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Houston Cougars Men's Basketball Announces Non-Conference Schedule for 2023-24 Season
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POSTED: July 17, 2023 -- 7:45 p.m. CT
Houston Cougars men's basketball head coach Kelvin Sampson announced the Coogs' non-conference schedule Monday morning. The 2023-24 non-conference schedule includes eight regular season home games inside the Fertitta Center. The schedule also includes the BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle (at Xavier) and an appearance at the Charleston Classic
Houston enters a new era when it tips off in the Big 12 for the first time in 2023-24.
Game times and broadcasting networks will be announced soon.
Here are the final NET rankings (as of last season, April 3, 2023) of the Coogs' non-conference opponents for the 2023-24 season:
Home: ULM (296), Texas A&M - Corpus Christi (174), Stetson (163), Montana (170), Rice (188), Jackson State (308), Texas State (193), Penn (138)
Away: Xavier (18)
Neutral:
Charleston Classic (matchups TBD) -- Dayton (77), LSU (153), North Texas (30), St. John's (91), Towson (130), Utah (80), and Wake Forest (89).
H-Town Showdown -- Texas A&M (28)
THE 2023-24 NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
The Cougars open their season when they meet UNC Pembroke – Coach Kelvin Sampson's alma mater – in an exhibition game on Saturday, October 28, inside the Fertitta Center.
From there, Houston begins the regular season when it meets ULM on Monday, November 6, inside the Fertitta Center. It will be the first time the Coogs face the Warhawks since the 2015-16 season.
The Coogs close their brief homestand when they take on Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Saturday, November 11) and Stetson (Monday, November 13).
Houston then hits the road for the first time to compete at the Charleston Classic inside TD Arena in Charleston, S.C. That tournament field includes Dayton, Towson, Utah, LSU, St. John's and North Texas with game times and networks to be announced at a later date.
The Cougars meet Montana for the first time since March 1947 when they close the month on Friday, November 24, inside the Fertitta Center.
Houston opens the month of December at Xavier, in Cincinnati, on Friday, December 1. That game will be part of the BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle and marks the first meeting against the Musketeers since the 1977-78 season.
After a pair of home contests against Rice (Wednesday, December 6) and Jackson State (Saturday, December 9) inside Fertitta Center, the Coogs face Texas A&M inside the Toyota Center in Houston as part of the H-Town Showdown.
Houston closes December with a pair of home contests against Texas State (Thursday, December 21) and against Penn (Saturday, December 30) inside the Fertitta Center before starting Big 12 play.
The Big 12 schedule with game times and broadcasting networks will be announced later this summer.
(schedule subject to change)
Date |
Day |
Time (CT) |
Game |
Venue |
Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 28 | Sat | TBA | vs North Carolina Pembroke (exh.) | Fertitta Center | TBA |
| Nov. 6 | Mon | TBA | vs ULM | Fertitta Center | TBA |
| Nov. 11 | Sat | TBA | Texas A&M Corpus Christi | Fertitta Center | TBA |
| Nov. 13 | Mon | TBA | Stetson | Fertitta Center | TBA |
2023 CHARLESTON CLASSIC (Charleston, SC, November 16, 17 and 19)
Participating teams: Dayton, LSU, Houston, North Texas, St. John's, Towson, Utah, and Wake Forest
Date |
Day |
Time (CT) |
Game |
Venue |
Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 16 | Thu | TBA | TBA | TD Arena | TBA |
| Nov. 17 | Fri | TBA | TBA | TD Arena | TBA |
| Nov. 19 | Sun | TBA | TBA | TD Arena | TBA |
Non-conference schedule continued
Date |
Day |
Time (CT) |
Game |
Venue |
Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 24 | Fri | TBA | vs Montana | Fertitta Center | TBA |
| Dec. 1, BIG EAST - Big 12 Battle | Fri | TBA | at Xavier | Cintas Center | TBA |
| Dec. 6 | Wed | TBA | vs Rice | Fertitta Center | TBA |
| Dec. 9 | Sat | TBA | vs Jackson State | Fertitta Center | TBA |
H-TOWN SHOWDOWN (Houston, TX, Dec. - 16)
Participating teams: Houston, LSU, Texas and Texas A&M
Date |
Day |
Time (CT) |
Game |
Venue |
Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 16 | Sat | TBA | Texas A&M | Toyota Center | TBA |
Non-conference schedule continued
Date |
Day |
Time (CT) |
Game |
Venue |
Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 21 | Thu | TBA | vs Texas State | Fertitta Center | TBA |
| Dec. 30 | Sat | TBA | vs Penn | Fertitta Center | TBA |
First Round - Tuesday, March 12
Second Round - Wednesday, March 13
Quarterfinals - Thursday, March 14
Semifinals - Friday, March 15
Championship - Saturday, March 16
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