University of Connecticut Athletics
UConn To Host St. John's In BIG EAST Opener
10/27/2020 7:29:00 PM | Men's Basketball
UConn Athletic Communications / Oct. 28, 2020
NEW YORK – Thirty-one years ago, the UConn men's basketball team played host to St. John's in the first Big East Conference basketball game ever played at Gampel Pavilion.
In 2020-21, the Huskies will celebrate their return to Big East Conference action after a seven-year absence by hosting St. John's at Gampel Pavilion on Friday, Dec. 11, at a time to be announced.
The game is one of five Big East contests scheduled in December for UConn, as announced by the league as part of Wednesday's virtual Media Day. Conference play, which includes 20 regular-season games, is starting some three weeks earlier than usual in order to allow time for unexpected postponements and reschedules that may happen due to the current global pandemic.
The Huskies will follow its game against St. John's with its first Big East road game of 2020-21, traveling to Washington, D.C. to meet Georgetown on campus at McDonough Arena on Sunday, Dec. 13.
On Thursday, Dec. 17, UConn will make the trip to Providence College to challenge the Friars at their on-campus facility, Alumni Hall.
The Huskies then return to Gampel Pavilion on Sunday, Dec. 20, to entertain first-time opponent Creighton.
UConn's fifth game in December will take place in Chicago on Wednesday, Dec. 23, as it takes on DePaul, which has not yet made a final decision on its home venue for 2020-21. There is also the possibility that there could be Big East games during the last week of December.
Tipoff times and television designations will be announced in the coming weeks, as will the 15 remaining Big East games on the league schedule, as well as UConn's 2020-21 non-conference schedule.
A decision is also forthcoming as to whether fans will be allowed to attend games at Gampel Pavilion and, if so, how many and under what restrictions and protocols. UConn season ticket holders will receive more information about their season ticket packages in the near future.
UCONN'S 2020-21 BIG EAST CONFERENCE
DECEMBER SCHEDULE
Friday, Dec. 11 St. John's (Gampel Pavilion)
Sunday, Dec. 13 at Georgetown (McDonough Arena)
Thursday, Dec. 17 at Providence (Alumni Hall)
Sunday, Dec. 20 Creighton (Gampel Pavilion)
Wednesday, Dec. 23 at DePaul (TBA)
