After producing a season for the record books in 2016-17, the Vermont men's basketball team announced its non-conference schedule for the 2017-18 campaign on Wednesday. The Catamounts will face foes from eight different conferences, including a pair of Power 5 teams.2017-18 season tickets are available and can be reserved now by calling 802-656-4410 or byThe season gets underway with two exhibition contests against Concordia on Sunday, Oct. 29 and crosstown foe St. Michael's on Saturday, Nov. 4.The Catamounts will make their first ever trip to historic Rupp Arena to face national powerhouse Kentucky on Sunday, Nov. 12 to open the regular season. Following the showdown with the Wildcats, Vermont will spend a weekend in the Bahamas at The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase from Nov. 17-19. The eight-team tournament field includes Bradley, Coastal Carolina, Iona, James Madison, Northern Kentucky, Texas-San Antonio, and Weber State. Details for the showcase will be released at a later date.UVM returns home to host the University of Maine at Fort Kent on Wednesday, Nov. 22 in the home opener. The Bengals upset flagship Maine 80-75 last year in the preseason.After the brief stop at home, the Cats will embark on a five-game road trip. The voyage includes visits to Atlantic-10 school Richmond on Wednesday, Nov. 29, the Patriot League's Bucknell on Saturday, Dec. 2, and Big East power Marquette on Tuesday, Dec. 5. The Green and Gold and Golden Eagles will square off at the Bradley Center – the site of UVM's first round game against Purdue in the NCAA Tournament last year. The trip concludes at Northeastern on Saturday, Dec. 9 as the Catamounts look to avenge their only home loss from a year ago.In the heart of December, Vermont will host two teams from the MAAC – Siena on Monday, Dec. 11 and Quinnipiac on Thursday, Dec. 21. Reigning America East Rookie of the Yearwill return to his hometown on Saturday, Dec. 16 when UVM plays St. Bonaventure at The Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York.The non-conference slate wraps up with visits to Ivy League rivals Harvard on Tuesday, Jan. 2 and Dartmouth on Wednesday, Jan. 10.The 2017-18 non-conference schedule features up to eight teams who earned a postseason berth last season - Bucknell, Iona, Kentucky, Marquette, and Northern Kentucky qualified for the NCAA Tournament while Richmond made it to the National Invitational Tournament (NIT) Quarterfinals. Coastal Carolina played in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) Finals and Weber State advanced to the second round of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT).Individual game tickets for the men's and women's basketball seasons go on sale Monday, Oct. 2 at 10 a.m. Tickets can be purchased online via phone at (802) 656-4410 or in-person at the UVM Athletics Ticket Office located on the balcony of the Patrick Gymnasium Lobby. Season tickets for both men's and women's basketball are also currently on sale and can be purchased by clicking here All Vermont home games during the regular season can be seen on ESPN3 and the watchESPN app by logging in with your cable provider. The contests can also be heard on ESPN 101.3 FM and online at 1013ESPN.com