(AP) -- West Virginia's 18 game Big East men's basketball schedule next season includes playing Louisville, Pittsburgh and South Florida twice.

The Mountaineers will play the remaining teams in the conference once. Other Big East home opponents are Connecticut, DePaul, Notre Dame, Providence, St. John's and Villanova.

WVU released the conference schedule Wednesday. The complete basketball schedule will be announced in September.

The Mountaineers went 26-11 last season and advanced to the third round of the NCAA Tournament.

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