2023-24 Schedule
LOS ANGELES – Coming off the program's second top-4 finish over the last three years, LMU men's basketball is ready to continue its trajectory in Head Coach
Stan Johnson's fourth season on the Bluff. The Lions have put together a comprehensive 30-game schedule including a West Coast Conference slate that includes all nine schools returning to a true round-robin format with each team traveling and hosting each of the other eight programs.
The new-look Lions, featuring eight players not on last year's roster, will make their season debut at home on Tuesday, Nov. 7, against Westcliff University. LMU will remain at home for the first three games of the season, hosting both Yale and Jackson State in early November, before traveling to the Cayman Islands Classic for three games leading into the week of Thanksgiving. The multi-team event will begin with the Lions playing Stephen F. Austin on Nov. 19 to open the tournament before learning the next two matchups over the next two days.
Following the return to the States from the international tournament, Gersten Pavilion will host games on Nov. 25 against UTEP and Nov. 29 against Central Arkansas.
The Lions will have a tough stretch of games away from home to open the month of December. LMU will play Nevada in Reno, then matchup on neutral courts against UNLV in Las Vegas in the Jack Jones Classic on Dec. 9 and against UCSB in Phoenix at the Jerry Colangelo Classic on Dec. 16.
LMU's longest home stretch of the season will begin on Dec. 18 against Detroit Mercy, with the first of six consecutive home games. The Lions will host Colorado State and then Tarleton State over the final two Fridays of the calendar year to close out non-conference play.
The first three games of conference play will all be played in Hank's House. The Lions host Santa Clara on Jan. 4, Saint Mary's on Jan. 6, and Pacific on Jan. 13. LMU will then hit the road for two games over the next week, playing at San Francisco and then in Malibu on Jan. 20 to face Pepperdine.
The game on Jan. 25 against Portland is the lone home game in a stretch of six of six games away from Los Angeles. After hosting the Pilots, LMU will travel up to Saint Mary's on Jan. 27, then to Gonzaga on Jan. 30, followed by a return south to play at San Diego on Feb. 7. The game at Gonzaga on Tuesday, Jan. 30 will be broadcast on the ESPN Networks.
The home edition of the PCH Cup will be played on Feb. 10. The following week, Gonzaga comes to Gersten Pavilion on Feb. 15 and San Francisco visits the Bluff on Feb. 17.
Three of the final four games of the regular season will be played on the road. LMU will travel to Santa Clara and Pacific for games on Feb. 22 then 24, before returning home for one final time on Feb. 29 against San Diego. The regular season extends into March, with the Lions traveling to the Pacific Northwest on Mar. 2.
The 2024 WCC Men's Basketball Championship will be held in Las Vegas and the Orleans Arena from March 7-12, 2024.
All home games and conference games not picked up by television networks will be available on ESPN+. Final television selections have not yet been confirmed. The full selection of games from the WCC's national television partners, ESPN and CBS Sports Network, will be announced at a later date. Specific game times and television details for each WCC game will be announced at a later date.
Season ticket renewals will continue for LMU home games until Sept. 15. New season tickets will become available for purchase beginning on Sept. 15.
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