Louisville Men's Basketball's 2023-24 Non-Conference Schedule Announced

The Cardinals will tip-off the season on Monday, Nov. 6 against UMBC at the KFC Yum! Center.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - We might have to wait just a little while longer until the ACC drops their full league schedule, but we now know a large chunk of the Louisville men's basketball program's schedule for the 2023-24 season.

On Wednesday, the Cardinals finally revealed their full non-conference slate for the upcoming season. Louisville is set to play eight regular season non-conference games at home, with two more contests at home in exhibition play.

Louisville will tip-off the regular season on Monday, Nov. 6 against UMBC at the KFC Yum! Center. They will also host Chattanooga, Coppin State, New Mexico State, Bellarmine, Arkansas State, Pepperdine and Kentucky at home. The Cardinals' lone true road non-conference game will come on Saturday, Dec. 9 at DePaul.

Louisville will also travel to New York City and face a pair of opponents in the Empire Classic. The Cardinals will Texas on Sunday, Nov. 19, then either UConn or Indiana on Monday, Nov. 20.

As a warm up to the regular season, the Cardinals will be hosting Simmons College and Kentucky Wesleyan for exhibition matchups. The ACC will drop their full conference schedule on September 26.

Louisville's Men's Basketball's 2023-24 Non-Conference Schedule:

BOLD: Home, Italics: Away/Neutral

Oct. 18: Simmons College*

Oct. 30: Kentucky Wesleyan*

Nov. 6: UMBC

Nov. 10: Chattanooga

Nov. 15: Coppin State

Nov. 19: vs. Texas (Empire Classic - New York City, N.Y.)

Nov. 20: vs. Indiana/UConn (Empire Classic - New York City, N.Y.)

Nov. 26: New Mexico State

Nov. 29: Bellarmine

Dec. 9: at DePaul

Dec. 13: Arkansas State

Dec. 17: Pepperdine

Dec. 21: Kentucky

*exhibition

(Photo of Mike James: Jamie Rhodes - USA TODAY Sports)

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