2024-2025 Basketball Schedule

Date	Opponent Ken Pom Preseason	Time (Central)	Media
Mon, Nov 4	LSUA	6:30pm	ESPN+
Sat, Nov 9	@ 159 UT-Arlington	5:00pm	ESPN+
Wed, Nov 13	116 UMass (in Long Island, NY)	5:00pm	$ MSGSN
Mon, Nov 18	Mississippi College	6:30pm	ESPN+
Mon, Nov 25	145 Southern Illinois Gulf Coast Showcase	2:00pm	$ FloSports ($29.99 for 1 month plan)
Tues, Nov 26	140 Richmond Gulf Coast Showcase	2:00pm	$ FloSports
Wed, Nov 27	285 Eastern Kentucky Gulf Coast Showcase	12:00pm	$ FloSports
Sat, Nov 30	249 Southern (MBB/FB DH)	10:30am	ESPN+
Wed, Dec 4	@ 42 Memphis		ESPN+
Sun, Dec 8	@ 152 ULL	3:30pm	ESPN+
Fri, Dec 13	184 Georgia Southern	6:30pm	ESPN+
Mon, Dec 16	55 Grand Canyon	6:30pm	ESPN+
Sat, Dec 21	Rust College	3:00pm	ESPN+
Jan 2	@ 174 UTEP	8:00pm	ESPN+
Jan 4	@ 154 NMSU	3:00pm	ESPN+
Jan 9	278 FIU	6:30pm	ESPN+
Jan 11	106 Liberty	3:00pm	ESPNU
Jan 16	@ 219 Jax St	6:00pm	ESPN+
Jan 18	@ 223 Kennesaw St	4:00pm	ESPN+
Jan 23	132 WKU	6:30pm	CBSSN
Jan 25	185 MTSU	2:00pm	ESPNU
Feb 1	114 SHSU	3:00pm	ESPNU
Feb 6	@ Liberty	6:00pm	CBSSN
Feb 8	@ FIU		ESPN+
Feb 13	Kennesaw St	6:30pm	ESPN+
Feb 15	Jax St	3:00pm	ESPN+
Feb 20	@ MTSU	6:30pm	CBSSN
Feb 22	@ WKU		ESPN+
Mar 1	@ SHSU	2:30pm	ESPN+
Mar 6	NMSU	6:30pm	ESPN+
Mar 8	UTEP	2:00pm	ESPN+
Mar 11-15	CUSA Tournament		Huntsville, AL
Mar 11	First Round		ESPN+
Mar 12/13	CUSA Quarterfinal		ESPN+
Mar 14	CUSA Semifinal	12:30pm/3:00pm	CBSSN
Mar 15	CUSA Championship	8:30pm	CBSSN

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Schedule Note: Rajun Cajuns' home game vs. Louisiana Tech will take place on Saturday, December 14th inside the CajunDome, multiple sources have confirmed.

Schools	Distance	Time
MTSU/WKU	100	1:42
MTSU/Jax State	190	3:00
MTSU/KSU	193	3:00
WKU/Liberty	500	8:00
WKU/KSU	287	4:30
KSU/Jax State	86	1:42
KSU/Liberty	444	7:00
Tech/SHSU	258	4:15

My guess is with outliers Liberty & FIU, they will be travel partners since you are going to have to fly to both anyway. With every other combo, it's a doable bus ride. The year after Delaware can partner with Delaware (280m, 5:15)

NMSU/UTEP 42m 45min (probably stay in same hotel)
KSU/Jax State 86m 1:42
MTSU/WKU 100m 1:42
Tech/SHSU 258m 4:15

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CUSA schedule out. As expected, 18 game conference slate, home-and-away with everyone. I guess we'll see if KSU replaces an NAIA game (or if it replaces a more interesting local game).

Clearly using travel partners (that are all what you'd think): Tech/SHSU, WKU/MTSU, NMSU/UTEP, FIU/Liberty, Jax ST/KSU.


Open @UTEP and @NMST.



https://conferenceusa.com/news/2024/...-schedule.aspx

Dang it, I thought for once I'd get scheduling news in just ahead of sportdawg. Took too long typing.

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Dang it, I thought for once I'd get scheduling news in just ahead of sportdawg. Took too long typing.

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:D

I was a little slow because I was actually working when I saw the notification.

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Sources: Memphis will host Louisiana Tech as part of its 2024-25 non-conference schedule.


Date is set for Wednesday, December 4th inside FedEx Forum.


#AAC
#CUSA

Oooh. That's interesting.

