The dates and times remain to be announced, but the Big East conference announced the match-ups that will comprise the 18-game men's basketball schedule. NBE Basketball picked up the story this morning.

As usual, the Wildcats will face all 15 other Big East teams at least once. The three teams that the 'Cats will home and away are: Rutgers, Syracuse, and Pittsburgh. Villanova will host the Georgetown game this year and will travel to Connecticut to play the Huskies.

The full breakdowns for each team are listed on NBE Basketball and BigEast.org. Villanova's breakdown is (repeat opponents in italics):

Home Cincinnati, Georgetown, Louisville, Marquette, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, St. John’s, Syracuse, West Virginia

Away Connecticut, DePaul, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Providence, Rutgers, Seton Hall, USF, Syracuse