Hilltopper Basketball 2024-25 CUSA Slate announced
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Conference USA has released its 2024-25 men’s basketball schedule, as announced by the league on Thursday. Head coach Hank Plona enters his first season at the helm for WKU as the Hilltoppers prepare for a conference slate that includes a total of 18 CUSA games with nine matchups at home in Diddle Arena.
Hilltopper Basketball’s conference campaign tips on the road facing Liberty on January 2 and will conclude on March 8 hosting the Flames in Diddle. The 2024-25 season will mark WKU’s 11th season competing in CUSA.
WKU will open league play with five of its first seven games on the road. The Hilltoppers will travel to FIU on Jan. 4, then return home for a pair of games hosting Jax State (Jan. 9) and CUSA newcomer Kennesaw State (Jan. 11).
WKU opens a three-game road stretch the following week beginning with a matchup facing rival Middle Tennessee (Jan. 18) followed by LA Tech (Jan. 23) and Sam Houston (Jan. 25). The Hilltoppers return home to host UTEP (Jan. 30) and New Mexico State (Feb. 1) before traveling for rematches with Kennesaw State (Feb. 6) and Jax State (Feb. 8).
WKU wraps the 2024-25 regular season with five of its final seven games at home in Diddle Arena. The Tops will host rival Middle Tennessee for a rematch on Feb. 15 followed by second matchups with Sam Houston (Feb. 20) and LA Tech (Feb. 22). The Tops travel west to face UTEP (Feb. 27) and New Mexico State (March 1) on the road before returning home and closing the regular season with outings hosting FIU (March 6) and to Liberty (March 8).
Hilltopper Basketball’s non-conference slate will be announced on a later date.
The following are included in the 2024-25 conference schedule:
Thursday, Jan. 2
Sam Houston at NM State LA Tech at UTEP
WKU at Liberty
MTSU at FIU
Saturday, Jan. 4
LA Tech at NM State
Sam Houston at UTEP
WKU at FIU
MTSU at Liberty
Jax State at Kennesaw State
Thursday, Jan. 9
FIU at LA Tech
Liberty at Sam Houston
Kennesaw State at MTSU Jax State at WKU
Saturday, Jan. 11
FIU at Sam Houston
Liberty at LA Tech
Kennesaw State at WKU
Jax State at MTSU
NM State at UTEP
Thursday, Jan. 16
NM State at FIU
UTEP at Liberty
LA Tech at Jax State
Sam Houston at Kennesaw State
Saturday, Jan. 18
UTEP at FIU
NM State at Liberty
LA Tech at Kennesaw State Sam Houston at Jax State WKU at MTSU
Thursday, Jan. 23
Saturday, Jan. 25
WKU at Sam Houston
MTSU at LA Tech
Liberty at FIU
Jax State at NM State
Kennesaw State at UTEP
Thursday, Jan. 30
FIU at Jax State
Liberty at Kennesaw State NM State at MTSU
UTEP at WKU
Saturday, Feb. 1
FIU at Kennesaw State
Liberty at Jax State
Sam Houston at LA Tech NM State at WKU
UTEP at MTSU
Thursday, Feb. 6
LA Tech at Liberty
Sam Houston at FIU
WKU at Kennesaw State
MTSU at Jax State
Saturday, Feb. 8
LA Tech at FIU
Sam Houston at Liberty
WKU at Jax State
MTSU at Kennesaw State UTEP at NM State
Thursday, Feb. 13
Jax State at Sam Houston Kennesaw State
at LA Tech FIU at UTEP
Liberty at NM State
Saturday, Feb. 15
MTSU at WKU
Jax State at LA Tech
Kennesaw State at Sam Houston FIU at NM State
Liberty at UTEP
Thursday, Feb. 20
LA Tech at MTSU
Sam Houston at WKU NM State at Jax State UTEP at Kennesaw State
Saturday, Feb. 22
LA Tech at WKU
Sam Houston at MTSU FIU at Liberty
NM State at Kennesaw State UTEP at Jax State
Thursday, Feb. 27
Jax State at Liberty
Kennesaw State at FIU MTSU at NM State
WKU at UTEP
Saturday, March 1
LA Tech at Sam Houston MTSU at UTEP
WKU at NM State
Jax State at FIU
Kennesaw State at Liberty
Thursday, March 6
FIU at WKU
Liberty at MTSU
NM State at LA Tech
UTEP at Sam Houston
