Xavier University Athletics
Xavier Releases Complete Non-Conference Men's Basketball Schedule
07.13.23 | Men's Basketball, Tickets
Musketeers open the season on Nov. 6 at Cintas Center vs Robert Morris
CINCINNATI -Â Xavier University Athletics announced the 2023-24 men's basketball non-conference regular season schedule, which opens with a Nov. 6 date against Robert Morris. There will be no public exhibition games this season, only a pair of closed scrimmages.
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The 11-game regular season slate includes eight home games at Cintas Center highlighted by a Friday, Dec. 1 game against Houston, a 2023 NCAA Sweet 16 team, in the BIG EAST/Big 12 Battle and the annual Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout against Cincinnati on Saturday, Dec. 9. There are three Friday games and two Saturday games on the eight-game non-conference home schedule.
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Xavier's possible non-conference opponents include five teams that made 2023 postseason NCAA or NIT play. In addition to Houston (NCAA) and UC (NIT), Xavier visits Purdue (NCAA) on Monday, Nov. 13 for a Gavitt Tipoff Games matchup and could face 2023 NCAA runner-up San Diego State or 2023 NCAA Second Round team St. Mary's in the Continental Tire Main Event in Las Vegas in November.
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The tough non-conference tests will help XU prepare for 12 BIG EAST regular season games against teams that made 2023 postseason play, including home-and-away tilts against UConn (NCAA Champion), Creighton (NCAA Elite Eight), Marquette (NCAA Second Round), Providence (NCAA), Villanova (NIT) and Seton Hall (NIT).
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Home games in BoldÂ
Home games played at Cintas Center
^ Gavitt Tipoff Games (Campus sites)
# Continental Tire Main Event (Las Vegas, Nev.)
! BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle
$ Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout
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• Xavier Men's Basketball season tickets are sold out, although mini-packs will be available in mid-September. Click here to join the season ticket waitlist! Â
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The 11-game regular season slate includes eight home games at Cintas Center highlighted by a Friday, Dec. 1 game against Houston, a 2023 NCAA Sweet 16 team, in the BIG EAST/Big 12 Battle and the annual Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout against Cincinnati on Saturday, Dec. 9. There are three Friday games and two Saturday games on the eight-game non-conference home schedule.
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Xavier's possible non-conference opponents include five teams that made 2023 postseason NCAA or NIT play. In addition to Houston (NCAA) and UC (NIT), Xavier visits Purdue (NCAA) on Monday, Nov. 13 for a Gavitt Tipoff Games matchup and could face 2023 NCAA runner-up San Diego State or 2023 NCAA Second Round team St. Mary's in the Continental Tire Main Event in Las Vegas in November.
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The tough non-conference tests will help XU prepare for 12 BIG EAST regular season games against teams that made 2023 postseason play, including home-and-away tilts against UConn (NCAA Champion), Creighton (NCAA Elite Eight), Marquette (NCAA Second Round), Providence (NCAA), Villanova (NIT) and Seton Hall (NIT).
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 NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE |
| Nov. 6 | Robert Morris |
| Nov. 10 | Jacksonville |
| Nov. 13 | at Purdue ^ |
| Nov. 17 | vs San Diego State/St. Mary's/Washington # |
| Nov. 19 | vs San Diego State/St. Mary's/Washington # |
| Nov. 24 | Bryant |
| Nov. 27 | Oakland |
| Dec. 1 | Houston ! |
| Dec. 5 | Delaware |
| Dec. 9 | Cincinnati $ |
| Dec. 16 | Winthrop |
Home games in BoldÂ
Home games played at Cintas Center
^ Gavitt Tipoff Games (Campus sites)
# Continental Tire Main Event (Las Vegas, Nev.)
! BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle
$ Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout
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 TICKET INFORMATION |
• Xavier Men's Basketball season tickets are sold out, although mini-packs will be available in mid-September. Click here to join the season ticket waitlist! Â
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