SOUTH BEND, Ind. — While it has been known for a while how Notre Dame’s 2023-24 campaign will begin, a full look at the non-conference portion is now confirmed.
The official season opener will take place across the pond in Paris, France, as the Irish take on South Carolina in a first-of-its-kind matchup in the City of Lights on Nov. 6. That contest will air on ESPN at 1:00 ET. The second game of the year will be on the road as well, a date with New Jersey Institute of Technology on Nov. 12 in Newark, N.J. It will be the first meeting between the teams.
Notre Dame’s home opener will feature regional foe Northwestern, as the teams close out a home-and-home series that started last year. The Irish won last year, 92-58. It will tip off on Nov. 15 at 7:00 ET.
The Irish then have a Nov. 18 matchup on the books, and that opponent and location will be announced in the coming weeks.
After several trips to start the season, Notre Dame will settle in for a pair of games in Indiana surrounding Thanksgiving. The Irish will host Chicago State on Nov. 21, and the group will head just south to Ball State on Nov. 25. The pre-Thanksgiving clash with the Cougars will be at 7:00 ET, while the game time in Muncie will be announced at a later date. Chicago State and Notre Dame have had the longest hiatus of the teams currently on the schedule; the last time they played was 1980.
Next, there’s another big game looming. This year will be the first year of the ACC/SEC Challenge, and Notre Dame drew a historic program as its first opponent. On Nov. 29, Niele Ivey and Co. will play at Tennessee at 5:00 P.M. Like the Irish, the Lady Volunteers have made the Sweet 16 in back-to-back seasons.
Three home games close out the 2023 portion of the non-conference schedule. Notre Dame will play host to Lafayette this year on Dec. 6 after a cancellation last season. Purdue will visit on Dec. 17 in a renewal of an important rivalry from the early 2000s. Finally, Western Michigan will take the court at Purcell Pavilion on Dec. 21 just prior to Christmas vacation. The Lafayette and Western Michigan games will start at 7:00 ET. Purdue is TBA.
The Irish will then enter ACC play for the rest of the regular season with one familiar interruption. This year’s Notre Dame-Connecticut game will be played on Jan. 27 in Storrs, Conn. Two of college basketball’s most storied programs come together once again after the Irish won last year’s meeting, 74-60.
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Series Records
South Carolina — Irish lead 3-2 // Last Meeting: Nov. 26, 2017
NJIT — First Meeting
Northwestern — Irish lead 3-1 // Last Meeting: Nov. 16, 2022
Chicago State — Irish lead 2-0 // Last Meeting: Jan. 11, 1980
Ball State — Series Tied 2-2 // Last Meeting: Nov. 20, 2022
Tennessee — Lady Volunteers lead 22-8 // Last Meeting: Nov. 11, 2019
Lafayette — First Meeting
Purdue — Boilermakers lead 14-13 // Last Meeting: March 19, 2017
Western Michigan — Irish lead 10-0 // Last Meeting: Dec. 21, 2022
Connecticut — Huskies lead 39-14 // Last Meeting: Dec. 4, 2022