ULM basketball set the 2024-25 schedules with the men's and women's teams tipping off on November 4.
Men's Basketball
The Warhawks will open the season on Nov. 4 at home versus Champion Christian. ULM will then start a three-game road trip starting on Nov. 6 at LSU before contests at Tulane on Nov. 8 and Rice on Nov. 12. On Nov. 14, the Warhawks play host to Ecclesia before welcoming Southeastern Louisiana on Nov. 18. ULM will play in the Northwestern State MTE from Nov. 22-23 with a game versus the Demons on Nov. 22 before playing North Alabama on Nov. 23. The Warhawks wrap up November at Fant-Ewing Coliseum versus Stephen F. Austin on Nov. 29.
In December, ULM will host UT Arlington on Dec. 2 in the first leg of a home-and-home series with the Mavericks. Arkansas-Pine Bluff will travel to Monroe on Dec. 11 before ULM wraps up its non-conference slate with a road game at UTA on Dec. 14 and a home matchup versus Houston Christian on Dec. 17.
ULM will open its 18-game Sun Belt Conference schedule on Dec. 21 at home versus Old Dominion, with the Monarchs making their first-ever trip to Fant-Ewing Coliseum. The Warhawks will begin 2025 with four conference road games starting with a trip east to Georgia Southern on Jan. 2 and Coastal Carolina on Jan. 4. ULM continues its road trip with matchups at Southern Miss on Jan. 9 and at the Ragin' Cajuns on Jan. 11. The Warhawks return to Fant-Ewing Coliseum to begin a four-game homestand starting with Troy on Jan. 15. ULM hosts the Ragin' Cajuns on Jan. 18 before welcoming South Alabama on Jan. 23 and App State on Jan. 25. ULM wraps up January on the road at South Alabama on Jan. 30.After finishing the season series at Troy on Feb. 1, the Warhawks will complete a three-game road trip in Atlanta at Georgia State on Feb. 5., marking the first trip ULM makes to Georgia State in three years. Texas State and Southern Miss will visit Fant-Ewing Coliseum on Feb. 13 and Feb. 15 respectively before ULM's final road games of the season at Texas State on Feb. 19 and Arkansas State on Feb. 22. ULM will host James Madison for the first time in program history on Feb. 25 before finishing the regular season at home versus Arkansas State on Feb. 28.The Sun Belt Conference Championship will be held at the Pensacola Bay Center in Pensacola, Fla. from March 4-10.
Women's Basketball
ULM’s 2024-25 women’s basketball nonconference schedule has been announced, featuring four games at Fant-Ewing Coliseum and five first-ever meetings. The Warhawks are coming off a phenomenal season under first-year head coach Missy Bilderback, boasting a 21-14 record, their first winning record since the 2010-11 season.
ULM will open the season with a two-game homestand, competing against Central Baptist College on Nov. 4 and Louisiana Christian on Nov. 11. This will be the Warhawks’ meeting with Central Baptist.
The Warhawks will then hit the road to take on Southern Illinois on Nov. 13, their first meeting in the series. When returning to Monroe, ULM will host Alabama on Nov. 17. While the Warhawks met the Crimson Tide last season, this is the first time ULM has hosted the meeting.
For the first tournament of the season, the Warhawks will travel to Honolulu, Hawaii to compete in the Bank of Hawaii Classic. They will open versus host team Hawaii on Nov. 22 and conclude the tournament versus Saint Mary’s on Nov. 24. This will be ULM’s first meetings with each team.
To open the month of December, ULM will then continue their road trip, traveling to meet Lamar for the first time since 2012 on Dec. 7. The road trip will continue on Dec. 11, meeting ACC member Georgia Tech in Atlanta for the first meeting in program history.
For the final nonconference game at Fant-Ewing, ULM will host another SEC team, Mississippi State, on Dec. 17. The last meeting between the Bulldogs and the Warhawks was in 2022. This will be the first time Mississippi State travels to Monroe in the series.
Finally, the Warhawks will be rounding out the nonconference schedule with the Tulane Holiday Tournament in New Orleans, La. On Dec. 20, ULM will compete against Central Arkansas, who they most recently played in 2022. On Dec. 22, the competition will be between host Tulane or Alabama A&M. The last time the Warhawks took on Tulane was in 2012. ULM has not had a meeting with Alabama A&M.
"We are super excited to release our nonconference schedule for our 2024-25 season. It is a tough and challenging schedule featuring two SEC programs playing at Fant-Ewing Coliseum," said head coach Missy Bilderback. "We also have a unique opportunity to take a trip to Big West regular season champion Hawaii and game against Southland Conference regular season champion Lamar. Six of our nonconference opponents played post season basketball last season. We believe playing this competitive schedule with prepare us for the gauntlet of SBC play."
Conference play will begin on Dec. 29 in Conway, S.C. against Coastal Carolina.