As fall goes by, UTA basketball teams get ready to play. With the men's and women's 2024-25 seasons gearing up, here's a look at the scheduled games.
Men’s basketball
The Mavericks begin their 2024-25 campaign with a Monday morning matchup against the University of North Texas at Dallas. Tip-off is set for 11 a.m. Nov. 4 at College Park Center. UTA ran away with a 37-point victory when the teams last met in 2023.
On Nov. 9 Louisiana Tech University comes into town, as the Mavericks play their homecoming game, presented by Downtown Arlington, at 5 p.m. The game will be preceded by a tailgate from 1 to 3 p.m.
UTA’s first road test will be in Los Angeles against the University of Southern California on Nov. 13.
From Nov. 27 to 28 the Mavericks will compete in the Jacksonville Classic in Jacksonville, Florida, where they’ll face the likes of Austin Peay State University and the University of Rhode Island.
UTA will play former Sun Belt Conference opponent the University of Louisiana Monroe twice this season, with a game on each campus. The first matchup is set for Dec. 2 at ULM with the next match scheduled for Dec. 14 at College Park Center.
The Mavericks will travel to San Marcos, Texas, to renew their rivalry with Texas State University on Dec. 29. The Mavericks aim to snap a three-game losing streak against the Bobcats and avoid their longest series skid since 2008 to 2010, when they lost four straight games to Texas State.
Kicking off conference play, UTA will play three consecutive road games, starting in Stephenville, Texas, to take on Tarleton State University on Jan. 4. The game is a rematch of last season’s Western Athletic Conference tournament semifinal, where then-junior guard Brandyn Talbot nailed a last second 3-point jumper to win the game.
The Mavericks will play seven games in both January and February, the second most in a monthly span during the regular season behind eight in November.
UTA will have to wait until Feb. 15 to seek redemption against Grand Canyon University, which bested it in last year's WAC tournament finale. Grand Canyon added UTA transfer Makaih Williams, a transfer from UTA and last season’s WAC Freshman of the Year. The teams will meet again Feb. 27.
UTA’s regular season concludes on the road March 8 against California Baptist University. Three days later, the WAC tournament begins in St. George, Utah, before moving to Las Vegas.
Women’s basketball
On the women’s side, the Lady Mavericks open their season on the road against the University of Arizona at 6 p.m. Nov. 4
The team will return for their homecoming game at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 7, taking on Arlington Baptist University at College Park Center.
UTA then has a stretch of five straight road games, starting on Nov. 10 at Louisiana Tech as part of the WAC/Conference-USA Challenge, which matches up teams from the Western Athletic Conference and Conference USA.
Nov. 24, the team heads to West Lafayette, Indiana, to take on Purdue University, the alma mater of UTA head coach Shereka Wright. During her time at Purdue, Wright was a three-time All-American, climbed to second of all time on the team’s scoring list and clinched NCAA tournament appearances in all four years at the school.
The Lady Mavericks return to College Park Center on Dec. 4 against the University of Houston.
UTA opens conference play Jan. 4 against Tarleton State University, marking the second game in a four-game home stand. The Lady Mavericks have a four-game winning streak against the Texans since joining the WAC in the 2022-23 season.
On Feb. 13 and 15, the Lady Mavericks face two tough road opponents in California Baptist University and Grand Canyon University, respectively. CBU knocked the Mavericks out of last year’s WAC tournament in the semifinals, and enters this season ranked No. 2 in the WAC preseason coaches’ poll. GCU leads the way in that poll.
The Lady Mavericks will host GCU on Feb. 27 and CBU on March 8.
UTA’s game against CBU will serve as its regular season finale before the WAC tournament begins March 11, also in St. George, Utah, and Las Vegas.
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