SLU sharpshooter Gibson Jimerson and his Billiken teammates will begin their new season on November 6 with a game against Southern Indiana. (Photo: Thomas Grove)

Cedric Williams
Senior Editor

ST. LOUIS, MO — After a long wait and much anticipation, the Saint Louis University men’s basketball team announced its full 2023-24 season schedule on Monday.

The Billikens will play a 31-game slate, with 18 home games at Chaifetz Arena. Saint Louis will also play two exhibition games in October.

The regular season will begin on Monday, November 6, when SLU will host Southern Indiana. SLU’s first three games will be home games, before the Billikens travel to South Carolina to play three games in the Myrtle Beach Invitational.

Saint Louis will play 13 nonconference and 18 Atlantic 10 Conference games. And among the nonconference contests are at least four games against teams that played in the postseason last year.

Utah State (November 28) was a 10-seed in the NCAA Tournament last season. Drake (December 6) won the Missouri Valley Conference and was a 12-seed in last year’s NCAAs. Hofstra (December 9 at Chaifetz Arena) went to the NIT last year and won at Rutgers in the first round. And lastly, North Carolina State (December 20) was an 11-seed in the NCAA Tournament.

The A-10 schedule will begin on January 3 with a home game against Loyola Chicago.

The A-10 Tournament will be played at the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., March 12-17, with the winner earning the league’s automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.

Game times, as well as the Billikens’ local television package on Bally Sports Midwest, will be announced at a later date.

2023-24 SLU Billikens Men’s Basketball Schedule

DateGametimeAtOpponentLocationTV
October 24, 2023 (Tuesday)TBAHomeKentucky Wesleyan (exhibition)Chaifetz Arena
October 29, 2023 (Sunday)TBAHomeBerea College (exhibition)Chaifetz Arena
November 6, 2023 (Monday)TBAHomeSouthern IndianaChaifetz Arena
November 8, 2023 (Wednesday)TBAHomeLincoln (Mo.)Chaifetz Arena
November 11, 2023 (Saturday)TBAHomeIllinois StateChaifetz Arena
November 16, 2023 (Thursday)1 pmNeutralWyomingConway, S.C. (HTC Center)ESPN2
November 17, 2023 (Friday)11a/1:30pNeutralCharleston or VermontConway, S.C. (HTC Center)ESPN Networks
November 19, 2023 (Sunday)TBANeutralTBAConway, S.C. (HTC Center)ESPN Networks
November 25, 2023 (Saturday)TBAHomeDartmouthChaifetz Arena
November 28, 2023 (Tuesday)TBAHomeUtah StateChaifetz Arena
December 2, 2023 (Saturday)TBAAwaySouthern IllinoisCarbondale, Ill. (Banterra Center)
December 6, 2023 (Wednesday)TBAAwayDrakeDes Moines, Iowa (Knapp Center)
December 9, 2023 (Saturday)TBAHomeHofstraChaifetz Arena
December 16, 2023 (Saturday)TBAHomeLouisiana TechChaifetz Arena
December 20, 2023 (Wednesday)TBAAwayNC StateRaleigh, N.C. (PNC Arena)
January 3, 2024 (Wednesday)TBAHomeLoyola ChicagoSt. Louis, Mo. (Chaifetz Arena)
January 6, 2024 (Saturday)1 pmAwayGeorge MasonFairfax, Va. (EagleBank Arena)USA
January 10, 2024 (Wednesday)TBAHomeSaint Joseph’sSt. Louis, Mo. (Chaifetz Arena)CBSSN
January 16, 2024 (Tuesday)TBAAwayDaytonDayton, Ohio (UD Arena)CBSSN
January 19, 2024 (Friday)TBAAwayVCURichmond, Va. (Siegel Center)ESPN Networks
January 24, 2024 (Wednesday)TBAHomeChaifetz ArenaChaifetz Arena
January 27, 2024 (Saturday)TBAHomeMassachusettsChaifetz Arena
January 30, 2024 (Tuesday)TBAAwayLoyola ChicagoChicago, Ill. (Gentile Arena)
February 3, 2024 (Saturday)1:30 pmHomeChaifetz ArenaChaifetz ArenaUSA
February 7, 2024 (Wednesday)TBAAwayLa SallePhiladelphia, Pa. (Gola Arena)
February 10, 2024 (Saturday)11:30 amAwaySaint Joseph’sPhiladelphia, Pa. (Hagan Arena)USA
February 16, 2024 (Friday)TBAHomeVCUChaifetz ArenaESPN Networks
February 20, 2024 (Tuesday)TBAAwayDuquesnePittsburgh, Pa. (UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse)
February 24, 2024 (Saturday)TBAHomeGeorge WashingtonChaifetz Arena
February 28, 2024 (Wednesday)TBAHomeRichmondChaifetz Arena
March 2, 2024 (Saturday)TBAAwayRhode IslandKingston, R.I. (Ryan Center)CBSSN
March 5, 2024 (Tuesday)TBAHomeDaytonChaifetz ArenaCBSSN
March 9, 2024 (Saturday)11:30 amAwaySt. BonaventureSt. Bonaventure, N.Y. (Reilly Center)USA