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)

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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.

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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