Here is the 2023-24 Gophers men's basketball schedule
After the Golden Gophers play Macalester College in an exhibition game Nov. 2, the 2023-24 regular season begins with seven non-conference games followed by the Big Ten men's basketball opener at Ohio State on Dec. 3.
That Dec. 3 game against the Buckeyes will feature Minnesota going up against small forward Jamison Battle, who left the Gophers via the transfer portal after last season's 9-22 record.
All seven non-conference games will be played at Williams Arena.
- Nov. 6 vs. Bethune Cookman
- Nov. 10 vs. Texas San Antonio
- Nov. 16 vs. Missouri
- Nov. 18 vs. USC Upstate
- Nov. 21 vs. Pine Bluff
- Nov. 26 at San Francisco (Chase Center, home of the Golden State Warriors)
- Nov. 30 vs. New Orleans
After facing Ohio State Dec. 3 and Nebraska on Dec. 6, the Gophers play four more non-conference games -- all at home against Florida Gulf Coast, IUPUI, Ball State and Maine -- before the full Big Ten schedule arrives in January.
- Jan. 4 at Michigan
- Jan. 7 vs. Maryland
- Jan. 12 at Indiana
- Jan. 15 vs. Iowa
- Jan. 18 at Michigan State
- Jan. 23 vs. Wisconsin
- Jan. 27 at Penn State
- Feb. 3 vs. Northwestern
- Feb. 6 vs. Michigan State
- Feb. 11 at Iowa
- Feb. 15 at Purdue
- Feb. 18 vs. Rutgers
- Feb. 22 vs. Ohio State
- Feb. 25 at Nebraska
- Feb. 28 at Illinois
- March 2 vs. Penn State
- March 6 vs. Indiana
- March 9 at Indiana
The 2023-24 Gophers are expected to be led by sophomores Pharrel Payne, Joshua Ola-Joseph, Braeden Carrington, junior Dawson Garcia, freshman guard Cam Christie, transfer guard Mike Mitchell, redshirt junior Isaiah Ihnen, redshirt freshman Kadyn Betts, redshirt senior Parker Fox and grad transfer Jack Wilson.
