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The Atlantic 10 has released the list of home and away opponents in conference play for men's basketball this winter and there are no surprises for URI.

The Rams will play what amounts to a reverse of last season's schedule. They maintain the same three opponents they will play twice, Fordham, Massachusetts and Temple.

The 10 other tams will simply flip flop. The teams URI hosted last winter now will host the Rams, and vice versa.

Here is the release from URI;

Rhode Island's 2009-10 A-10 Home-Away Matchups Announced
The Rams will play Fordham, Massachusetts, and Temple in a home-and-home format during the 16-game A-10 slate

July 30, 2009

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- The Atlantic 10 has announced Rhode Island's league opponents and game sites for the upcoming 2009-10 regular season.

Once again, Rhode Island will play a 16-game A-10 schedule in 2009-10, which allows teams to face each opponent once and three teams twice.

The Rams will play Fordham, Massachusetts, and Temple in a home-and-home format.

URI will host the following teams at the Thomas M. Ryan Center: Charlotte, Duquesne, Fordham, George Washington, Massachusetts, Richmond, Saint Joseph's, and Temple.

Rhody will head on the road to face: Dayton, Fordham, La Salle, Massachusetts, St. Bonaventure, Saint Louis, Temple, and Xavier.

The top 12 teams in the standings at the conclusion of the regular season will advance to the 2010 Men's Basketball Championship.

The first round games of the Championship will be hosted on the campuses of teams seeded #5, #6, #7, and #8 on Tuesday, Mar. 9, 2010. The top four seeded teams (#1-#4) will again receive a bye into the quarterfinal round, scheduled for Friday, Mar. 12 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J.

Semifinal action will take place on Saturday, Mar. 13, with the Championship game held on Sunday, Mar. 14, and televised nationally at 1:00pm on CBS Sports for the first time in A-10 history.

Fans can reserve all-session tickets for the 2010 Championship by calling Boardwalk Hall at (609) 348-7021.

Rhode Island's complete 2009-10 schedule, with dates and times, will be announced at a later date.

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