The Ohio State men’s and women’s basketball teams have their conference schedules for the 2024-25 season.
With opponents being set back in May, the Big Ten released times and locations for its men’s and women’s conference schedules on Thursday.
The announcement completed the Ohio State men’s 31-game schedule for the season while the Ohio State women are still working to finalize their non-conference docket.
31 games. 31 opportunities. The full #Team126 schedule is here
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The men’s team opens conference play at Maryland on Dec. 4, then faces Rutgers on Dec. 7 before resuming non-conference play against Auburn on Dec. 14. Ohio State then launches into league action full-time on Jan. 3 against Michigan State.
| DATE | LOCATION | TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| 11/4 | NEUTRAL* | TEXAS |
| 11/11 | HOME | YOUNGSTOWN STATE |
| 11/15 | AWAY | TEXAS A&M |
| 11/19 | HOME | EVANSVILLE |
| 11/22 | HOME | CAMPBELL |
| 11/25 | HOME | GREEN BAY |
| 11/29 | HOME | PITT |
| 12/4 | AWAY | MARYLAND |
| 12/7 | HOME | RUTGERS |
| 12/14 | NEUTRAL** | AUBURN |
| 12/17 | HOME | VALPARAISO |
| 12/21 | NEUTRAL*** | KENTUCKY |
| 12/29 | HOME | INDIANA STATE |
| 1/3 | HOME | MICHIGAN STATE |
| 1/6 | AWAY | MINNESOTA |
| 1/9 | HOME | OREGON |
| 1/14 | AWAY | WISCONSIN |
| 1/17 | HOME | INDIANA |
| 1/21 | AWAY | PURDUE |
| 1/27 | HOME | IOWA |
| 1/30 | AWAY | PENN STATE |
| 2/2 | AWAY | ILLINOIS |
| 2/6 | HOME | MARYLAND |
| 2/9 | AWAY | NEBRASKA |
| 2/12 | HOME | WASHINGTON |
| 2/16 | HOME | MICHIGAN |
| 2/20 | HOME | NORTHWESTERN |
| 2/23 | AWAY | UCLA |
| 2/26 | AWAY | USC |
| 3/4 | HOME | NEBRASKA |
| 3/8 | AWAY | INDIANA |
| *Hall of Fame Series (T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas) | ||
| **Holiday Hoopsgiving (Atlanta, Georgia) | ||
| ***CBS Sports Classic (Madison Square Garden, NYC) | ||
Five Power Five schools – Texas, Texas A&M, Pitt, Auburn and Kentucky – are found within the 11-game non-conference schedule for the Buckeyes’ men. In conference play, Ohio State will play Indiana, Maryland and Nebraska twice; Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, Oregon, Rutgers and Washington once at home; and Purdue, Illinois, Minnesota, Penn State, UCLA, USC and Wisconsin once on the road.
Ohio State’s women, conversely, only play Maryland twice. The Buckeyes have one game at home against Illinois, Northwestern, Oregon, Washington, Minnesota, Iowa, Purdue and Michigan State and one road game each with Michigan, Wisconsin, Penn State, Nebraska, UCLA, USC and Indiana.
| DATE | HOME/AWAY | TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| 12/8 | HOME | ILLINOIS |
| 12/29 | AWAY | RUTGERS |
| 1/5 | HOME | NORTHWESTERN |
| 1/8 | AWAY | MICHIGAN |
| 1/12 | HOME | OREGON |
| 1/16 | AWAY | WISCONSIN |
| 1/19 | AWAY | PENN STATE |
| 1/23 | HOME | MARYLAND |
| 1/26 | AWAY | NEBRASKA |
| 2/2 | HOME | WASHINGTON |
| 2/5 | AWAY | UCLA |
| 2/8 | AWAY | USC |
| 2/13 | HOME | MINNESOTA |
| 2/17 | HOME | IOWA |
| 2/20 | AWAY | INDIANA |
| 2/23 | HOME | PURDUE |
| 2/26 | HOME | MICHIGAN STATE |
| 3/2 | AWAY | MARYLAND |
The OSU women open conference play against Illinois on Dec. 8. Their first scheduled game thus far is on Nov. 12 against Charlotte, but an earlier contest could be announced with their full non-conference slate. The OSU men tip off their campaign on Nov. 4 against Texas in Las Vegas.
