Eastern Michigan Athletics
EMU Men's and Women's Basketball Facing Texas State to Open 2024-25 Season
6/27/2024 1:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball
Men traveling to San Marcos while women hosting Bobcats in first leg of MAC-SBC Challenge
CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) — The Eastern Michigan University men's and women's basketball programs will open the 2024-25 season against Texas State University in the first leg of the Mid American Conference-Sun Belt Conference Challenge, as announced Thursday, June 27.
The Eastern men, under fourth-year Head Coach Stan Heath, will start the season in San Marcos, Texas, while the Eastern women, under first-year Head Coach Sahar Nusseibeh, will host the Bobcats. Both teams will be playing Texas State for the first time in program history as the Eagle men will make their first trip to the Lone Star State since traveling to TCU, Nov. 26, 2019.
During the 2023-24 season's MAC-SBC Challenge, both EMU squads battled Georgia Southern University, Nov. 11, 2023, as the men were victorious, 70-60, and the women dropped an 82-58 decision. Feb. 10, 2023, the women topped the University of South Alabama, 81-69, while the men fell at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, 82-76, as both squads hold a 1-1 record in the MAC-SBC Challenge all-time.
Additional details on the men's and women's 2024-25 schedules are expected to be released later this summer.
Season ticket packages, which include tickets for all men's and women's basketball home games, are on sale now. To seize your opportunity to be part of the action, simply visit the EMU Ticket Office online or reach out via phone at 734.487.3669. Don't miss your chance to be a part of Eastern Michigan University's basketball legacy!
About the MAC-SBC Challenge
The MAC-SBC Challenge -- the second installment of a scheduling alliance in men's and women's basketball -- will tip off on Monday, Nov. 4, with 12 MAC women's basketball programs hosting 12 SBC teams, while the 12 MAC men's basketball programs will visit 12 SBC teams.
The second MAC-SBC Challenge contest for each team will take place on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025, with the matchups based on real-time NET rankings and announced in January. The MAC men and Sun Belt women will host the February matchups.
Each MAC and Sun Belt team included in the MAC-SBC Challenge is guaranteed one home and one away game each season.
Scheduling assistance is provided by Ordinal Sports Group. In addition to relevant NET data, geography and frequency of past contests is considered in determining the matchups.
Each MAC-SBC Challenge game will be carried on an ESPN platform.
MAC-SBC Challenge Basketball Matchups
Men's Basketball
Akron at Arkansas State
Ball State at Georgia State
Bowling Green at Southern Miss
Buffalo at Old Dominion
Central Michigan at South Alabama
Eastern Michigan at Texas State
Kent State at Louisiana
Miami at Appalachian State
Northern Illinois at Georgia Southern
Ohio at James Madison
Toledo at Troy
Western Michigan at Coastal Carolina
Women's Basketball
Georgia State at Akron
Old Dominion at Ball State
Southern Miss at Bowling Green
Troy at Buffalo
Coastal Carolina at Central Michigan
Texas State at Eastern Michigan
James Madison at Kent State
Appalachian State at Miami
Louisiana at Northern Illinois
Georgia Southern at Ohio
Marshall at Toledo
Arkansas State at Western Michigan
The Eastern men, under fourth-year Head Coach Stan Heath, will start the season in San Marcos, Texas, while the Eastern women, under first-year Head Coach Sahar Nusseibeh, will host the Bobcats. Both teams will be playing Texas State for the first time in program history as the Eagle men will make their first trip to the Lone Star State since traveling to TCU, Nov. 26, 2019.
During the 2023-24 season's MAC-SBC Challenge, both EMU squads battled Georgia Southern University, Nov. 11, 2023, as the men were victorious, 70-60, and the women dropped an 82-58 decision. Feb. 10, 2023, the women topped the University of South Alabama, 81-69, while the men fell at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, 82-76, as both squads hold a 1-1 record in the MAC-SBC Challenge all-time.
Additional details on the men's and women's 2024-25 schedules are expected to be released later this summer.
Season ticket packages, which include tickets for all men's and women's basketball home games, are on sale now. To seize your opportunity to be part of the action, simply visit the EMU Ticket Office online or reach out via phone at 734.487.3669. Don't miss your chance to be a part of Eastern Michigan University's basketball legacy!
About the MAC-SBC Challenge
The MAC-SBC Challenge -- the second installment of a scheduling alliance in men's and women's basketball -- will tip off on Monday, Nov. 4, with 12 MAC women's basketball programs hosting 12 SBC teams, while the 12 MAC men's basketball programs will visit 12 SBC teams.
The second MAC-SBC Challenge contest for each team will take place on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025, with the matchups based on real-time NET rankings and announced in January. The MAC men and Sun Belt women will host the February matchups.
Each MAC and Sun Belt team included in the MAC-SBC Challenge is guaranteed one home and one away game each season.
Scheduling assistance is provided by Ordinal Sports Group. In addition to relevant NET data, geography and frequency of past contests is considered in determining the matchups.
Each MAC-SBC Challenge game will be carried on an ESPN platform.
MAC-SBC Challenge Basketball Matchups
Men's Basketball
Akron at Arkansas State
Ball State at Georgia State
Bowling Green at Southern Miss
Buffalo at Old Dominion
Central Michigan at South Alabama
Eastern Michigan at Texas State
Kent State at Louisiana
Miami at Appalachian State
Northern Illinois at Georgia Southern
Ohio at James Madison
Toledo at Troy
Western Michigan at Coastal Carolina
Women's Basketball
Georgia State at Akron
Old Dominion at Ball State
Southern Miss at Bowling Green
Troy at Buffalo
Coastal Carolina at Central Michigan
Texas State at Eastern Michigan
James Madison at Kent State
Appalachian State at Miami
Louisiana at Northern Illinois
Georgia Southern at Ohio
Marshall at Toledo
Arkansas State at Western Michigan
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