INDIANAPOLIS - The Marian men's basketball team and new head coach Pat Knight have finalized and released their upcoming 2024-25 schedule. Knight, who is in his first season as the Marian head coach and eighth overall as a collegiate head coach, will begin his tenure on the Marian sidelines against his alma mater, Indiana University, on November 1.

Marian's season will begin on November 1, as the Knights make their third trip in as many seasons to Indiana University for an exhibition against the Hoosiers. This will be the first time in Knight's head coaching history that he will take on the Indiana Hoosiers, which served as home to the Marian coach from 1991-95 as a member of the men's basketball team, and again during the 1999-2000 season when he was an assistant coach. Marian fell in last season's exhibition contest at Indiana 94-61, and return 30 percent of the scoring from last year's game with their 2024-25 roster.

The start time for the November 1 game will be announced at a later time, along with ticketing and streaming information. 

Marian will begin their 28-game regular season on November 4 as they travel to Indiana-Southeast for their first official game, and will play their home opener on Sunday, November 10, taking on St. Francis (Ill.). Marian will open their Crossroads League slate at defending league champion Grace College, who ended last season ranked No. 1 in the NAIA entering the national tournament. The Knights will play four total Crossroads League games before Christmas, and will finish their non-conference slate with contests against Roosevelt, IU-Columbus, Saint Mary of the Woods, and East-West. 

The Crossroads League season will resume on January 4 with Marian hosting Huntington, leading up to the conclusion of the the first half of league games with the yearly home matchup against Indiana Wesleyan on January 18. The second half of the league slate starts on January 25 with the home date against Grace College, and will continue with back to back road games at Spring Arbor and Taylor. The regular season ends on February 22 at Indiana Wesleyan, and the Crossroads League Tournament begins on Tuesday, February 25.

The NAIA First and Second Rounds are slotted for March 14 and 15, and the NAIA Championship Final Site will once again be held at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, with the dates March 20-25 for the final four rounds.

The 2024-25 schedule in it's entirety features eight contests against schools that qualified for the 2024 NAIA National Tournament, and five teams that were ranked or receiving votes in the final ratings poll of the 2023-24 season. The schedule also features a matchup against now NCAA DII Roosevelt, who is in their first year transitioning to the NCAA after being a long-standing member of the Chicagoland Conference in the NAIA. 

Tickets will go on sale for the 2024-25 basketball season in the coming weeks, and an announcement will be made on the MUKnights social media pages when they are available.

Notable Matchups
November 1 | at Indiana University | Exhibition & Season Opener
November 4 | at IU-Southeast | Regular Season Opener
November 10 | vs St. Francis (Ill.) | Home Opener
November 20 | vs Grace | Crossroads League Opener
December 14 | at Roosevelt | NCAA DII Member
December 27 | vs East-West | Final 2024 Contest
January 4 | vs Huntington
January 18 | vs Indiana Wesleyan
February 19 | vs Mount Vernon Nazarene | Senior Night
February 22 | at Indiana Wesleyan | Regular Season Finale

Home Matchups
November 10 | vs St. Francis (Ill.) | 3:00 p.m.
November 23 | vs Spring Arbor | 2:00 p.m.*
December 4 | vs Taylor | 7:30 p.m.
December 19 | vs IU-Columbus | 7:00 p.m.
December 27 | vs East-West | 3:00 p.m.
January 4 | vs Huntington | 3:00 p.m.
January 11 | vs St. Francis | 3:00 p.m.
January 18 | vs Indiana Wesleyan | 3:00 p.m.
January 25 | vs Grace | 3:00 p.m.
February 5 | vs Goshen | 7:30 p.m.
February 12 | vs Bethel | 7:30 p.m.
February 19 | vs Mount Vernon Nazarene | 7:00 p.m.

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