BEMIDJI 鈥� The Bemidji State men鈥檚 basketball team announced its 2024-25 schedule, which begins with an exhibition game against Minnesota on Oct. 19. The Beavers are set to start its NSIC schedule in December.
The Beavers head to the Twin Cities for a lone exhibition game against the Golden Gophers on Oct. 19. Three weeks later, they travel to Kansas City, Mo., to compete in the Central Region Challenge against Central Missouri and Arkansas-Monticello on Nov. 8 and 9, respectively.
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The Beavers start their home schedule on Nov. 13 when Valley City State comes to Bemidji, followed by Minnesota Morris on Nov. 19. Closing out November, the Beavers head to Barry and Lynn in Southern Florida on Nov. 26 and 27.
Bemidji State鈥檚 NSIC schedule ramps up in December, starting with a weekend road trip to Crookston and Minot, N.D., on Dec. 6 and 7. The Beavers then host three games, Northern State on Dec. 13, Minnesota State Moorhead on Dec. 14 and St. Cloud State on Dec. 19. They will then head to Bismarck, N.D., on Dec. 21 to close out the first half of the season against Mary.
Action begins for the 2025 half of the season on Jan. 3 and 4 when the Beavers host Wayne State and Augustana, respectively. The Beavers follow this series up with a four-game road trip that begins with a stop in Mankato to take on Minnesota State on Jan. 10. The following day, the Beavers will head east to Winona for a matchup against Winona State. On Jan. 17 and 18, the team is set to travel to Minnesota Duluth and Concordia-St. Paul, respectively. The Beavers return home on Jan. 24 and 25 to play host to Southwest Minnesota State and Sioux Falls. A quick trip to St. Cloud, Minn. on Jan. 28 is followed by hosting Mary on Jan. 30 to finish the month.
The Beavers are set to host one home game against the Golden Eagles on Feb. 4. They鈥檒l then head on the road for three games, the first at Northern State on Feb. 8, followed by Augustana and Wayne State Feb. 14-15. BSU finishes the season at home hosting Concordia-St. Paul and Minnesota Duluth Feb. 21 and 22, before potentially appearing in the NSIC tournament, which begins Feb. 26. The NSIC鈥檚 semifinals and championship rounds are set for Mar. 1-3, followed by the NCAA tournament Mar. 13-15.
Returning to the Beavers鈥� lineup is 2023-24 scoring leader John Sutherland. He tallied 559 points for the Beavers last season and averaged 20 points per game. Alongside Sutherland, Brayden Williams and Tate Olson will also be back in the green and white. The fourth and fifth-place scorers last season, Williams and Olson totaled 408 points between the pair.
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