Sun Belt releases 2023-24 men’s basketball conference schedule

NEW ORLEANS – The Sun Belt Conference on Wednesday announced its 2023-24 men’s basketball conference schedule.

Each Sun Belt Conference men’s basketball program will play an 18-game league slate. All 14 Sun Belt teams open their conference schedules on Saturday, December 30. The highlight of the 2023-24 opening day is 2023 Hercules Tires Sun Belt Conference Tournament Champion Louisiana traveling to Huntington, W.Va., to face Marshall. Both squads eclipsed the 20-win plateau last season and finished second and third, respectively, in the league’s regular-season standings.

The 2023-24 Sun Belt Conference men’s basketball season will culminate with the 2024 Hercules Tires Men’s Basketball Championship at the Pensacola Bay Center in Pensacola, Fla., March 5-11, 2024.

The 2023-24 season will also mark the inaugural MAC-SBC Challenge – a scheduling alliance that features 12 Sun Belt Conference teams and 12 Mid-American Conference teams. Each of the 12 participating teams from each conference will play one home and one away game in 2023-24.

Southern Miss claimed the 2022-23 Sun Belt Conference regular-season championship. The Golden Eagles finished the year 25-8 overall and 14-4 in the SBC. Southern Miss completed the best single-season improvement in NCAA Division I history, according to the NCAA’s records, which date back to 1974.

Louisiana won the 2022-23 Hercules Tires Sun Belt Conference Tournament Championship. The Ragin’ Cajuns represented the Sun Belt in the NCAA Tournament, earning a No. 13 seed, the highest for the league since 2016. Louisiana took No. 4 seed Tennessee to the wire before falling by three points in the opening round.

The 2023-24 Sun Belt basketball season will officially tip off with Sun Belt Men’s Basketball Media Day on Tuesday, October 17 in New Orleans. The event will be broadcast on ESPN+.

Team-by-Team Schedules

App State
12/30 – vs. ULM
1/4 – at South Alabama
1/6 – at Troy
1/11 – at Coastal Carolina
1/13 – at James Madison
1/17 – vs. Georgia State
1/20 – vs. Coastal Carolina
1/25 – vs. Georgia Southern
1/27 – vs. James Madison
2/1 – at Georgia State
2/3 – at Georgia Southern
2/7 – at Texas State
2/15 – vs. Marshall
2/17 – vs. Louisiana
2/22 – at Old Dominion
2/24 – at Marshall
2/28 – vs. Old Dominion
3/1 – vs. Arkansas State

Arkansas State
12/30 – at Georgia State
1/4 – vs. Georgia Southern
1/6 – vs. Old Dominion
1/11 – vs. Texas State
1/13 – vs. Louisiana
1/17 – at Southern Miss
1/20 – at Texas State
1/25 – at Louisiana
1/27 – at ULM
1/31 – vs. Southern Miss
2/3 – vs. ULM
2/7 – vs. James Madison
2/15 – at Troy
2/17 – at South Alabama
2/22 – vs. Troy
2/24 – vs. South Alabama
2/28 – at Coastal Carolina
3/1 – at App State

Coastal Carolina
12/30 – vs. Troy
1/4 – at Texas State
1/6 – at Louisiana
1/11 – vs. App State
1/13 – vs. Old Dominion
1/18 – at Georgia Southern
1/20 – at App State
1/24 – vs. Southern Miss
1/27 – vs. Georgia State
2/1 – at James Madison
2/3 – at Marshall
2/7 – at ULM
2/15 – vs. Georgia Southern
2/17 – vs. Marshall
2/21 – at Georgia State
2/24 – at Old Dominion
2/28 – vs. Arkansas State
3/1 – vs. James Madison

Georgia Southern
12/30 – vs. Southern Miss
1/4 – at Arkansas State
1/6 – at ULM
1/10 – at Marshall
1/13 – at Georgia State
1/18 – vs. Coastal Carolina
1/20 – vs. Georgia State
1/25 – at App State
1/27 – at Old Dominion
2/1 – vs. Troy
2/3 – vs. App State
2/7 – at South Alabama
2/15 – at Coastal Carolina
2/17 – at James Madison
2/22 – vs. Texas State
2/24 – vs. James Madison
2/28 – vs. Marshall
3/1 – vs. Old Dominion

Georgia State
12/30 – vs. Arkansas State
1/4 – at Southern Miss
1/6 – at South Alabama
1/11 – vs. Old Dominion
1/13 – vs. Georgia Southern
1/17 – at App State
1/20 – at Georgia Southern
1/24 – at Marshall
1/27 – at Coastal Carolina
2/1 – vs. App State
2/3 – vs. Troy
2/7 – at Louisiana
2/15 – at James Madison
2/17 – at Old Dominion
2/21 – vs. Coastal Carolina
2/24 – vs. Texas State
2/28 – vs. James Madison
3/1 – vs. Marshall

James Madison
12/30 – vs. Texas State
1/4 – at Louisiana
1/6 – at Southern Miss
1/11 – vs. South Alabama
1/13 – vs. App State
1/18 – vs. ULM
1/20 – vs. Marshall
1/24 – at Old Dominion
1/27 – at App State
2/1 – vs. Coastal Carolina
2/3 – vs. Old Dominion
2/7 – at Arkansas State
2/15 – vs. Georgia State
2/17 – vs. Georgia Southern
2/21 – at Marshall
2/24 – at Georgia Southern
2/28 – at Georgia State
3/1 – at Coastal Carolina

Louisiana
12/30 – at Marshall
1/4 – vs. James Madison
1/6 – vs. Coastal Carolina
1/10 – at Troy
1/13 – at Arkansas State
1/17 – at Texas State
1/20 – at South Alabama
1/25 – vs. Arkansas State
1/27 – vs. Texas State
1/31 – vs. ULM
2/3 – vs. South Alabama
2/7 – vs. Georgia State
2/15 – at Old Dominion
2/17 – at App State
2/22 – at ULM
2/24 – at Southern Miss
2/28 – vs. Troy
3/1 – vs. Southern Miss

ULM
12/30 – at App State
1/3 – vs. Marshall
1/6 – vs. Georgia Southern
1/11 – vs. Southern Miss
1/13 – vs. Texas State
1/18 – at James Madison
1/20 – at Old Dominion
1/25 – vs. South Alabama
1/27 – vs. Arkansas State
1/31 – at Louisiana
2/3 – at Arkansas State
2/7 – vs. Coastal Carolina
2/15 – at Southern Miss
2/17 – at Troy
2/22 – vs. Louisiana
2/24 – vs. Troy
2/27 – at Texas State
3/1 – at South Alabama

Marshall
12/30 – vs. Louisiana
1/3 – at ULM
1/6 – at Texas State
1/10 – vs. Georgia Southern
1/13 – vs. South Alabama
1/18 – at Old Dominion
1/20 – at James Madison
1/24 – vs. Georgia State
1/27 – vs. Southern Miss
2/1 – vs. Old Dominion
2/3 – vs. Coastal Carolina
2/7 – at Troy
2/15 – at App State
2/17 – at Coastal Carolina
2/21 – vs. James Madison
2/24 – vs. App State
2/28 – at Georgia Southern
3/1 – at Georgia State

Old Dominion
12/30 – vs. South Alabama
1/4 – at Troy
1/6 – at Arkansas State
1/11 – at Georgia State
1/13 – at Coastal Carolina
1/18 – vs. Marshall
1/20 – vs. ULM
1/24 – vs. James Madison
1/27 – vs. Georgia Southern
2/1 – at Marshall
2/3 – at James Madison
2/7 – at Southern Miss
2/15 – vs. Louisiana
2/17 – vs. Georgia State
2/22 – vs. App State
2/24 – vs. Coastal Carolina
2/28 – at App State
3/1 – at Georgia Southern

South Alabama
12/30 – at Old Dominion
1/4 – vs. App State
1/6 – vs. Georgia State
1/11 – at James Madison
1/13 – at Marshall
1/18 – vs. Troy
1/20 – vs. Louisiana
1/25 – at ULM
1/27 – at Troy
2/1 – at Texas State
2/3 – at Louisiana
2/7 – vs. Georgia Southern
2/15 – vs. Texas State
2/17 – vs. Arkansas State
2/22 – at Southern Miss
2/24 – at Arkansas State
2/28 – vs. Southern Miss
3/1 – vs. ULM

Southern Miss
12/30 – at Georgia Southern
1/4 – vs. Georgia State
1/6 – vs. James Madison
1/11 – at ULM
1/13 – at Troy
1/17 – vs. Arkansas State
1/20 – vs. Troy
1/24 – at Coastal Carolina
1/27 – at Marshall
1/31 – at Arkansas State
2/3 – at Texas State
2/7 – vs. Old Dominion
2/15 – vs. ULM
2/17 – vs. Texas State
2/22 – vs. South Alabama
2/24 – vs. Louisiana
2/28 – at South Alabama
3/1 – at Louisiana

Texas State
12/30 – at James Madison
1/4 – vs. Coastal Carolina
1/6 – vs. Marshall
1/11 – at Arkansas State
1/13 – at ULM
1/17 – vs. Louisiana
1/20 – vs. Arkansas State
1/24 – at Troy
1/27 – at Louisiana
2/1 – vs. South Alabama
2/3 – vs. Southern Miss
2/7 – vs. App State
2/15 – at South Alabama
2/17 – at Southern Miss
2/22 – at Georgia Southern
2/24 – at Georgia State
2/27 – vs. ULM
3/1 – vs. Troy

