Men's Basketball announces 22-23 schedule

The Defiance Yellow Jackets men's basketball team has announced their upcoming 22-23 season schedule. 

The season opens up with an exhibition game at division one Oakland University. On November 17, the team plays another exhibition match at division one Wright State University.

The Purple and Gold tournament will be held on Friday, November 11 and Saturday, September 12. The Jackets host Miami University Middletown on Friday and Wilmington College Saturday. The team also hosts Alma on November 16 and Adrian November 19.

HCAC conference action opens up with the Yellow Jackets traveling to Manchester on November 30. Their first home conference game is December 3 against Franklin. 

The rest of the non-conference slate includes a home game on December 14 against Olivet and is followed by road games December 19 at Mount Saint Vincent and December 21 at Immaculata. 

Conference play resumes New Years Eve when the Jackets travel to Mount Saint Joseph on December 31. 

2023 opens with a road game at rival Bluffton on January 4. That is followed by three straight home games against Transylvania, Anderson, and Rose-Hulman. 

February opens with a home conference game against Manchester on the 1st and that is followed by three straight road conference games at Transylvania, Anderson, and Rose-Hulman.

The Jackets end their regular season with home games against Earlham on February 14 and close with rival Bluffton on the 17th. 

The Yellow Jackets are led by head coach Josh Gibson who is in his second year leading the program.