BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – The Gardner-Webb University men's basketball team has announced its schedule for the upcoming 2024-2025 season. This year's slate is comprised of 29 games, including 11 games within the friendly confines of Paul Porter Arena. The Runnin' Bulldogs will also face a 16-game Big South Conference schedule.
 
Gardner-Webb will open the season with three straight road contests beginning on Monday, November 4, traveling to face the Volunteers of Tennessee. The Runnin' Bulldogs will then take on NC Central on Friday, November 8, before a trip up North matches GWU with Power 5 opponent Pittsburgh on Monday, November 11.
 
Making its home debut, Gardner-Webb will welcome the Phoenix of Elon University to Boiling Springs on Saturday, November 16, but will quickly take back to the road, making a stop in the Queen City of Charlotte, N.C. while facing the 49ers of Charlotte.
 
GWU will then travel to Cancun, Mexico for the Cancun Challenge where the 'Dawgs will meet Southeastern Louisiana on Tuesday, November 26 and an opponent to be determined on Wednesday, November 27.
 
Upon returning to the states, Gardner-Webb will have road contests with Belmont on Friday, November 29 and Wofford on Wednesday, December 4. A rematch with NC Central will take place on Saturday, December 7, this time at home for the Runnin' Bulldogs, followed by a home contest with Queens University of Charlotte on Saturday, December 14.
 
A pair of road matchups with Georgia Southern (Dec. 17) and East Carolina (Dec. 21) will wrap up the non-conference portion of the GWU schedule as the Runnin' Bulldogs prepare for Big South action beginning with a trip to Charleston, S.C. to take on the Buccaneers of Charleston Southern on Thursday, January 2.
 
The 'Dawgs will have the next two contests at home as Presbyterian visits the LYCC on Saturday, January 4, followed by the Eagles of Winthrop on Wednesday, January 8. Gardner-Webb will then visit High Point on Saturday, January 11 before making a stop at Radford January 15.
 
That leads into a season-long three-game home stretch for the Runnin' Bullodgs as USC Upstate will come into town on Saturday, January 18. The Bulldogs of UNC Asheville visit Paul Porter Arena on Wednesday, January 22 followed by Longwood on Wednesday, January 29.
 
The Runnin' Bulldogs will travel to Rock Hill, S.C. on February 1 to take on Winthrop before heading to UNC Asheville February 5. A single game at home versus Charleston Southern February 8 leads into a two-game road stretch against USC Upstate (February 15) and Longwood (February 19).
 
Gardner-Webb will close out the home portion of the schedule with High Point on February 22 and Radford February 26, followed by the regular season finale on March 1 at Presbyterian.
 
"I am really looking forward to coaching this team," said head coach Jeremy Luther. "We had an excellent summer and even better fall while getting ready for the upcoming season. I love our schedule, especially the non-conference portion as it prepares us for the Big South Conference slate. We will be tested early and often, but I feel this will be a very special year for Gardner-Webb basketball."
 
The Big South Conference Schedule features a 16-game round-robin format, with return trips against each conference opponent throughout the season. This year's Big South Tournament will be held March 5-9 at the Freedom Hall Civic Center in Johnson City, Tenn.
 
Ticket information will be available at a later date and can be found on GWUsports.com.
 
Times and television coverage for all Gardner-Webb men's basketball games can be found at gwusports.com. For more information on the Gardner-Webb men's basketball team, fans can follow the team on Twitter at @GWU_MBK or on Instagram at @gwu_mbk.