The final piece of Michigan basketball’s nonconference schedule is in place.
The Wolverines completed their 11-game slate with a Nov. 21 home contest against Tarleton State, the program announced Friday.
This marks the second all-time meeting between the two programs and second time in four seasons they will square off. Michigan won the first matchup, 65-54, at Crisler Center three seasons ago.
The Texans are coming off a 25-10 campaign under coach Billy Gillispie, their best season since moving up to Division I in 2020-21. They also finished second in the 11-team Western Athletic Conference — and one game behind conference champion Grand Canyon — with a 16-4 mark.
The rest of Michigan’s nonconference slate will feature plenty of Power Four competition, headlined by a Dec. 10 showdown against John Calipari and Arkansas in the Jimmy V Classic at New York’s Madison Square Garden.
Other notable contests include a clash with Oklahoma in the Jumpman Invitational, matchups against Virginia Tech and either South Carolina or Xavier in the Fort Myers Tip-Off, and home games with TCU and Western Kentucky, two teams that made the NCAA Tournament last season.
In total, Michigan will take part in three early-season events and play six home games, five neutral-site games and no true road games in nonconference play.
First-year head coach Dusty May and the Wolverines — which made a late roster addition and added one of May’s sons, Charlie, as a walk-on — will make their regular-season debut at Crisler Center in the Nov. 4 opener against Cleveland State.
Game times and TV designations for most matchups will be announced at a later date. Michigan’s Big Ten schedule is expected to be released next month.
Michigan’s 2024-25 nonconference schedule
Oct. 20 vs. Oakland (charity exhibition in Detroit)
Nov. 4 vs. Cleveland State
Nov. 10 at Wake Forest (Greensboro, N.C.)
Nov. 15 vs. TCU
Nov. 18 vs. Miami (Ohio)
Nov. 21 vs. Tarleton State
Nov. 25 vs. Virginia Tech (Fort Myers, Fla.)
Nov. 27 vs. South Carolina or Xavier (Fort Myers, Fla.)
Dec. 10 vs. Arkansas (New York City)
Dec. 18 vs. Oklahoma (Charlotte, N.C.)
Dec. 22 vs. Purdue Fort Wayne
Dec. 29 vs. Western Kentucky
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