Men’s baskeball schedule released

By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com Publisher

Iowa State released its 2011-12 men’s basketball schedule on Thursday. It is posted below. I’ll write an in-depth breakdown of how it looks sometime next week. My initial thought is that the first five Big 12 games against Texas, @ Texas A&M, Missouri, @ Kansas and Oklahoma State are brutal.

Sun. Nov 6 – Grand Valley State (exhibition)Sat. Nov. 12 – LehighTues. Nov. 15 – @ Drake
Sun. Nov. 20 – Western Carolina (South Padre Island Invite)Tues. Nov. 22 – (Northern Colorado (South Padre Island Invite)Fri. Nov. 25 – Providence (South Padre Island Invite)
Sat. Nov. 26 – Rice (South Padre Island Invite)
Wed. Nov. 30 – Northern Iowa Sat. Dec. 3 – @ Michigan
Tues. Dec. 6 – Prairie View A&MFri. Dec. 9 – IowaSun. Dec. 18 – Central MichiganWed. Dec. 21 – LipscombSat. Dec. 31 – Mississippi Valley StateWed. Jan. 4 – TexasSat. Jan 7 – @ Texas A&M
Wed. Jan. 11 – Missouri
Sat. Jan. 14 – @ Kansas
Wed. Jan. 18 – Oklahoma StateSat. Jan. 21 – @ Texas Tech
Tues. Jan. 24 – @ Texas
Sat. Jan 28 – KansasTues. Jan 31 – Kansas StateSat. Feb. 4 – @ Oklahoma
Tues. Feb. 7 – @ Oklahoma State
Sat. Feb. 11 – Texas A&MMon. Feb. 13 – @ Baylor
Sat. Feb. 18 – OklahomaWed. Feb. 22 – Texas TechSat. Feb. 25 – @ Kansas State
Wed. Feb. 29 – @ Missouri
Sat. March 3 – Baylor