Texas Longhorns Announce Full Non-Conference Basketball Schedule

The Texas Longhorns are in for an exciting non-conference slate

Matt Galatzan | Aug 1, 2024

Mar 20, 2024; Charlotte, NC, USA; Texas Longhorns head coach Rodney Terry during practice at Spectrum Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports / Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports

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AUSTIN - The Texas Longhorns are in for a fun 2024-25 season.

Under head coach Rodney Terry, Texas has rebuilt a roster that was ravaged by losses to the NCAA Transfer Portal, Graduation and the NBA.

Fortunately, the moves made by Terry have the Longhorns in extremely good shape heading into the new season.

They will also have plenty of opportunities to add quality wins to their resume, even before their inaugural conference slate in the SEC begins.

Mar 21, 2024; Charlotte, NC, USA; Texas Longhorns head coach Rodney Terry calls to his team in the first half of the first round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament at Spectrum Center. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports / Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports

During their non-conference slate, the Longhorns will take on a group of impressive opponents, headlined by the UConn Huskies in Austin on Dec. 8.

When they face off against the Longhorns, the Huskies will be coming off of their second consecutive national title under head coach Dan Hurley, following an absolutely dominant showing in the NCAA Tournament this season.

The Horns will also face off against the up-and-coming Ohio State Buckeyes in Las Vegas to open the season. It will be the Buckeyes' first full season under new head Jake Diebler, who took over mid-season for Chris Holtmann, who was fired one day after the Buckeyes lost 62-54 to Wisconsin.

The Buckeyes found themselves on the NCAA Tournament bubble at the end of the 2023-24 regular season, but Diebler was a driving factor that got Ohio State to that point in the first place.

Texas will also face off against last year's March Madness cinderella story - the N.C. State Wolfpack - in the SEC-ACC Challenge.

N.C. State put together a run to remember last season under coach Kevin Keatts. After entering the ACC Tournament with a 17-14 record and no shot at an at-large bid for the NCAA Tournament, the Wolfpack turned things around and shocked the country.

The team won five games in five days to take home the conference title before winning four straight games as a No. 11 seed in March Madness to secure a spot in the Final Four.

You can view the full non-conference schedule for the Longhorns below:

Date	Opponent	Location
Nov. 4	Ohio State	Las Vegas, NV
Nov. 8	Houston Christian	Austin, TX
Nov. 12	Chicago State	Austin, TX
Nov. 16	Mississippi Valley State	Austin, TX
Nov. 21	Legends Classic (TBA)	Brooklyn, NY
Nov. 22	Legends Classic (TBA)	Brooklyn, NY
Nov. 29	Deleware State	Austin, TX
Dec. 4	N.C. State (SEC-ACC Challenge)	Raleigh, NC
Dec. 8	UConn	Austin, TX
Dec. 12	New Mexico State	Austin, TX
Dec. 15	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	Austin, TX
Dec. 19	New Oreleans	Austin, TX
Dec. 29	Northwestern State	Austin, TX

Published Aug 1, 2024

MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI and a long-time member of the Football Writer’s Association of America. He graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry in 2014 covering the Dallas Mavericks and SMU Mustangs with 247Sports. He then moved to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of the Longhorns and Aggies sites a year later. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan.