The most anticipated Iowa State men’s basketball season in nearly a decade now has its official non-conference schedule.
The Cyclones, expected to be a preseason top 10 team after last year’s Sweet 16, will host seven non-conference games, play one road game and participate in one of the most prestigious non-conference tournaments in the country as part of the schedule released by the school on Wednesday.
The 2024-25 campaign will open on Nov. 4 at Hilton Coliseum against Mississippi Valley State. The highest-profile non-conference home game comes on Dec. 4, when Marquette comes to Ames as part of the Big 12/Big East battle.
Iowa State’s only road game before Big 12 play comes Dec. 12 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena against Iowa in the annual Cy-Hawk game.
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The Cyclones will also play three games in Hawaii during Thanksgiving week at the Maui Invitational. Auburn, Colorado, Dayton, Memphis, Michigan State, North Carolina and two-time national champion UConn make up the rest of the field.
Tipping times and television information will be released at a later date.
The Cyclones are coming off a 29-8 campaign that included a Big 12 Tournament championship and second Sweet 16 in three years under coach TJ Otzelberger. They return most of the roster, including American prospect Tamin Lipsey and potential first-round NBA draft pick Milan Momcilovic.
The 2024-25 Big 12 schedule will be released later this summer.
2024-25 Iowa State men’s basketball non-conference schedule
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November 4 vs. Mississippi Valley State
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November 11 vs. Kansas City
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November 18 vs. UI Indianapolis
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November 25-27 at the Maui Invitational
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December 4 vs. Marquette
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December 8 vs. Jackson State
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December 12th in Iowa
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December 15 vs. Omaha
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December 22 vs. Morgan State
Travis Hines covers Iowa State University sports for the Des Moines Register and Ames Tribune. Contact him at thines@amestrib.com or (515) 284-8000. Ffollow him on X at @TravisHines21.
This article originally appeared in the Des Moines Register: Iowa State Basketball Reveals 2024-25 Non-Conference Schedule