November 30 vs. SOuthern Southern releases 2024-25 men’s basketball schedule - Southern University (gojagsports.com)

11/4 vs. LSUA 2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule - Louisiana State University at Alexandria (lsuagenerals.com) of course it's NAIA, but it's better than Crowleys Ridge College. I really think we should be scheduling Centenary (last 2013) and LSUS (last 2021) as well, if we are going to be playing these games.

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11/4 vs. LSUA 2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule - Louisiana State University at Alexandria (lsuagenerals.com) of course it's NAIA, but it's better than Crowleys Ridge College. I really think we should be scheduling Centenary (last 2013) and LSUS (last 2021) as well, if we are going to be playing these games.

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As long as we are a one-bid league we should not schedule non-D1 schools

It's all about the second weekend in March

Play D1 schools - frankly it's an insult to the few of us who buy season tickets

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As long as we are a one-bid league we should not schedule non-D1 schools

It's all about the second weekend in March

Play D1 schools - frankly it's an insult to the few of us who buy season tickets

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I don't mind as exhibition games, but that has been replaced by super secret scrimmages.

Agree. You get better by playing strong competition. Zero fan interest in seeing glorified scrimmages.

Don't know how we are going to pay for Hester's extension, it's not from Ticket sales 2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule - Mississippi College Athletics (gochoctaws.com)

I thought it was a foolish extension -

What has he proved? What has he achieved?

If anything the program has taken a step back

We need to just have a blanket rule no extensions, they won't keep a big school from taking a good coach from us, but they have the effect of helping us keep average to bad coaches. If a coach does well, we can award/reward them with a new contract when the old one is done. Simply tell all coaches this upfront. It wouldn't change who stays, leaves or is stolen one bit.

We aren't stealing a coach or buying someone's contract out to come here. The state of college athletics going forward for schools like us are hiring young hot coaches from a lower level or a decent assistant from a somewhat bigger school... but they are only here if or until they have success then they are gone.

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We need to just have a blanket rule no extensions, they won't keep a big school from taking a good coach from us, but they have the effect of helping us keep average to bad coaches. If a coach does well, we can award/reward them with a new contract when the old one is done. Simply tell all coaches this upfront. It wouldn't change who stays, leaves or is stolen one bit.

We aren't stealing a coach or buying someone's contract out to come here. The state of college athletics going forward for schools like us are hiring young hot coaches from a lower level or a decent assistant from a somewhat bigger school... but they are only here if or until they have success then they are gone.

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I have no problem with an extension after a conference regular season championship or a tournament championship or NCAA at large bid

Outside of that have to really be knocking on the door of something special to consider at ONE year extension with no bonus

A losing first year followed by a choke of a second year with a ONE & DONE in the conference tournament doesn't constitute basis for an extension

With the way college athletics is going and the level that everyone will be playing at except for about 40 programs, I don't think they make much financial sense for schools outside of that top group. I could see extension for making the NCAA's in your sport, like you said 1 year etc. Winning the regular season or conference tournament is what they are being paid for. It's just part of the season 99% of the time. We have proven winning the regular season doesn't help get you anywhere other than where we already are.

I get where you are coming from. I could see a bonus for winning a conference tournament, and 1 year extension for NCAA. I mean the only way we will get into the NCAA's in most sports is to win the conference tournament anyway. The game is rigged so even if the small conferences really are a 2 or 3 bid contender, they will really only have a shot at 1 to 2 at most, 9 out of 10 years. Baseball is the least of rigged games left.

Potential for some decent opponents. At least it's not a road MTE vs. Alabama A&M, Samford & TN Southern.

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Quadrant 1 (Q1) : Home (1-30) Neutral (1-50) Away (1-75)
Quadrant 2 (Q2): Home (31-75) Neutral (51-100) Away (76-135)
Quadrant 3 (Q3): Home (76-160) Neutral (101-200) Away (136-240)
Quadrant 4 (Q4): Home (161-362) Neutral (201-362) Away (241-362)

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2023-2024 Final Net
UMass 91
Richmond 72
Southern Illinois 116

Eastern Kentucky 219
Ball State 258

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LouisianaTech vs. UMass will be part of the 2024 Equality Games at Nassau Coliseum. Doubleheader with Hofstra vs. Seton Hall.

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2024-25 Men’s College Basketball Exempt Tournament MTE Tracker - Blogging the Bracket
Gulf Coast Showcase (Nov. 25–27:Estero, Fla., 3 games)
Ball State (MAC), Eastern Kentucky (ASUN), Louisiana Tech (CUSA), Richmond (A 10), Southern Illinois (MVC), 3 TBA (Ball State, EKU, Alex Rosinski, Rocco Miller)

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@TheD1Docket
Louisiana Tech will host Georgia Southern on December 13th, the first game of a two-season home-and-home series, per public records obtained by
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The return game will be hosted by Georgia Southern during the 2025-26 season on a to be determined date.

