The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
08.10.2023 | Men's Basketball
The Longhorns will play nine non-conference home contests in Moody Center in addition to an appearance at the Empire Classic in Madison Square Garden, a road game at Marquette and a neutral-site game against LSU in Houston.
AUSTIN, Texas — Nine non-conference home games in the second season in Moody Center along with two games as part of the Empire Classic at Madison Square Garden, a road game at Marquette in the BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle and a neutral-site game in Houston against LSU highlight the 2023-24 University of Texas men's basketball non-conference schedule released Thursday.
The Big 12 Conference schedule has not been finalized at this time, although the league previously announced opponents along with home and away designations for the upcoming conference slate. Tipoff times and the complete television schedule for the 2023-24 season will be announced when available.
The Longhorns open the regular season by hosting Incarnate Word in Moody Center on Monday, Nov. 6. Texas will follow with home contests against Delaware State (Friday, Nov. 10) and Rice (Wednesday, Nov. 15).
UT will participate in the four-team Empire Classic presented by Continental Tire benefiting Wounded Warrior Project at historic Madison Square Garden on Nov. 19-20 (Sunday-Monday). The neutral-site tournament also includes defending national champion UConn, Indiana and Louisville. Pairings for the two-day event which will include semifinals (Nov. 19) and consolation/championship games (Nov. 20) have not been announced.
The Longhorns return to Austin to host Wyoming (Sunday, Nov. 26) and Texas State (Thursday, Nov. 30). UT then will travel to Milwaukee to face Marquette in the BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle on Wednesday, Dec. 6.
Texas will host Houston Christian (Saturday, Dec. 9) before heading to Houston's Toyota Center to face LSU in a neutral-site contest (Saturday, Dec. 16). The Longhorns will host three-consecutive games in Moody Center against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Friday, Dec. 22), UNC Greensboro (Friday, Dec. 29) and UTA (Monday, Jan. 1) before opening Big 12 play on Saturday, Jan 6.
Fans are encouraged to stay tuned for ticket information as the season approaches at this link.
2023-24 Texas Men's Basketball Non-Conference Schedule
|
Day |
Date |
Opponent (Site) |
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Mon. |
Nov. 6 |
Incarnate Word (Austin, Texas) |
|
Fri. |
Nov. 10 |
Delaware State (Austin, Texas) |
|
Wed. |
Nov. 15 |
Rice (Austin, Texas) |
|
Sun. |
Nov. 19 |
Empire Classic vs. TBA (Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y.) |
|
Mon. |
Nov. 20 |
Empire Classic vs. TBA (Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y.) |
|
Sun. |
Nov. 26 |
Wyoming (Austin, Texas) |
|
Thurs. |
Nov. 30 |
Texas State (Austin, Texas) |
|
Wed. |
Dec. 6 |
BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle at Marquette (Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis.) |
|
Sat. |
Dec. 9 |
Houston Christian (Austin, Texas) |
|
Sat. |
Dec. 16 |
vs. LSU (Toyota Center in Houston, Texas) |
|
Fri. |
Dec. 22 |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Austin, Texas) |
|
Fri. |
Dec. 29 |
UNC Greensboro (Austin, Texas) |
|
Mon. |
Jan. 1 |
UTA (Austin, Texas) |
