Big East Conference releases remainder of men’s basketball schedule for 2024-25 season

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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Publish date : 2024-09-12 18:24:27

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