PROVO — The BYU basketball team will visit Saint Mary's in its inaugural West Coast Conference game on Dec. 29.
On Friday, the WCC released the entire men's basketball schedule for the 2011-12 season, which marks the Cougars' first as a member of the league. BYU hosts its first WCC game on New Year's Eve, against San Diego.
Most of the Cougars' 16 WCC regular-season contests will be played on Thursdays and Saturdays. They have one Monday game scheduled, on Jan. 16, at San Diego.
BYU faces league power Gonzaga twice in February — in Provo on Feb. 2 and in Spokane on Feb. 23.
At right is BYU's WCC schedule, with tipoff times and broadcast information to be released later.
BYU's WCC schedule
Dec. 29 at Saint Mary's
Dec. 31 vs. San Diego
Jan. 5at Loyola Marymount
Jan. 7 vs. San Francisco
Jan. 14 vs. Santa Clara
Jan. 16 at San Diego
Jan. 19vs. Loyola Marymount
Jan. 21 at Pepperdine
Jan. 28 vs. Saint Mary's
Feb. 2 vs. Gonzaga
Feb. 4 at Portland
Feb. 11 vs. Pepperdine
Feb. 16 at San Francisco
Feb. 18 at Santa Clara
Feb. 23 at Gonzaga
Feb. 25 vs. Portland
Feb. 29-March 5
West Coast Conference basketball championships
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