (UC Davis, UCSB, Long Beach State). While teams from Mountain West Conference (Nevada), Big South Conference (Radford), Northeast Conference (St. Francis, PA) and Southland Conference (Central Arkansas) conferences are also represented in the Dons' 2017-2018 schedule.First time opponents include St. Francis College (PA), Central Arkansas and Radford."In addition, we have games against Pac-12 competitors Stanford and Arizona State on the road. To wrap up the non-conference we give ourselves a chance to improve our profile with games against Atlantic 10 conference's Duquesne and NCAA tournament team/Mountain West conference Champ Nevada at the Orleans in the Las Vegas classic right before Christmas. This should be a good test and prepare us for the rigors of WCC," said Smith.The Dons will usher in the month of December with consecutive home games against Central Arkansas (Dec. 4), Eastern Washington (Dec. 7) and UC Davis (Dec. 14). The defending Big West champion UC Davis are coming off a historic year in the school's history in 2016-2017. The Aggies finished 23-13 overall and made their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance. This will be the two schools' first meeting since the 1976-77 season, where USF triumphed 120-71.USF will close out the month of December with a game against Stanford (Dec. 17) on the road, return home two days later to take on Big South Conference opponent Radford (Dec. 19) in their first-ever meeting. The games against Duquesne and Nevada will be played as part of the 2017 Las Vegas Classic -- a multi-team event with all games being held at the Orleans Arena in Las VegasThe Dons will open the 66th season of West Coast Conference play with consecutive road games on Thursday, Dec. 28 at San Diego, and at Portland on Saturday, Dec. 30. All told, half of USF's 18 conference games will be at home,The new year will see the Dons return home to take on BYU in the conference home opener in War Memorial at the Sobrato Center on January 4.USF will begin a four game homestand with their first look at conference power Gonzaga on Saturday, Jan. 13, then two weeks later, USF will take on the Zags at McCarthey Athletic Center on Saturday, Jan. 27.Traditional Bay Area rival Santa Clara will visit the Hilltop on Jan. 18, and fellow Bay Area rival Saint Mary's will visit War Memorial at the Sobrato Center on Feb. 15.USF will finish off their regular season and conference play at home against San Diego on Saturday, Feb. 24.The 2018 West Coast Conference Championships are slated for March 1-6 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.Starting times and television assignments for USF's conference games will be announced at a later date.Fans can get an early preview of the Dons at the annual Hilltop HoopSFest, scheduled for Friday, Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. and is free. HoopSFest will take place during Alumni Weekend. There will be food, giveaways, player introductions, music and more. Stay tuned to USFDons.com in the upcoming weeks for more information.Dec. 2 – at Arizona State, TBADec. 17 – at Stanford, TBADec. 28 – at San Diego, TBADec. 30 – at Portland, TBAJan. 6 – at Pepperdine, TBAJan. 11 – at Loyola Marymount, TBAJan. 27 – at Gonzaga, TBAFeb. 1 – at Saint Mary's, TBAFeb. 3 – at Santa Clara, TBAFeb. 10 – at BYU, TBAFeb. 22 – at Pacific, TBAMarch 1-6 – WCC Championships (Las Vegas)denotes home games. Season tickets in the lower level of War Memorial at the Sobrato Center remain on sale for $400. Recent Alumni (students who have graduated in the last 10 years) can purchase lower bowl tickets for half price.The Conference Package, which will go on sale on Sept. 1 and ends in January, that includes a general admission ticket to all nine WCC games is available for the low cost of $90. Seniors may purchase the Conference Package for a cost of $70 while it's available to youths 12-under for just $30.USF Athletics is pleased to again offer an All-Sports Pass , which allows fans general admission access to over 90 Dons' sporting events – including men's and women's basketball – during the 2017-18 season. For just $199, fans can watch all of the exciting regular season home games involving six USF teams – men's and women's basketball, men's and women's soccer, volleyball and baseball.For information regarding USF Basketball ticket information for the 2017-18 season, please visit USFDons.com/tickets or call the USF Athletic Ticket Office at (415) 422-2USF (2873). Check back to USFDons.com for an announcement regarding the first date of sale for individual games.