ASHLAND, Va. – Randolph-Macon Men's Basketball has announced the release of the 2023-24 schedule. Fresh off another deep NCAA Tournament run, head coach Josh Merkel enters his ninth season at the helm of RMC men's hoops.
 
The Yellow Jackets open the season at the Townebank Tipoff Tournament, hosted by Virginia Wesleyan, where they will battle Pfeiffer on Nov. 10 and then either Virginia Wesleyan or Salisbury the next day. RMC will travel to the defending national champions and non-conference rival, Christopher Newport, on Nov. 15 before the home-opener against California Lutheran on Nov. 19. The final game of the month will be the ODAC opener against Virginia Wesleyan in Crenshaw Gym on Nov. 29.
 
ODAC play continues to open the month of December, as RMC travels to Randolph on Dec. 2. A big two-game stretch ensues, facing two NCAA Tournament teams from a season ago, Mary Washington on Dec. 5 and Hampden-Sydney on Dec. 8. The team will hit the road before winter break to participate in the Spartan Classic at York College where they will face Marywood on Dec. 16 and York on Dec. 17. The annual RMC Coaches Tournament will take place on Dec. 29-30, as Bryn Athyn, Penn St.-Harrisburg, and N.C. Wesleyan come to Ashland.
 
It's a full ODAC slate the rest of the way, with four home contests and four road contests in January. The month is highlighted by an ODAC championship rematch at Guilford on Jan. 13. February features three road matchups, including Hampden-Sydney on Feb. 3, and two home games. The first home game is Alumni Day, which will feature a Baby Race. The second home game is the regular season finale against Washington and Lee, which will serve as senior day.
 
Randolph-Macon is coming off their fourth consecutive ODAC title and made the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament a season ago.