SPOKANE, Wash. — Just one day after Gonzaga University announced they will join the Pac-12 conference, the university announced their non-conference basketball schedule for the 2024-2025 season.
During the non-conference slate, the Bulldogs will face a potential of six teams that advanced to the NCAA Tournament last season. They will play teams from nine different conferences, including the Big Ten, Big East, Big 12, SEC and potentially the ACC.
In addition, the team will participate in the Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament in the Bahamas.
Gonzaga opens the regular season against Baylor in the Spokane Arena on Nov. 4. The clash on the opening night of the college basketball season will take center stage as the top matchup of the day.
Arizona State and GU meet for the first time ever on Nov. 10 in Spokane. The Sun Devils enter year one in the Big 12 Conference after winning 14 games in 2023-24.
The first true road game of the season follows at San Diego State on Nov. 18. The Aztecs won the Mountain West Conference regular season title, advanced to the Sweet 16, and finished the year 26-11. SDSU grabbed an 84-74 victory at Gonzaga last season.
The Bulldogs head to the Battle 4 Atlantis Nov. 27-29. GU opens the event against West Virginia. The other matchup in the top half of the bracket is Louisville and Indiana. GU will face one of those teams on Nov. 28. The bottom half of the bracket includes Arizona, Oklahoma, Providence, and Davidson.
Gonzaga returns to Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle on Dec. 7 for a matchup with Kentucky. The Wildcats finished their 23-win season in the NCAA Tournament in 2023-24. Last season, GU left Rupp Arena with an 89-85 victory at Kentucky.
A trip to historic Madison Square Garden in New York City follows on Dec. 14. The Zags and two-time defending national champion UConn faceoff in the Hall of Fame Series.
Gonzaga completes its non-conference schedule against UCLA in the West Coast Hoops Showdown in the brand-new Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif., on Dec. 28. The 10th all-time meeting between the programs will be a matchup of preseason top-20 programs.
- Nov. 4 vs. Baylor at Spokane Arena
- Nov. 10 vs. Arizona State at McCarthey Athletic Center
- Nov. 15 vs. UMass Lowell at McCarthey Athletic Center
- Nov. 18 at San Diego State
- Nov. 20 vs. Long Beach State at McCarthey Athletic Center
- Nov. 27 vs. West Virginia - Paradise Island, Bahamas
- Nov. 28 vs. Indiana or Louisville - Paradise Island, Bahamas
- Nov. 29 vs. TBD - Paradise Island, Bahamas
- Dec. 7 vs. Kentucky at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle
- Dec. 14 vs. UConn at Madison Square Garden
- Dec. 18 vs. Nicholls State at McCarthey Athletic Center
- Dec. 21 vs. Bucknell at McCarthey Athletic Center
- Dec. 28 vs. UCLA at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles