The University of Connecticut women's basketball team's 2018-19 schedule -- featuring 14 non-league games and 16 American Athletic Conference contests -- is out.

The Huskies, who will return three starters from last season's 36-1 club that advanced to the NCAA Final Four for a record 11th consecutive year, will face nine teams that played in the NCAA tournament, including national champion Notre Dame, Final Four participant Louisville, Elite Eight representative and 2017 national champion South Carolina, and AAC rival South Florida.

Six games will be played at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs with five -- including South Carolina -- being played at the XL Center in Hartford. Vanderbilt will face UConn at Mohegan Sun Arena.

There will be two first-time opponents: Mississippi in the first round of the Paradise Jam in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, on Nov. 22, and Saint Louis on Dec. 4, which will be a homecoming game for St. Charles, Missouri, native Napheesa Collier.

UConn, which is 101-0 in AAC play, will open its league schedule on Jan. 6 at Houston. It will make its first trip to Wichita State on Feb. 26. The Shockers joined the AAC for the 2017-18 season.

Senior Day will be March 2 when Houston comes to Gampel Pavilion. If tradition holds, seniors Collier and Katie Lou Samuelson will have their names and numbers placed in the Huskies of Honor in a pregame ceremony. The regular season finale is March 4 at South Florida.

The AAC tournament will be played March 8-11 at Mohegan Sun Arena.

SNY will broadcast 15 games including the Senior Day matchup with Houston, a key AAC contest at Central Florida on Feb. 17, and non-league games against Vanderbilt on Nov. 17, DePaul on Nov. 28, and Seton Hall on Dec. 8. The Huskies will compete on ESPN or ESPN2 seven times.

2018-19 UCONN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

Sunday, Nov. 4: Vanguard-exhibition (Gampel Pavilion), 1 p.m., no TV

Sunday, Nov. 11: Ohio State (Gampel Pavilion), noon, CBS Sports Network

Thursday, Nov. 15: Southern Connecticut-exhibition (XL Center), 7 p.m., no TV (Hall of Fame Showcase)

Saturday, Nov. 17: vs. Vanderbilt (Mohegan Sun Arena), 6 p.m., SNY (Paradise Jam, U.S. Virgin Islands)

Thursday, Nov. 22: vs. Mississippi, 7:30 p.m., TV TBA

Friday, Nov. 23: vs. St. John's, 7:30 p.m., TV TBA

Saturday, Nov. 24: vs. Purdue, 7:30 p.m., TV TBA

Wednesday, Nov. 28: DePaul (Gampel Pavilion), 7 p.m., SNY

Jimmy V. Women's Classic

Sunday, Dec. 2: at Notre Dame (Purcell Pavilion), 4 p.m., ESPN

Tuesday, Dec. 4: at Saint Louis (Chaifetz Arena), 7 p.m., CBS Sports Network

Saturday, Dec. 8: Seton Hall (XL Center), 1 p.m., SNY

Wednesday, Dec. 19: at Oklahoma (Lloyd Noble Center), TBA, Fox Sports 1

Saturday, Dec. 22: at California (Haas Pavilion), TBA, Pac-12 Network

Thursday, Jan. 3: at Baylor (Ferrell Center), 9 p.m., ESPN

Sunday, Jan. 6: at Houston (Fertitta Center), noon, CBS Sports Network

Wednesday, Jan. 9: Cincinnati (Gampel Pavilion), 7 p.m., SNY

Sunday, Jan. 13: South Florida (Gampel Pavilion), 1 p.m., ESPN

Wednesday, Jan. 16: at Tulane (Devlin Fieldhouse), 8 p.m., SNY

Sunday, Jan. 20: at Temple (Liacouras Center), 1 p.m., SNY

Wednesday, Jan. 23: SMU (Gampel Pavilion), 7 p.m., SNY

Sunday, Jan. 27: Central Florida (XL Center), 4 p.m., ESPN2

Thursday, Jan. 31: at Louisville (KFC Yum! Center), 7 p.m., ESPN

Sunday, Feb. 2: at Cincinnati (Fifth Third Arena), noon, SNY

Wednesday, Feb. 6: East Carolina (XL Center), 7 p.m., SNY

Saturday, Feb. 9: Temple (Gampel Pavilion), 1 p.m., SNY

Monday, Feb. 11: South Carolina (XL Center), 7 p.m., ESPN2

Sunday, Feb. 17: at Central Florida (CFE Arena), 2 p.m., SNY

Wednesday, Feb. 20: Memphis (XL Center), 7 p.m., SNY

Sunday, Feb. 24: at Tulsa (Reynolds Center), 3 p.m., SNY

Tuesday, Feb. 26: at Wichita State (Koch Arena), 7:30 p.m., SNY

Sunday, March 2: Houston (Gampel Pavilion), 1 p.m., SNY

Monday, March 4: at South Florida (Sun Dome), 7 p.m., ESPN2

March 8-11: American Athletic Conference tournament (Mohegan Sun Arena), TBA

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