Ohio State hoops releases non-conference schedule

June 19, 2018

Site Staff,

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio State Buckeyes basketball team released their non-conference schedule for the 2018-2019 season on Tuesday. The Buckeyes will hold an exhibition game on Nov. 1, but will officially begin their season on Nov. 7 in Cincinnati vs. the intrastate rival Bearcats.

The Buckeyes will play 12 non-conference games, four of which will be played against a team that made the NCAA tournament this past season. The schedule also sees Ohio State return to St. John Arena for a game for the first time since the 2010-2011 season.

The full non-conference schedule is below:

11/01 (Exhibition): vs. UNC-Pembroke
11/07: @ Cincinnati
11/11 (Buckeye Basketball Classic): vs. Purdue Univ. Fort Wayne
11/15 (2018 Gavitt Games): @ Creighton
11/18 (Buckeye Basketball Classic): South Carolina State
11/20 (Buckeye Basketball Classic): Samford
*11/23 (Buckeye Basketball Classic): Cleveland State*
11/28 (Big Ten/ACC Challenge): Syracuse

12/15: Bucknell
12/18: Youngstown State
+12/22 (CBS Sports Classic): UCLA+
12/29: High Point

*Game played at St. John Arena*
+Game played at United Center (Chicago)+