North Lake Men's Hoops Open Season Nov. 1
IRVING, Texas – Dallas College North Lake men's basketball team will tip off the 2024-25 season Nov. 1 at home against Texas Wesleyan University's Junior Varsity on Community Day.
The Blazers, last year's National Junior College Athletic Association Division III national champion, will then play its next 10 games on the road. They meet Howard College, Midland College and Odessa College Nov. 7-9 in Midland, Texas. Two days after a road game at McLennan Community College Nov. 12, the Blazers play at Redlands Community College. They will spend the following two days in Iola, Kansas for games against Metropolitan Community College and National Park College – last year's NJCAA Division II national champion.
North Lake opens Dallas Athletic Conference play Nov. 19 at Dallas College Cedar Valley. Three days later, the Blazers meet Frank Phillips College in the two-day Texan Classic at South Plains College. They play the host Texans Nov. 23.
North Lake returns to the Blazer Dome Nov. 26 to host Temple College to begin a four-game homestand. The Blazers host Redlands Dec. 5 to finish the home-and-home season series with the Cougars. North Lake resumes the first round of conference play Dec. 7 at home against Dallas College Mountain View. Dallas College Eastfield visits Irving Dec. 11. Following a game at Dallas College Brookhaven Dec. 14, the Blazers will host Dallas College Richland Dec. 18 before the holiday break.
North Lake returns to the court Jan. 4 for a game at Grayson College. After home games against Loyalty College Prep and Arlington Baptist University Junior Varsity Jan. 8 and Jan. 11, respectively, the Blazers host Cedar Valley Jan. 18 to begin the second round of the DAC schedule. They meet Mountain View and Eastfield on the road for the next two games before hosting Brookhaven Jan. 29. They finish the second round Feb. 1 at Richland.
The final round of league games begin Feb. 8 when North Lake visits Cedar Valley for a second time. The Blazers host Mountain View Feb. 12 and Eastfield Feb. 15 before playing its final regular season road game at Brookhaven Feb. 19. The Blazers host Richland Feb. 22 in the final regular season game.
The NJCAA District Tournament is scheduled for Feb. 25-March 1.