NORFOLK, Va. – The Sun Belt Conference announced the 2024-25 Men’s Basketball conference slate on Thursday afternoon, completing the schedule for the Monarchs.
“As we look towards getting our season started in front of Monarch Nation on November 4th, the plan will always be to use our non-conference to gear up for a very tough Sun Belt Conference schedule. This season presents many challenges. We are looking forward to it,” said ODU Head Coach Mike Jones.
ODU will begin league play on December 21 as they head to Monroe, Louisiana to face the Warhawks of ULM. This will be the first-ever matchup at Monroe as ULM won the inaugural meeting last year in Norfolk.
To start the 2025 portion of the schedule, the Monarchs will host Arkansas State on January 2 and Southern Miss on January 4.
Another weekend road swing will follow as the Monarchs head back to Louisiana to face the Ragin’ Cajuns of Louisiana on January 9 and then head to South Alabama on January 11.
A four-game homestand will be next for the men’s team as they’ll host regular-season champion App State on January 16 and then Georgia Southern on January 18. The next week will see James Madison come to town for a TowneBank Royal Rivalry matchup on January 22 and close out hosting Coastal Carolina on January 25.
The month of January closes out with a visit to Boone, N.C. to face App State again on January 29, while February will start with a rematch at James Madison on February 1.
Those games begin a run of five road games out of six for ODU as they’ll host Texas State on February 5 before finishing non-conference at a Mid-American Conference opponent in the second half of the SBC/MAC Challenge on February 8.
The following weekend, the Monarchs will make their swing through Georgia as they’ll visit Georgia State on February 13 and Georgia Southern on February 15.
Marshall comes to town on February 20 to start the final home weekend of the season as Georgia State will follow on February 22 for Senior Night. The Monarchs close out the regular season at Marshall on February 25 and at Coastal Carolina on February 28.
The 2025 Sun Belt Conference Championship will again be held at the Pensacola Bay Center in Pensacola, Florida on March 4-10. The winning team will secure the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Championship tournament.
Season tickets for the 2024-25 season will go on-sale August 28th. Existing season ticket holders will have the first opportunity to renew their seats for this season, having until October 2 to make their decision. ODU Athletics will provide information on the full timeline, pricing and process prior to the 28th. New season tickets will also be available in select locations beginning on the 28th. Mini plans and single games will be on-sale later in October.
2024-2025 ODU Men’s Basketball Schedule
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Mon., Nov. 4 |
Buffalo^ |
Norfolk, Va. |
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Sat., Nov. 9 |
Arizona |
Tucson, Ariz. |
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Tue., Nov. 12 |
Radford |
Radford, Va. |
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Fri., Nov. 15 |
UMES |
Norfolk, Va. |
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Tue., Nov. 19 |
Randolph-Macon |
Norfolk, Va. |
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Sun., Nov. 24 |
Boston College |
Cayman Islands |
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Mon., Nov. 25 |
Missouri St./High Point |
Cayman Islands |
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Tue., Nov. 26 |
TBD |
Cayman Islands |
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Mon., Dec. 2 |
William & Mary |
Norfolk, Va. |
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Sat., Dec. 7 |
George Washington |
Norfolk, Va. |
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Sun., Dec. 15 |
Northeastern |
Norfolk, Va. |
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Sat., Dec. 21 |
ULM* |
Monroe, La. |
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Sat., Dec. 28 |
Virginia Wesleyan |
Norfolk, Va. |
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Thur., Jan. 2 |
Arkansas State* |
Norfolk, Va. |
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Sat., Jan. 4 |
Southern Miss* |
Norfolk, Va. |
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Thur., Jan. 9 |
Louisiana* |
Lafayette, La. |
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Sat., Jan. 11 |
South Alabama* |
Mobile, Ala. |
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Thur., Jan. 16 |
App State* |
Norfolk, Va. |
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Sat., Jan. 18 |
Georgia Southern* |
Norfolk, Va. |
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Wed., Jan. 22 |
James Madison* |
Norfolk, Va. |
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Sat., Jan. 25 |
Coastal Carolina* |
Norfolk, Va. |
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Wed., Jan. 29 |
App State* |
Boone, N.C. |
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Sat., Feb. 1 |
James Madison* |
Harrisonburg, Va. |
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Wed., Feb. 5 |
Texas State* |
Norfolk, Va. |
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Sat., Feb. 8 |
TBD^ |
Away |
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Thur., Feb. 13 |
Georgia State* |
Atlanta, Ga. |
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Sat., Feb. 15 |
Georgia Southern* |
Statesboro, Ga. |
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Thur., Feb. 20 |
Marshall* |
Norfolk, Va. |
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Sat., Feb. 22 |
Georgia State* |
Norfolk, Va. |
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Tue., Feb. 25 |
Marshall* |
Huntington, W. Va. |
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Fri., Feb. 28 |
Coastal Carolina* |
Conway, S.C. |
* - Sun Belt Conference games
^ - MAC/SBC Challenge