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UL-L game must have been moved. GA So 283 Net last year :rolleyes:

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UL-L game must have been moved. GA So 283 Net last year :rolleyes:

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Trying to get 20 wins...

I would mind them so much - at least they are SBC - if we didn't have the non DI's on the schedule

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Trying to get 20 wins...

I would mind them so much - at least they are SBC - if we didn't have the non DI's on the schedule

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My eye roll was more about BTB's response:

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@BleedTechBlue · 23h That’s a really good home game for the #DunkinDogs.

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Last OOC is mighty Rust College

What is a Rust College?

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They are in a conference with the University of the Virgin Islands.

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They are in a conference with the University of the Virgin Islands.

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They usually lose to the College of WD-40.

Three non D1 opponents -

You can't tell me NWSt or ULM wouldn't of jumped at a chance for a home and home

Or any regional SWAC - school G-fam and JSU come to mind

I'm ok with one non DI program and that program should be Centenary

Lazy lazy scheduling

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Three non D1 opponents -

You can't tell me NWSt or ULM wouldn't of jumped at a chance for a home and home

Or any regional SWAC - school G-fam and JSU come to mind

I'm ok with one non DI program and that program should be Centenary

Lazy lazy scheduling

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Yep
ULM has Champion Christian & Ecclesia on there schedule.
NSU has Dallas Christian, John Melvin & Southern-New Orleans

Open With Non-D1 (similar to playing an FCS) and then have a H/H with ULM/NSU.

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Yep
ULM has Champion Christian & Ecclesia on there schedule.
NSU has Dallas Christian, John Melvin & Southern-New Orleans

Open With Non-D1 (similar to playing an FCS) and then have a H/H with ULM/NSU.

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Seems like that would do it, but beyond them there have to be a dozen Div-1 schools who would do a one-and-one within a couple of hours (and some of them wouldn't totally tank our NET, you'd think).

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Seems like that would do it, but beyond them there have to be a dozen Div-1 schools who would do a one-and-one within a couple of hours (and some of them wouldn't totally tank our NET, you'd think).

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SFA has historically had a decent net (175 last year). ULM (309), NSU (332). Net really only matters for seeding and at-large. We aren't getting an at-large, so it only hurts if we win the conference tournament.

Here are some other schools to consider:
UTA 129 (We are playing them this year as scheduling alliance, but should play annually to be in DFW)
UNT 79 (Great rival when in CUSA, same reason as UTA - rotate years playing in DFW)
UAB 104 (Fun rivalry)
others under 200 last year: Troy, Tulane, Tarleton St, TAMU-CC, Little Rock, Tulsa
200-250: TX St, Lamar, USM, Nicolls, Rice

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Yep
ULM has Champion Christian & Ecclesia on there schedule.
NSU has Dallas Christian, John Melvin & Southern-New Orleans

Open With Non-D1 (similar to playing an FCS) and then have a H/H with ULM/NSU.

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Hester is saying he reached out to both ULM and NWSt and he saying both are uninterested - I just don't buy that

They always want to play us in any sport, any time and any place - let alone a home and home

Now if scheduling dates didn't work out that's one thing - but he didn't say that

I've have reached out to my contacts to both programs -

Crummy has killed the football program, now we're begging ULM and NSU for basketball scheduling? Jim Henderson doesn't care enough about Tech athletics to force any changes, so, I have lived long enough to see the complete collapse of Tech sports.

This board, once vibrant has died, and general support and enthusiasm for all things Tech sports has disappeared.

No "Tournament" at Gulf Coast Showcase. At least we didn't get Florida Tech.

2024 MEN'S GAME SCHEDULE

Ken Pom Preseason Ratings

MONDAY, NOV. 25

243 Ball State vs. 285 Eastern Kentucky – 12 PM
145 Southern Illinois vs. 107 Louisiana Tech – 3 PM
140 Richmond vs. DII Florida Tech – 6 PM


TUESDAY, NOV. 26

Eastern Kentucky vs. Southern Illinois – 12 PM
Louisiana Tech vs. Richmond – 3 PM
Florida Tech vs. Ball State – 6 PM


WEDNESDAY, NOV. 27

Eastern Kentucky vs. Louisiana Tech – 12 PM
Southern Illinois vs. Florida Tech – 3 PM
Richmond vs. Ball State – 6 PM