MARQUETTE, Mich. - The Northern Michigan men's basketball team has announced its schedule for the 2023-24 season. The slate will begin in November and finish in early March, with two non-conference tournaments and 17 home games slated for the season. 

NMU will open up the season at home with an exhibition against Bay College in the Berry on October 22. 

The 'Cats begin the regular season at the Lubbock Tip-Off Classic in Lubbock, Texas on November 4-5 with its opponents TBD. They will then be in Wisconsin Dells for the JustAgame Crossover on November 11-12, as the 'Cats host the four-team tournament and will face Upper Iowa and Missouri S&T with Michigan Tech also participating.

NMU will be back home on November 15th with Lakeland in town. NMU will then head to Concordia-St. Paul for a brief one-game road trip on November 18th.

Northern will then be home for over a month, with eight straight at the Berry. It will start with Hillsdale on November 21st, Minnesota State Moorhead on the 25th, and Minnesota Duluth on the 26th. NMU will welcome Viterbo on the 30th to close out November. The conference schedule will kick off on December 7th and 9th at home with matchups against Wayne State and Saginaw Valley State. NMU will quickly jump back to two non-conference games over winter break. First, the Wildcats will host Northwood on December 19. NMU will then host Ripon on the 30th to close out 2023 and the extended homestand. 

The new year will start on the road with trips to Davenport and Grand Valley State on January 4th and 6th. The 'Cats will return home the following week, welcoming Lake Superior State on the 11th and Ferris State on the 13th. Northern will then make its only visit to Indiana as they visit Purdue Northwest on January 18th. That will be followed by a stop at Parkside on the 20th. 

NMU will host UP rival Michigan Tech on January 27th in a 'Green Out' at the Berry Events Center. That will be the final GLIAC foe they play for the first time on the season. 

The Wildcats will be at Ferris State on the first of February and be on the UP's eastern end for a matchup at Lake Superior State on February 3rd. NMU will then host Parkside and Purdue Northwest on the 8th and 10th. 

The final road trip of the season begins at Michigan Tech on February 17th, followed by stops at Saginaw Valley State and Wayne State on the 22nd and 24th. 

NMU will be home the final weekend of the regular season, as the 'Cats will matchup with Grand Valley State on February 29th and honors its seniors in the finale against Davenport on March 2nd. 

The GLIAC Tournament will begin on Wednesday, March 6th.

Coming off of a program-record 25 wins a season ago, the team returns young talent and welcomes in a deep freshmen class as the hopes are high for the Green and Gold heading into a new campaign. 

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