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Michigan State Men’s Basketball Announces Non-Conference Schedule
8/31/2023 2:50:00 PM | Men's Basketball
East Lansing, Mich. – Including appearances in the inaugural Acrisure Classic, the Champions Classic and the Gavitt Tipoff Games, Michigan State men's basketball announced its non-conference schedule for the 2023-24 season.
The Spartans will play a pair of exhibition games, first on Wednesday, Oct. 25 against Hillsdale College. The second exhibition will be against Tennessee on Sunday, Oct. 29 and will serve as a charity game, with all proceeds being donated to the Hawai'i Community Foundation Maui Strong Fund, providing financial resources to the relief efforts from the devastating Maui wildfires.
The regular season opens with a pair of games, first on Monday, Nov. 6 with the Spartans hosting James Madison. The Spartans will then host Southern Indiana on Thursday, Nov. 9.
The first game away from home will be on Tuesday, Nov. 14 against Duke in the Champions Classic at United Center in Chicago.
MSU will return home for a pair of games, hosting Butler in the Gavitt Tipoff Games on Friday, Nov. 17.
The team will host Alcorn State on Sunday, Nov. 19, an on-campus game that is part of the inaugural Acrisure Classic.
The Acrisure Classic continues on the West coast, as the Spartans will play Arizona on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 23, at Acrisure Arena in Greater Palm Springs, Calif. The Classic is part of the Acrisure Invitational, a multi-day tournament, headlined by the Spartans and Wildcats playing on FOX following the Detroit Lions game against the Green Bay Packers.
Following the game in California, the Spartans will play five more non-conference games, four at the Breslin Center and one in Detroit.
The team comes back to the court on Tuesday, Nov. 28, hosting Georgia Southern at the Breslin Center.
The non-conference slate continues on Saturday, Dec. 16 when MSU hosts Baylor at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.
The Spartans will close out the calendar year with a trio of games at home, hosting Oakland on Monday, Dec. 18, Stony Brook on Thursday, Dec. 21 and then Indiana State on either Friday, Dec. 29 or Saturday, Dec. 30.
Michigan State's full season schedule, including game times and television information, will be released at a later date.
The Spartans will play a pair of exhibition games, first on Wednesday, Oct. 25 against Hillsdale College. The second exhibition will be against Tennessee on Sunday, Oct. 29 and will serve as a charity game, with all proceeds being donated to the Hawai'i Community Foundation Maui Strong Fund, providing financial resources to the relief efforts from the devastating Maui wildfires.
The regular season opens with a pair of games, first on Monday, Nov. 6 with the Spartans hosting James Madison. The Spartans will then host Southern Indiana on Thursday, Nov. 9.
The first game away from home will be on Tuesday, Nov. 14 against Duke in the Champions Classic at United Center in Chicago.
MSU will return home for a pair of games, hosting Butler in the Gavitt Tipoff Games on Friday, Nov. 17.
The team will host Alcorn State on Sunday, Nov. 19, an on-campus game that is part of the inaugural Acrisure Classic.
The Acrisure Classic continues on the West coast, as the Spartans will play Arizona on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 23, at Acrisure Arena in Greater Palm Springs, Calif. The Classic is part of the Acrisure Invitational, a multi-day tournament, headlined by the Spartans and Wildcats playing on FOX following the Detroit Lions game against the Green Bay Packers.
Following the game in California, the Spartans will play five more non-conference games, four at the Breslin Center and one in Detroit.
The team comes back to the court on Tuesday, Nov. 28, hosting Georgia Southern at the Breslin Center.
The non-conference slate continues on Saturday, Dec. 16 when MSU hosts Baylor at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.
The Spartans will close out the calendar year with a trio of games at home, hosting Oakland on Monday, Dec. 18, Stony Brook on Thursday, Dec. 21 and then Indiana State on either Friday, Dec. 29 or Saturday, Dec. 30.
Michigan State's full season schedule, including game times and television information, will be released at a later date.
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