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Seawolf Men’s basketball announces 2023-24 season

The Seawolves host 16 home games this basketball season at the Alaska Airlines Center.

Head to the Alaska Airlines Center to watch the Seawolves compete in the 2023-24 basketball season. Photo courtesy of GoSeawolves.com

The Seawolves hit the court on October 28! Over the off-season, the team added nine new players to their roster.

Senior basketball player Tyson Gilbert said in an interview with The Northern Light that "I am very excited about our group this year."

"I feel that we have a good core coming back from last year and we've added some great pieces from the transfer portal and have a great group of freshmen."

This year's schedule consists of 30 games – 16 home and 14 away. Here’s what's in store:

‍Oct. 28 – Seawolf Alumni, home game

‍Nov. 3-4 – Cal Maritime, home game

‍Nov. 10 – Chaminade, away game

‍Nov. 11 – Hawaii Pacific, away game

‍Nov. 17-18 – UC Merced, home game

‍Nov. 24-25 – Adams State, home game

‍Nov. 30 – Montana State Billings, away game

‍Dec. 2 – Seattle Pacific, away game

‍Dec. 17 – Texas-Tyler, away game

‍Dec. 18 – Cal State San Bernardino, away game

‍Dec. 19 – Hawaii Pacific, away game

‍Jan. 6 – Alaska Fairbanks, away game

‍Jan. 11 – Central Washington, home game

‍Jan. 13 – Northwest Nazarene, home game

‍Jan. 18 – Western Washington, away game

‍Jan. 20 – Simon Fraser, away game

‍Jan. 25 – Western Oregon, home game

‍Jan. 27 – Saint Martin’s, home game

‍Feb. 3 – Alaska Fairbanks, home game

‍Feb. 8 – Northwest Nazarene, away game

‍Feb. 10 – Central Washington, away game

‍Feb. 15 – Simon Fraser, home game

‍Feb. 17 – Western Washington, home game

‍Feb. 22 – Saint martin’s, away game

‍Feb. 24 – Western Oregon, away game

‍Feb. 29 – Seattle Pacific, home game

‍March 2 – Montana State Billings, home game

The Great Northwest Athletic Conference Tournament kicks off on March 7 in Ellensburg, Washington. The top six teams in the conference will advance to the GNAC Tournament.

Last year, the Seawolves didn’t qualify for the tournament. Gilbert said that this year "there is a big sense of urgency" to get back on the court.

"We have five seniors and a good amount of local guys, so it is very important to all of us to be successful this year and I believe that we have the pieces and coaching staff to do so."

You can check out the times for the games at GoSeawolves.com. Don’t miss out on cheering for the men’s basketball team this season!