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MBB releases 2021-22 schedule
9/8/2021 1:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
HUNTSVILLE — Heading into a new era of Sam Houston men's basketball, head coach Jason Hooten has announced the 2021-22 schedule.
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Playing in a new conference for the first time in 35 years, the Bearkats will play 13 home games including four nonconference matchups, against some quality opponents. Sam Houston will also play 17 road games including multi-team events at the Jacksonville (Florida) Classic and Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational in El Paso.
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The Kats open with LeTourneau at home on Nov. 10. Missouri State comes to Johnson Coliseum on Nov. 17 and to close out the nonconference home slate Sam Houston will host Schreiner (Dec. 2) and Hardin-Simmons (Dec. 18).
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The Bearkats have solid WAC home schedule highlighted by games against rival Stephen F. Austin on Jan. 15, New Mexico State on Jan. 20 and Grand Canyon on Jan. 22. The conference home opener will bring Lamar to Huntsville on Dec. 30 followed by UTRGV on Jan. 1.
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The rest of the conference home schedule includes Dixie State (Feb. 2), Utah Valley (Feb. 5), Abilene Christian (Feb. 19) and Tarleton to finish the regular season on March 3.
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The Bearkats face a daunting road test right out of the gate with a matchup against Nebraska in Lincoln on Nov. 12. Sam Houston will take part in the Jacksonville Classic beginning with a game against Little Rock on Nov. 21 and will face either Boston University or Northern Illinois on Nov. 22 before concluding the event against SMU in Dallas on Nov. 24.
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The Kats will travel to Austin for the second year in a row to play Texas on Nov. 29 then take on former Southland Conference opponent UTSA at the Toyota Center in Houston. A trip to Denton to face North Texas on Dec. 14 sets up the final two nonconference road games at the Sun Bowl Invitational against Bradley on Dec. 21 and a matchup against either host UTEP or North Carolina Central on Dec. 22.
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The WAC road schedule begins at Tarleton on Jan. 6. The Kats will also play at ACU (Jan. 8) Lamar (Jan. 13), Cal Baptist in Riverside, California (Jan. 27), Seattle (Jan. 29), Chicago State (Feb. 12), UTRGV (Feb. 17), SFA (Feb. 24) and Grand Canyon (Feb. 26).
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The 2022 WAC Basketball Tournament will hold the final three rounds on March 9-12 at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. With the tournament expanding to 10 teams this season, the date and site for the first-round games will be announced at a later date.
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Season tickets are now on sale at gobearkats.com. For more information, contact the ticket office at (936) 294-1729.
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Playing in a new conference for the first time in 35 years, the Bearkats will play 13 home games including four nonconference matchups, against some quality opponents. Sam Houston will also play 17 road games including multi-team events at the Jacksonville (Florida) Classic and Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational in El Paso.
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The Kats open with LeTourneau at home on Nov. 10. Missouri State comes to Johnson Coliseum on Nov. 17 and to close out the nonconference home slate Sam Houston will host Schreiner (Dec. 2) and Hardin-Simmons (Dec. 18).
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The Bearkats have solid WAC home schedule highlighted by games against rival Stephen F. Austin on Jan. 15, New Mexico State on Jan. 20 and Grand Canyon on Jan. 22. The conference home opener will bring Lamar to Huntsville on Dec. 30 followed by UTRGV on Jan. 1.
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The rest of the conference home schedule includes Dixie State (Feb. 2), Utah Valley (Feb. 5), Abilene Christian (Feb. 19) and Tarleton to finish the regular season on March 3.
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The Bearkats face a daunting road test right out of the gate with a matchup against Nebraska in Lincoln on Nov. 12. Sam Houston will take part in the Jacksonville Classic beginning with a game against Little Rock on Nov. 21 and will face either Boston University or Northern Illinois on Nov. 22 before concluding the event against SMU in Dallas on Nov. 24.
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The Kats will travel to Austin for the second year in a row to play Texas on Nov. 29 then take on former Southland Conference opponent UTSA at the Toyota Center in Houston. A trip to Denton to face North Texas on Dec. 14 sets up the final two nonconference road games at the Sun Bowl Invitational against Bradley on Dec. 21 and a matchup against either host UTEP or North Carolina Central on Dec. 22.
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The WAC road schedule begins at Tarleton on Jan. 6. The Kats will also play at ACU (Jan. 8) Lamar (Jan. 13), Cal Baptist in Riverside, California (Jan. 27), Seattle (Jan. 29), Chicago State (Feb. 12), UTRGV (Feb. 17), SFA (Feb. 24) and Grand Canyon (Feb. 26).
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The 2022 WAC Basketball Tournament will hold the final three rounds on March 9-12 at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. With the tournament expanding to 10 teams this season, the date and site for the first-round games will be announced at a later date.
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Season tickets are now on sale at gobearkats.com. For more information, contact the ticket office at (936) 294-1729.
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