SPOKANE, Wash. – Gonzaga men's basketball released its 15-game non-conference schedule for the upcoming season Tuesday.
 
The non-conference slate features seven games inside the McCarthey Athletic Center, plus a home exhibition. During the first two months of the season, the Zags face a potential of seven teams that advanced to the NCAA Tournament last season, and another that played in the postseason. Seven of those opponents won 20 games in 2021-22, and 10 had winning records.
 
Gonzaga plays teams from 10 different conferences, including the Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC and potentially the ACC or Big East. The Bulldogs are also a participant in this year's Phil Knight Legacy and four more neutral site games.
 
On Nov. 2, the Zags face Warner Pacific in an exhibition inside the McCarthey Athletic Center, before starting the regular season at home versus North Florida on Nov. 7. UNF returns four starters from last season's Atlantic Sun Conference quarterfinal finish. It will be GU's first-ever meeting against the Ospreys from Jacksonville, Fla.
 
The Bulldogs have the honor of playing in this year's Armed Forces Classic on Nov. 11, against Michigan State in San Diego on the USS Abraham Lincoln. Gonzaga is appearing in its second Armed Forces Classic after playing Pittsburgh in the 2015 event at U.S. Marine Corps Base Smedley D. Butler in Okinawa, Japan. Michigan State won 23 games last season and ended its year in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
 
Texas and Gonzaga meet in the brand-new Moody Center in Austin, Texas, on Nov. 16. It will be the Longhorns' third game inside their new 10,000 seat arena. The Zags have won all four meetings against the Longhorns, including last season's 86-74 win in Spokane. Texas brings back plenty of experience from last season's 22-win campaign and second round NCAA Tournament exit.
 
The Bulldogs' second all-time meeting against Kentucky is in the Spokane Arena on Nov. 20. The Wildcats beat GU 80-72 in Maui in 2002. Kentucky went 28-8 last season and fell to Saint Peter's in the Sweet 16.
 
Gonzaga opens the Phil Knight Legacy tournament against Portland State in Portland Nov. 24. The Zags have won 18 of the 25 all-time meetings, but the Vikings took the last matchup 77-70 in Spokane in 2008. GU faces either Purdue or West Virginia in the second game of the Phil Knight Legacy on Nov. 25. The Bulldogs will meet Duke, Florida or Xavier on Nov. 27.
 
Baylor and Gonzaga meet for the seventh time on Dec. 2, in Sioux Falls, S.D. The Bears won 27 games and advanced to the Sweet 16 last season.
 
Kent State comes to GU for the first meeting between the programs on Dec. 5. Kent State won 23 games in 2021-22, before falling in the Mid-American Conference Tournament Championship.
 
On Dec. 9, Washington returns to the McCarthey Athletic Center for the 49^th all-time meeting between the programs. The Huskies have won 30 games in the series, but GU holds a six-game win streak against UW. Gonzaga has won the last six matchups in Spokane, with the last Husky victory coming in 1982. Washington went 17-15 overall and 11-9 in Pac-12 play last season.
 
Gonzaga meets Northern Illinois for the first time Dec. 12. It will be the Zags' second matchup against a MAC opponent in a span of a week. GU is 5-1 against current members from the Mid-American Conference, defeating Central Michigan last season in Las Vegas, 107-54.
 
The Bulldogs make a trip to Birmingham, Ala., on Dec. 17, for a neutral court matchup with Alabama. The Crimson Tide held off a GU rally in last year's Battle in Seattle, which was the first meeting between the programs. Alabama went 19-14 in 2021-22, falling in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Crimson Tide return three starters including guard Jahvon Quinerly.
 
Montana and the Zags faceoff on Dec. 20 in Spokane. It will be the 151^st all-time meeting, with GU owning the all-time series 102-48.  The Bulldogs have won the last 10 matchups, with the latest in 2015 at Gonzaga. The Grizzlies went 18-14 last season.
 
The Zags welcome Eastern Oregon following the holiday break on Dec. 28. GU cruised to a 115-62 exhibition victory over the Mountaineers last season.
 
A rare March non-conference game is on the Bulldogs' slate this season. GU hosts Chicago State in the third meeting between the programs on March 1. Gonzaga won both previous meetings in 1997 and 1998.
 
Game times and television information will follow in the near future.
 
2022-23 Gonzaga Men's Basketball Schedule

Date		Opponent	Location
Oct. 28	#>	Tennessee	Frisco, Texas
Nov. 2	#	Warner Pacific	Spokane
Nov. 7		North Florida	Spokane
Nov. 11	^	vs. Michigan State	San Diego, Calif.
Nov. 16		Texas	Austin, Texas
Nov. 20	+	vs. Kentucky	Spokane
Nov. 24	%	vs. Portland State	Portland, Ore.
Nov. 25	%	vs. Purdue or West Virginia	Portland, Ore.
Nov. 27	%	vs. Duke or Florida or Xavier	Portland, Ore.
Dec. 2	@	vs. Baylor	Sioux Falls, S.D.
Dec. 5		Kent State	Spokane
Dec. 9		Washington	Spokane
Dec. 12		Northern Illinois	Spokane
Dec. 17	&	vs. Alabama	Birmingham, Ala.
Dec. 20		Montana	Spokane
Dec. 28		Eastern Oregon	Spokane
Dec. 31	*	Pepperdine	Spokane
Jan. 5	*	San Francisco	San Francisco
Jan. 7	*	Santa Clara	Santa Clara, Calif.
Jan. 12	*	BYU	Provo, Utah
Jan. 14	*	Portland	Spokane
Jan. 19	*	Loyola Marymount	Spokane
Jan. 21	*	Pacific	Stockton, Calif.
Jan. 28	*	Portland	Portland, Ore.
Feb. 2	*	Santa Clara	Spokane
Feb. 4	*	Saint Mary's	Moraga, Calif.
Feb. 9	*	San Francisco	Spokane
Feb. 11	*	BYU	Spokane
Feb. 16	*	Loyola Marymount	Los Angeles
Feb. 18	*	Pepperdine	Malibu, Calif.
Feb. 23	*	San Diego	Spokane
Feb. 25	*	Saint Mary's	Spokane
March 1		Chicago State	Spokane

 
Home Game
# Exhibition
* West Coast Conference Games
> Legends of Basketball Charity Classic (Comerica Center)
^ Armed Forces Classic (USS Abraham Lincoln)
+ Game Played at Spokane Arena
% PK85 Invitational (Moda Center and Memorial Coliseum)
@ Game Played at Sanford Pentagon
& C.M. Newton Classic (Legacy Arena)