Lindenwood men’s basketball coach Kyle Gerdeman and his Lions will begin the new season on November 4 with a game at Oklahoma. (Photo courtesy: Lindenwood Athletics)
ST. CHARLES, MO — The Lindenwood University athletics department released its 2024-25 men’s basketball schedule on Wednesday.
Lindenwood, which is coming off a 9-22 season last year, will play 31 regular season games this year — 14 at home, 14 on the road, and three neutral site games at an invitational event early in the season.
Lindenwood’s non-conference road schedule will be particularly challenging. The Lions will play at Oklahoma, at Valparaiso, at Missouri, and at Mississippi.
The season opener will be that game at Oklahoma on Monday, November 4. The games at Valpo and Mizzou will be mid-week games on Thursday, November 21 (Valpo) and Wednesday, November 27 (Mizzou). The Ole Miss game will be on Saturday, December 7.
“I think we have put together a challenging, yet competitive schedule that will prepare us for OVC play,” Lindenwood head coach Kyle Gerdeman said. “The guarantee games vs. Missouri, Oklahoma, Valpo, and Ole Miss will obvious be tough test for us, but the remaining non-conference games gives us a chance to test ourselves against more similar opponents.”
Junior swingman Jeremiah Talton is Lindenwood’s top returning scorer, after averaging 7.5 points per game last season. (Photo: Thomas Grove)
Lindenwood’s 2024-25 home opener will be on Thursday, November 7, at Hyland Arena against the University of Health Sciences & Pharmacy, which plays at the NAIA level. That will be Lindenwood’s only home game in November.
After the home opener, the Lions will play in the Urban-Bennett Invitational hosted by Robert Morris University in Moon Township, Penn. The event will feature four teams — Lindenwood, New Orleans, Robert Morris, and Stonehill — each playing three games (one against each other) between November 14-17.
Lindenwood’s other three non-conference home games will be in December against East-West University (December 4), Harris-Stowe (December 10), and IU-Indy (December 14).
Lindenwood forward Jaylon McDaniel returns as one of the top defensive players in the Ohio Valley Conference this season. (Photo: Thomas Grove)
The Ohio Valley Conference schedule will begin in mid-December. The OVC includes 11 teams — Eastern Illinois, Lindenwood, Little Rock, Morehead State, Southeast Missouri State, SIU-Edwardsville, Southern Indiana, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech, Tennessee-Martin, and Western Illinois — that will play in true round-robin slate of 20 league games to determine a regular season champion.
The top eight teams will qualify for the conference tournament, which will be played March 5-8 at the Ford Center in Evansville, Ind. The winner of the OVC Championship Tournament will earn an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.
Lindenwood’s OVC home opener will be December 19 against Tennessee Tech. The regular season finale will also be against Tennessee Tech on March 1.
Game times and broadcast listings will be announced at a later date.
2024-25 LINDENWOOD LIONS MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 4, 2024 (Monday) | TBA | Away | Oklahoma | Norman, OK |
| November 7, 2024 (Thursday) | 6:00 p.m. | Home | UHSP | Hyland Arena |
| November 14, 2024 (Thursday) | 3:00 p.m. | Neutral | New Orleans | Moon Township, PA |
| November 15, 2024 (Friday) | 6:00 p.m. | Away | Robert Morris University | Moon Township, PA |
| November 17, 2024 (Sunday) | 12:00 p.m. | Neutral | Stonehill College | Moon Township, PA |
| November 21, 2024 (Thursday) | 7:00 p.m. | Away | Valparaiso | Valparaiso, IN |
| November 27, 2024 (Wednesday) | TBA | Away | Missouri | Columbia, MO |
| December 4, 2024 (Wednesday) | TBA | Home | East-West University | Hyland Arena |
| December 7, 2024 (Saturday) | TBA | Away | Mississippi | Oxford, Miss |
| December 10, 2024 (Tuesday) | 6:00 p.m. | Home | Harris-Stowe | Hyland Arena |
| December 14, 2024 (Saturday) | 3:30 p.m. | Home | IU-Indy | Hyland Arena |
| December 19, 2024 (Thursday) | 7:30 p.m. | Home | Tennessee Tech | Hyland Arena |
| December 21, 2024 (Saturday) | 3:30 p.m. | Home | Western Illinois | Hyland Arena |
| January 2, 2025 (Thursday) | TBA | Away | Eastern Illinois | Charleston, Ill. |
| January 4, 2025 (Saturday) | TBA | Away | SIU-Edwardsville | Edwardsville, Ill. |
| January 9, 2025 (Thursday) | 7:30 p.m. | Home | Tennessee State | Hyland Arena |
| January 11, 2025 (Saturday) | 3:30 p.m. | Home | Tennessee-Martin | Hyland Arena |
| January 16, 2025 (Thursday) | 7:30 p.m. | Away | Southern Indiana | Evansville, IN |
| January 18, 2025 (Saturday) | 2:30 p.m. | Away | Morehead State | Morehead, Ky. |
| January 23, 2025 (Thursday) | 7:30 p.m. | Home | Southeast Missouri State | Hyland Arena |
| January 25, 2025 (Saturday) | 3:30 p.m. | Home | Little Rock | Hyland Arena |
| January 30, 2025 (Thursday) | 7:30 p.m. | Home | SIU-Edwardsville | Hyland Arena |
| February 1, 2025 (Saturday) | 3:30 p.m. | Home | Eastern Illinois | Hyland Arena |
| February 6, 2025 (Thursday) | 7:30 p.m. | Away | Tennessee-Martin | Martin, Tenn. |
| February 8, 2025 (Saturday) | TBA | Away | Tennessee State | Nashville, Tenn. |
| February 13, 2025 (Thursday) | 7:30 p.m. | Home | Morehead State | Hyland Arena |
| February 15, 2025 (Saturday) | 3:30 p.m. | Home | Southern Indiana | Hyland Arena |
| February 20, 2025 (Thursday) | TBA | Away | Little Rock | Little Rock, Ark. |
| February 22, 2025 (Saturday) | 3:45 p.m. | Away | Southeast Missouri State | Cape Girardeau, Mo. |
| February 25, 2025 (Tuesday) | TBA | Away | Western Illinois | Macomb, Ill. |
| March 1, 2025 (Saturday) | TBA | Away | Tennessee Tech | Cookeville, Tenn. |
| March 5-8, 2025 (Wednesday) | TBA | Neutral | Ohio Valley Conference Tournament | Evansville, Ind. |