NORFOLK, Va. – Old Dominion men's basketball head coach Jeff Jones announced on Wednesday the 2023-24 Monarch schedule. The 2023-24 men's basketball season, sponsored by Bon Secours, will include 30 regular-season contests, 14 of those at home, and a trip to Hawai'i for the Diamond Head Classic.
"In an era where scheduling has become more difficult than ever before for mid-major schools, we were able to once again put together an extremely challenging non-conference slate of games to go with our Sun Belt schedule," said Jones. "With eight new faces on this year's squad our non-conference opponents will prepare us for another exciting Sun Belt season."
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The non-conference slate starts off on Nov. 6 when ODU hosts Virginia Wesleyan at 7 p.m. The Monarchs will then take to the road for the first game of the MAC-SBC Challenge when the Monarchs face Ball State on Nov. 11 at 2 p.m. The road swing will then head to Fayetteville, Arkansas where the Monarchs will face Arkansas on Nov. 13. Arkansas advanced to the Sweet 16 round of last year's NCAA Tournament.
A three-game homestand will close out the month as ODU will tangle with another Sweet 16 team in the Princeton for a 4 p.m. matinee on Nov. 22. Thanksgiving weekend will close with the Monarchs taking on former CAA rival Drexel on Sunday, Nov. 26 at 2 p.m. Radford visits Chartway Arena to finish off November with a 7 p.m. tip on Nov. 29.
December begins with a visit to another former CAA rival as ODU will head to Boston and take on Northeastern on Dec. 2. The annual contest with William & Mary will take place in Williamsburg on Dec. 6, before a non-conference contest with James Madison on Dec. 9 at 7 p.m.
After a break for exams, the Monarchs will head to Honolulu for the Diamond Head Classic from Dec. 21-24. The Monarchs will open the event against TCU on Dec. 21 at 6 p.m. EST. Day two will put the Monarchs against either Nevada or Temple. Other teams in the event include: Georgia Tech, Portland, UMass, and the host Hawai'i. Tickets for this event will go on sale in October and more information can be found here.
The 2023 portion closes as Sun Belt Conference action begins on Dec. 30 with ODU hosting South Alabama at 7 p.m.
January starts off with the Monarchs on the road for four games visiting Troy (Jan. 4), Arkansas State (Jan. 6), Georgia State (Jan. 11) and Coastal Carolina (Jan. 13). The Monarchs will then have four home games to close the month as Marshall (Jan. 18), ULM (Jan. 20), JMU (Jan. 24) and Georgia Southern (Jan. 27) visit for 7 p.m. tipoffs.
In February, the Monarchs begin with three games on the road as they'll visit Marshall (Feb. 1), JMU (Feb. 3) and Southern Miss (Feb. 7). ODU will host a MAC Conference school to finish the inaugural MAC-SBC Challenge on Feb. 10 to start a five-game homestand with that opponent to be announced in January. Louisiana comes to Norfolk on Feb. 15, before Georgia State (Feb. 17), App State (Feb. 22) and Coastal Carolina (Feb. 24) round out the home games with all games at 7 p.m.
The last week of the regular season will have ODU on the road at App State on Feb. 28 and Georgia Southern on March 1.
The 2024 Sun Belt Conference Championship will be held on March 5-11 at the Pensacola Bay Center in Pensacola, Florida with the winner receiving the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Championship.
Contact Justin Ross, ODU Director of Ticket Sales, at 757-683-3360 or jross@odu.edu for season ticket information for the 2023-24 men's basketball season. Season ticket holders from the 2022-23 season will be mailed renewal information shortly.
2023-24 ODU Men's Basketball Schedule
Nov. 6 – Va. Wesleyan, 7 p.m.
Nov. 11 – at Ball State^, 2 p.m.
Nov. 13 – at Arkansas, TBD
Nov. 22 – Princeton, 4 p.m.
Nov. 26 – Drexel, 2 p.m.
Nov. 29 – Radford, 7 p.m.
Dec. 2 – at Northeastern, TBD
Dec. 6 – at William & Mary, TBD
Dec. 9 – JMU (non-conference), 7 p.m.
Dec. 21 – TCU #, 6 p.m.
Dec. 22,24 – Diamond Head Classic – Honolulu, HI.
Dec. 30 – South Alabama*, 7 p.m.
Jan. 4 – at Troy*, TBD
Jan. 6 – at Arkansas State*, TBD
Jan. 11 – at Georgia State*, TBD
Jan. 13 – at Coastal Carolina*, TBD
Jan. 18 – Marshall*, 7 p.m.
Jan. 20 – ULM*, 7 p.m.
Jan. 24 – JMU*, 7 p.m.
Jan. 27 – Georgia Southern*, 7 p.m.
Feb. 1 – at Marshall*, TBD
Feb. 3 – at JMU*, TBD
Feb. 7 – at Southern Miss*, TBD
Feb. 10 – vs. MAC Conference Opponent TBD^, 7 p.m.
Feb. 15 – Louisiana*, 7 p.m.
Feb. 17 – Georgia State*, 7 p.m.
Feb. 22 – App State*, 7 p.m.
Feb. 24 – Coastal Carolina*, 7 p.m.
Feb. 28 – at App State*, TBD
Mar. 1 – at Georgia Southern*, TBD
Mar. 5-11 – Sun Belt Conference Tournament – Pensacola, Fla.
* - Sun Belt Conference games
^ - MAC-SBC Challenge
# - Diamond Head Classic – Honolulu, HI.
Men's Basketball Releases 2023-24 Schedule