Troy
12/30 – at Coastal Carolina
1/4 – vs. Old Dominion
1/6 – vs. App State
1/10 – vs. Louisiana
1/13 – vs. Southern Miss
1/18 – at South Alabama
1/20 – at Southern Miss
1/24 – vs. Texas State
1/27 – vs. South Alabama
2/1 – at Georgia Southern
2/3 – at Georgia State
2/7 – vs. Marshall
2/15 – vs. Arkansas State
2/17 – vs. ULM
2/22 – at Arkansas State
2/24 – at ULM
2/28 – at Louisiana
3/1 – at Texas State

2023-24 Sun Belt Conference Men’s Basketball Schedule

Saturday, December 30
Arkansas State at Georgia State
Louisiana at Marshall
ULM at App State
South Alabama at Old Dominion
Southern Miss at Georgia Southern
Texas State at James Madison
Troy at Coastal Carolina

Wednesday, January 3
Marshall at ULM

Thursday, January 4
App State at South Alabama
Coastal Carolina at Texas State
Georgia Southern at Arkansas State
Georgia State at Southern Miss
James Madison at Louisiana
Old Dominion at Troy

Saturday, January 6
App State at Troy
Coastal Carolina at Louisiana
Georgia Southern at ULM
Georgia State at South Alabama
James Madison at Southern Miss
Marshall at Texas State
Old Dominion at Arkansas State

Wednesday, January 10
Georgia Southern at Marshall
Louisiana at Troy

Thursday, January 11
App State at Coastal Carolina
Old Dominion at Georgia State
South Alabama at James Madison
Southern Miss at ULM
Texas State at Arkansas State

Saturday, January 13
App State at James Madison
Georgia Southern at Georgia State
Louisiana at Arkansas State
Old Dominion at Coastal Carolina
South Alabama at Marshall
Southern Miss at Troy
Texas State at ULM

Wednesday, January 17
Arkansas State at Southern Miss
Georgia State at App State
Louisiana at Texas State

Thursday, January 18
Coastal Carolina at Georgia Southern
ULM at James Madison
Marshall at Old Dominion
Troy at South Alabama

Saturday, January 20
Arkansas State at Texas State
Coastal Carolina at App State
Georgia State at Georgia Southern
Louisiana at South Alabama
ULM at Old Dominion
Marshall at James Madison
Troy at Southern Miss

Wednesday, January 24
Georgia State at Marshall
James Madison at Old Dominion
Southern Miss at Coastal Carolina
Texas State at Troy

Thursday, January 25
Arkansas State at Louisiana
Georgia Southern at App State
South Alabama at ULM

Saturday, January 27
Arkansas State at ULM
Georgia State at Coastal Carolina
Georgia Southern at Old Dominion
James Madison at App State
South Alabama at Troy
Southern Miss at Marshall
Texas State at Louisiana

Wednesday, January 31
ULM at Louisiana
Southern Miss at Arkansas State

Thursday, February 1
App State at Georgia State
Coastal Carolina at James Madison
Old Dominion at Marshall
South Alabama at Texas State
Troy at Georgia Southern

Saturday, February 3
App State at Georgia Southern
Coastal Carolina at Marshall
ULM at Arkansas State
Old Dominion at James Madison
South Alabama at Louisiana
Southern Miss at Texas State
Troy at Georgia State

Wednesday, February 7
App State at Texas State
Coastal Carolina at ULM
Georgia Southern at South Alabama
Georgia State at Louisiana
James Madison at Arkansas State
Marshall at Troy
Old Dominion at Southern Miss

Thursday, February 15
Arkansas State at Troy
Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina
Georgia State at James Madison
Louisiana at Old Dominion
ULM at Southern Miss
Marshall at App State
Texas State at South Alabama

Saturday, February 17
Arkansas State at South Alabama
Georgia Southern at James Madison
Georgia State at Old Dominion
Louisiana at App State
ULM at Troy
Marshall at Coastal Carolina
Texas State at Southern Miss

Wednesday, February 21
Coastal Carolina at Georgia State
James Madison at Marshall

Thursday, February 22
App State at Old Dominion
Louisiana at ULM
South Alabama at Southern Miss
Texas State at Georgia Southern
Troy at Arkansas State

Saturday, February 24
App State at Marshall
Coastal Carolina at Old Dominion
James Madison at Georgia Southern
Louisiana at Southern Miss
South Alabama at Arkansas State
Texas State at Georgia State
Troy at ULM

Tuesday, February 27
ULM at Texas State

Wednesday, February 28
Arkansas State at Coastal Carolina
James Madison at Georgia State
Marshall at Georgia Southern
Old Dominion at App State
Southern Miss at South Alabama
Troy at Louisiana

Friday, March 1
Arkansas State at App State
James Madison at Coastal Carolina
ULM at South Alabama
Marshall at Georgia State
Old Dominion at Georgia Southern
Southern Miss at Louisiana
Troy at Texas State

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