Hempstead, N.Y. - A trip to the Puerto Rico Tip-Off from Nov. 18-21, including an opening round match-up with perennial power North Carolina, highlights the Hofstra Men's Basketball 2010-11 schedule, which was released today.

The Pride also continues several local rivalries with games scheduled against Iona, Manhattan, Rider and Wagner, and hosts Florida Atlantic and Holy Cross in non-conference games.

After hosting Molloy in an exhibition game on Saturday, Nov. 6, Hofstra opens its 2010-11 regular season with a home game against Farmingdale State College on Saturday, Nov. 13 at 4 p.m. The Pride then travels to San Juan for the Puerto Rico Tip-Off, which includes an opening-round game against North Carolina on Friday, Nov. 18 at 5 p.m., which will be televised nationally on ESPN2. West Virginia, Minnesota, Nebraska, Western Kentucky, Davidson and Vanderbilt will also be in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off Field.

After its three games in San Juan, the Pride returns home to face Wagner on Friday, Nov. 26 and travels to Rider on Monday, Nov. 29 in a return visit from last year's Bracket Buster contest, which the Pride won in overtime.

December will see Hofstra host one Colonial Athletic Association game against Towson on Saturday, Dec. 4. The Pride then travels to Binghamton on Wednesday, Dec. 8, hosts Florida Atlantic on Dec. 11, makes the short trip to Manhattan on Saturday, Dec. 18, and hosts Holy Cross on Wednesday, Dec. 22. The last time the Pride hosted Holy Cross in 2006-07, the Pride won 65-64 in front of a sellout crowd at the Mack Sports Complex on ESPNU as part of Bracket Buster Weekend. 

Hofstra ends the calendar year with a road game at Iona on Saturday, Dec. 29, and concludes the non-conference schedule with a road game on ESPN Bracket Buster Weekend on either February 18 or 19.

The new year will see the conference schedule begin in earnest with two key home games early in 2011, on Wednesday, Jan. 5 against George Mason and Saturday, Jan. 15 against Old Dominion.  The Pride will also squeeze in a Monday night home game on Jan. 24 against James Madison, before closing out the regular season with February home games against Northeastern (Feb. 5), William & Mary (Feb. 15) and Delaware (Feb. 26).

All conference dates are subject to change due to the CAA television package.