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Memphis basketball releases 2024-25 AAC schedule, will start conference play at FAU

jason munz, memphis commercial appeal
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Memphis basketball, after what figures to be a grueling non-conference schedule, will open AAC play on the road against FAU on Jan. 2.

The Tigers, as well as the Memphis women's basketball team, released their respective full, 18-game conference slates Thursday, although tip-off times and broadcast plans have still not been finalized.

The first AAC home game for the men is set for Jan. 5, when North Texas comes to FedExForum.

Last season, Memphis got off to a blistering 15-2 start, rising as high as No. 10 in the Associated Press Top 25 in late January. But coach Penny Hardaway's team stumbled badly down the stretch, losing eight of its last 15 games and missing the NCAA Tournament.

The Tigers' daunting non-conference schedule will be at least as important as it has ever been. That's because the AAC, which has been a two-bid NCAA Tournament league each of the last four seasons, is projected to be significantly weaker.

FAU, which received an at-large March Madness berth last season, said goodbye to coach Dusty May and most of its star players this offseason. South Florida won the regular-season AAC title last season, but lost the bulk of its firepower to the transfer portal.

The only teams besides Memphis (which is 32nd) inside BartTorvik.com's top 100 T-Rank projections are UAB (No. 82), North Texas (No. 87) and Wichita State (No. 100). The Tigers host UAB on Jan. 26 and make the trip to Birmingham, Alabama, on March 2.

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Here is the full schedule, including preseason exhibitions, non-conference and AAC games, for both Memphis' men's and women's teams.

2024-25 Memphis men's basketball schedule

Tipoff times not yet set (unless otherwise noted)

  • Oct. 15: vs. North Carolina (6 p.m., ESPNU, Hoops For St. Jude Tip Off Classic exhibition game at FedExForum)

  • Oct. 28: vs. Alabama (exhibition game in Huntsville)

  • Nov. 4: vs. Missouri (FedExForum)

  • Nov. 9: at UNLV

  • Nov. 15: vs. Ohio (FedExForum)

  • Nov. 21: vs. San Francisco (at Chase Center in San Francisco)

  • Nov. 25: vs. UConn (1:30 p.m., CT, Maui Invitational, ESPN2)

  • Nov. 26: vs. either Michigan State or Colorado (Maui Invitational)

  • Nov. 27: vs. North Carolina, Iowa State, Auburn or Dayton (Maui Invitational)

  • Dec. 4: vs. Louisiana Tech (FedExForum)

  • Dec. 8: vs. Arkansas State (FedExForum)

  • Dec. 14: at Clemson

  • Dec. 18: at Virginia

  • Dec. 21: vs. Mississippi State (FedExForum)

  • Dec. 28: vs. Ole Miss (FedExForum)

  • Jan. 2: at FAU

  • Jan. 5: vs. North Texas (FedExForum)

  • Jan. 11: vs. East Carolina (FedExForum)

  • Jan. 16: at Temple

  • Jan. 19: at Charlotte

  • Jan. 23: vs. Wichita State (FedExForum)

  • Jan. 26: vs. UAB (FedExForum)

  • Jan. 30: at Tulane

  • Feb. 2: at Rice

  • Feb. 5: vs. Tulsa (FedExForum)

  • Feb. 9: vs. Temple (FedExForum

  • Feb. 13: at South Florida

  • Feb. 16: at Wichita State

  • Feb. 23: vs. FAU (FedExForum)

  • Feb. 26: vs. Rice (FedExForum)

  • March 2: at UAB

  • March 4: at UTSA

  • March 7: vs. South Florida (FedExForum)

2024-25 Memphis women's basketball schedule

Tipoff times not yet set (unless otherwise noted).

  • Oct. 15: vs. South Carolina (8:30 p.m., ESPN+, Hoops For St. Jude Tip Off Classic exhibition game at FedExForum)

  • Nov. 4: vs. Mississippi Valley State (Elma Roane Fieldhouse)

  • Nov. 7: at Mississippi State

  • Nov. 10: vs. Samford (Elma Roane Fieldhouse)

  • Nov. 13: at Ball State

  • Nov. 19: vs. Saint Louis (Elma Roane Fieldhouse)

  • Nov. 23: vs. Murray State (Elma Roane Fieldhouse)

  • Dec. 1: at East Tennessee State

  • Dec. 8: at Southern Miss

  • Dec. 14: at Troy

  • Dec. 18: vs. Tennessee (FedExForum)

  • Dec. 21: vs. Louisville (FedExForum)

  • Jan. 1: vs. ECU (Elma Roane Fieldhouse)

  • Jan. 5: vs. Temple (Elma Roane Fieldhouse)

  • Jan. 8: at Tulane

  • Jan. 11: at North Texas

  • Jan. 15: vs. Charlotte (Elma Roane Fieldhouse)

  • Jan. 19: at UTSA

  • Jan. 22: at Temple

  • Jan. 25: vs. UAB (Elma Roane Fieldhouse)

  • Jan. 29: vs. Wichita State (Elma Roane Fieldhouse)

  • Feb. 1: vs. FAU (Elma Roane Fieldhouse)

  • Feb. 5: at Rice

  • Feb. 8: at Tulsa

  • Feb. 11: vs. UTSA (Elma Roane Fieldhouse)

  • Feb. 15: at UAB

  • Feb. 22: vs. North Texas (Elma Roane Fieldhouse)

  • Feb. 26: at USF

  • March 1: at FAU

  • March 4: vs. Tulsa (Elma Roane Fieldhouse)

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This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Memphis basketball releases 2024-25 AAC schedule