The Big East Conference announced the men’s regular season basketball league schedule on Thursday, completing Xavier’s 2024-25 regular season slate.
Xavier, which finished 9-11 and tied for eighth in the Big East last season, opens league play on Dec. 18 on the road against two-time defending national-champion UConn. Xavier’s first home Big East contest is Dec. 21 against Marquette.
Xavier’s 20-game conference slate includes 14 contests against teams that participated in postseason play last season. Xavier has five Big East home games on Saturday, including against UConn Jan. 25 and against Providence on March 8 for Senior Day.
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Xavier has additional marquee matchups in its non-conference schedule, including a road matchup against TCU on Thursday, Dec. 5 in the Big East-Big 12 Battle. Xavier will face South Carolina and the Michigan-Virginia Tech winner in the Fort Myers Tip-Off in November.
The Skip Prosser Classic returns to Cintas Center on Saturday, Nov. 16 against Wake Forest.
Here’s a look at Xavier’s Big East schedule
Wednesday, Dec. 18
Xavier at UConn
Saturday, Dec. 21
Marquette at Xavier
Tuesday, Dec. 31
Seton Hall at Xavier
Friday, Jan. 3
Xavier at Georgetown
Wednesday, Jan. 8
St. John’s at Xavier
Saturday, Jan. 11
Xavier at DePaul
Tuesday, Jan. 14
Villanova at Xavier
Saturday, Jan. 18
Xavier at Marquette
Wednesday, Jan. 22
Xavier at St. John’s
Saturday, Jan. 25
UConn at Xavier
Wednesday, Jan 29
Xavier at Creighton
Tuesday, Feb. 4
Georgetown at Xavier
Sunday, Feb. 9
Xavier at Villanova
Wednesday, Feb. 12
Xavier at Providence
Saturday, Feb. 15
DePaul at Xavier
Tuesday, Feb. 18
Butler at Xavier
Sunday, Feb. 23
Xavier at Seton Hall
Saturday, March 1
Creighton at Xavier
Wednesday, March 5
Xavier at Butler
Saturday, March 8
Providence at Xavier
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Here is Xavier’s Big East schedule for the 2024-25 season
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