PITTSBURGH -- Duquesne University has released its list of home and away basketball games for the 2009-2010 season in the Atlantic 10 Conference.

The highlight of the schedule is the annual "City Game" against Big East powerhouse Pitt, an Elite Eight team from last season's NCAA Tournament.

Although it's Duquesne's turn to host Pitt this year, the game may be played a couple of blocks off campus at Mellon Arena instead of the smaller A.J. Palumbo Center. So far, a news release from Duquesne's athletic department only specifies that the game will be played in Pittsburgh.

Also on the schedule is the first Chuck Cooper Classic -- a Dec. 5 doubleheader at the Palumbo Center in honor of the Dukes' former All-American who broke the NBA color barrier in 1950. West Virginia State will play Davis and Elkins that night, followed by Duquesne vs. Savannah State.

Home Opponents:
Nicholls State, Nov. 13
Radford, Nov. 29
Pitt, Dec. 2
Savannah State, Dec. 5 (Chuck Cooper Classic)
Robert Morris, Dec. 12
Canisius, Dec. 16
Saint Francis (Pa.), Dec. 22
* Dayton
* Fordham
* La Salle
* Massachusetts
* Richmond
* St. Bonaventure
* Saint Joseph's
* Saint Louis

Road Opponents:
Iowa (O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic)
Illinois-Chicago, Nov. 23-25 (O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic at Cullowhee, N.C.)
Binghamton, Nov. 23-25 (O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic at Cullowhee, N.C.)
Western Carolina, Nov. 23-25 (O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic at Cullowhee, N.C.)
West Virginia, Dec. 9
IUPUI, Dec. 19
Old Dominion, Dec. 30
* Dayton
* George Washington
* Rhode Island
* St. Bonaventure
* Saint Louis
* Temple
* Xavier

* denotes Atlantic 10 Conference game (dates will be released later)

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