WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Winston-Salem State University men's basketball team revealed its 2024-25 season schedule on Thursday morning. Highlights of the season include playing in the Virgin Island Tournament, December 13-15 and the Chris Paul HBCU Tip-Off Challenge, December 19-20.

WSSU will open the season in the Conference Challenge November 8-9 facing Shepherd University and Gannon University, respectively. 

The men's basketball team will welcome back their fans to the C.E. Gaines Center for their home opener on November 16th against Francis Marion University. On November 20th, Belmont Abbey College will be at WSSU to compete against the Rams. They will close out the month at home on November 26th facing Lander University.
  
As December rolls in, WSSU will welcome Carolina Christian College December 9th. 

Bringing in the new year, the Rams will start on the road at Elizabeth City State University on January 4th. WSSU will stay on the road taking on Virginia State University in Petersburg, Virginia on January 6th. Men's basketball is back home on January 11th hosting Bluefield State University, then Lincoln University (Pa) on Monday, January 13th. WSSU will host Claflin University on Saturday January 18th, before hosting Fayetteville State University on January 20th. The Rams will hit the road January 22nd to head to Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina. On Monday, the 27th the Rams will host Virginia Union before heading to Charlotte to compete against Johnson C. Smith on January 30th. 

WSSU will begin the month on the road to Salisbury, North Carolina to battle Livingstone on February 1st.  On February 3rd, the Rams will be back home playing against the Bowie State Bulldogs. WSSU will head south to Orangeburg, South Carolina on February 8th to face Claflin University. Johnson C. Smith will meet the Rams at home February 11th then on Thursday, February 13th the Rams will travel to Fayetteville State University to compete. The Rams will end their season at home with the last two games before the tournament playing against Shaw University on February 20th and Livingstone February 22nd.  

The CIAA Tournament will take place in Baltimore, Maryland at the Royal Farms Arena.