NEWS: OUA releases men’s basketball schedule, Gee-Gees open Nov. 4

The Gee-Gees men's basketball team will have Friday, Nov. 4 circled on their calendars.

The OUA released the men's basketball schedule Wednesday. It sees the Gee-Gees play a 22-game regular season circuit, up from just 16 games during the 2021-22 campaign.

Tickets for all Gee-Gees men's basketball home games are available for purchase at tickets.geegees.ca.

Ottawa will welcome the McMaster Marauders to Montpetit Hall on Nov. 4. Tipoff is set for 8:00 p.m. The Marauders will provide a stiff test for the season opener, as they finished second in the OUA West during the 2021-22 regular season. The Gee-Gees played exclusively against OUA East opponents last year as a conference-mandated COVID-19 measure, but will face a number of western opponents in 2022-23. 

One of those OUA West opponents is the Lakehead Thunderwolves. The Gee-Gees will make the voyage to Thunder Bay, Ont., on Friday, Nov. 18. The journey from the nation's capital is the longest for any Ontario-based program.

The Gee-Gees will have to play strong right into the holiday break, as their last game of the first half is against the defending OUA champions from Brock. Ottawa travels to face the Badgers on Sunday, Dec. 4.

The second half of the season features a trio of grudge matches for the Garnet and Grey. First, Ottawa welcomes Queen's to Montpetit Hall of Sunday, Jan. 29. The Gaels ended the Gee-Gees 2022 playoff run in the OUA East semifinals.

Carleton and Ottawa play twice during the during the month of February. The Capital Hoops Classic is slated for Friday, Feb. 3. Tipoff is at 8:00 p.m. at TD Place, immediately following the Ravens and Gee-Gees women's teams squaring off at 6:00 p.m.

The teams then renew hostilities at Carleton for the annual Bytown Battle two weeks later.

The 2022-23 OUA playoffs get started on Feb. 23, culminating in the Wilson Cup on Saturday, Mar. 4. StFX is hosting the 2023 U SPORTS Men's Basketball National Championship at the 11,093-seat Scotiabank Centre in Halifax.

2022-23 Gee-Gees Men's Basketball Schedule

Nov. 4 vs. McMaster (Home Opener)

Nov. 5 vs. York

Nov. 11 at Laurentian

Nov. 12 at Nipissing

Nov. 18 at Lakehead

Nov. 25 vs. Western

Nov. 26 vs. Windsor

Dec. 2 vs. Algoma

Dec. 4 at Brock

Jan. 6 vs. Laurier

Jan. 7 vs. Waterloo

Jan. 14 at Ontario Tech

Jan. 15 at Guelph

Jan. 20 vs. TMU

Jan. 21 vs. Toronto

Jan. 27 vs. Ontario Tech

Jan. 29 vs. Queen's

Feb. 3 vs. Carleton at TD Place (Capital Hoops Classic)

Feb. 5 at Queen's

Feb. 10 vs. Nipissing

Feb. 11 vs. Laurentian

Feb. 15 at Carleton (Bytown Battle)