Charlie Hatch

chatch@enquirer.com

Northern Kentucky University released its 2018-19 basketball schedule Thursday morning with a non-conference slate that includes a multi-team tournament, a pair of Mid-American Conference opponents and the first No. 16 seed to win an NCAA Tournament game.

The regular season begins Nov. 6 against Wilmington at BB&T Arena.

The reigning Horizon League regular season champions begin conference play Dec. 28 against IUPUI. NKU hosts Wright State on Jan. 11 and Oakland on Feb. 6. The latter matchup is the annual homecoming game.

Here’s the full schedule:

home games in bold

asterisks mark conference games

Oct. 30 vs. Thomas More (exhibition)

Nov. 6 vs. Wilmington

Nov. 9 at Northern Illinois

Nov. 11 vs. Wabash College

Nov. 16 vs. UNC Ashville

Nov. 17 vs. Manhattan

Nov. 18 vs. Coastal Carolina

Nov. 24 at Central Florida

Nov. 27 at Morehead State

Nov. 30 vs. UMBC

Dec. 8 at Eastern Kentucky

Dec. 16 vs. Miami Univ.

Dec. 20 vs. Northern Illinois

*Dec. 28 vs. IUPUI

*Dec. 30 vs. UIC

*Jan. 3 at Oakland

*Jan. 5 at Detroit Mercy

*Jan. 11 vs. Wright State

*Jan. 17 at Cleveland State

*Jan. 19 at Youngstown State

*Jan. 24 vs. Green Bay

*Jan. 26 vs. Milwaukee

*Feb. 1 at IUPUI

*Feb. 3 at UIC

*Feb. 7 vs. Detroit Mercy

*Feb. 9 vs. Oakland (Homecoming)

*Feb. 15 at Wright State

*Feb. 21 vs. Youngstown State

*Feb. 23 vs. Cleveland State

*Feb. 28 at Milwaukee

*March 2 at Green Bay