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 - 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.
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.
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.
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).
Home games in Bold
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
• 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!
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.
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.
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 Bold
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!
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