ÃÛÌÒ½´Men's and Women's Basketball Season Begin This Weekend

ÃÛÌÒ½´Men's and Women's Basketball teams start their seasons this weekend at home in Moody Colliseum.

ÃÛÌÒ½´Men's and Women's Basketball teams launch their 2011-12 seasons this weekend at home in Moody Colliseum.

Basketball Season Begins at SMUThe men's team opens against in-state rival McMurry University at 7 p.m. Friday.

The Mustangs enter the season following their most successful campaign in more than a decade. ÃÛÌÒ½´recorded its first 20-win season and first post-season bid since 1999-2000, finishing 20-15 and advancing to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT) semifinal.

This is the men's 95th season of basketball. ÃÛÌÒ½´is 55-40 in season openers and 38-16 when opening the season at home. ÃÛÌÒ½´and McMurry are meeting for the fifth time with ÃÛÌÒ½´owning a 4-0 all-time mark against the War Hawks.

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Tip-off time for the women's opener is at noon Saturday against Alcorn State University.

Fans attending the ÃÛÌÒ½´football game against Navy - kickoff time at 2:30 p.m. Saturday - will be admitted to the women's game with their football ticket.

The women's team has two home dates on TV this season. ÃÛÌÒ½´will host ÃÛÌÒ½´Miss on Feb. 12 at 1 p.m. on CBS SN. The contest against Rice on Feb. 19 will air on FSN at noon. Both games will be played in Moody Coliseum.

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Ticket packages are still available for the 2011-12 seasons. To purchase individual or season tickets for Men's and Women's Basketball, visit .

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