The Big East broke down the matchups for its men's basketball teams Friday to fill each 18-game conference schedule.

The University of Connecticut will play home-and-home dates with Cincinnati, Notre Dame and Providence. The 2007-08 season marks a return to the 18-game league schedule for the Big East that was previously used from 1991-92 through 1998-99. Each of the 16 Big East teams will play three opponents twice during the season and the other 12 schools once. A repeat series in 2007-08 may or may not be a repeat series next season.

Dates and times of all conference games, as well as the remainder of the UConn schedule, will be released at a later date along with home-game sites (Hartford or Storrs).

HOME BIG EAST GAMES
Cincinnati*
DePaul
Louisville
Marquette
Notre Dame*
Pittsburgh
Providence*
St. John’s
West Virginia
AWAY BIG EAST GAMES
Cincinnati*
Georgetown
Notre Dame*
Providence*
Rutgers
Seton Hall
South Florida
Syracuse
Villanova
*- home-and-home series

UConn will also open the season in the 2K Sports College Hoops Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer with an opening-round four-team regional at Gampel Pavilion on Nov. 7-8. Four regional winners will advance to a final round at New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Nov. 15-16.
The Huskies will also play Gonzaga on Dec. 1 at the Basketball Hall of Fame Challenge at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston and host Quinnipiac at the Hartford Civic Center on Dec. 16.