The Texas Longhorns basketball team will not be heading overseas next season, but they will have an interesting travel slate in the non-conference portion of the schedule nonetheless.

Texas announced its non-conference schedule for the 2016-17 season Thursday, which is highlighted by a road game against Michigan, a neutral site contest with Arkansas and a home matchup with Alabama in addition to an appearance in the Legends Classic in Brooklyn, New York.

The Longhorns will open their 2016-17 schedule against the Incarnate Word on Friday, Nov. 11 at the Frank Erwin Center. Texas then welcomes Louisiana Monroe (Nov. 14) and Eastern Washington (Nov. 17) at home as a part of the Legends Classic preliminary rounds. Texas then follows those games with a trip to New York where it will face Northwestern in the semifinal round of the Legends Classic on Nov. 21 at the Barclays Center. The winner and loser of that game will face the respective winner and loser of Notre Dame and Colorado on Nov. 22.



Texas will host UT Arlington (Nov. 29) and Alabama (Dec. 2) before traveling to face Michigan on Dec. 6. Before breaking for Christmas, the Longhorns will play Long Beach State (Dec. 10) and Arkansas (Dec. 17) in a neutral site game at the Toyota Center in Houston. Texas will also host UAB on Dec. 21.



Following the Christmas break, the Longhorns will play Kent State (Dec. 27) at home before opening up Big 12 play.



Texas also will take a break from Big 12 play in January to take on Georgia on the road as a part of the SEC/Big 12 Challenge.



The Big 12 has yet to finalize its 2016-17 schedule.



Texas is entering its second season under the direction of Shaka Smart. The Longhorns won 20 games and lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Smart's first season in Austin. Texas finished 9-4 in non-conference play last season.

Texas' 2016 Non-Conference Schedule

Nov. 11 - Incarnate Word

Nov. 14 - Louisiana Monroe

Nov. 17 - Eastern Washington

Nov. 21 - Northwestern*

Nov. 22 - Legend's Classic*

Nov. 29 - UT Arlington

Dec. 2 - Alabama

Dec. 6 - at Michigan

Dec. 10 - Long Beach State

Dec. 17 - Arkansas#

Dec. 21 - UAB

Dec. 27 - Kent State

* Denotes game played as a part of the Legends Classic in Brooklyn, New York

#Denotes neutral site game played at Toyota Center in Houston