Thursday, November 2
JACKSONVILLE
7 p.m.
Jax State
vs
Delta State (Exh.)
10/31/2017 5:49:00 PM | Men's Basketball
JACKSONVILLE – The Jacksonville State men's basketball team hosts Delta State in an exhibition game Thursday at 7 p.m. at Pete Mathews Coliseum.
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The preseason tune-up is the first chance for fans to see the 2017-18 Gamecocks in action at Pete Mathews Coliseum. All fans in attendance will receive a free team photo/home schedule poster and pocket schedule, and admission is free.
As November is National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month, and the Gamecocks will wear purple sweat bands during warm ups, and the coaching staff will wear purple ties and ribbon lapel pins during the game in an effort to raise awareness against the brain disease that effects 47 million people worldwide.
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Jacksonville State is coming off one of its most successful seasons in program history. After being picked to finish last in the Ohio Valley Conference in the 2016-17 preseason poll, the Gamecocks finished tied for third in the OVC East and tore through the OVC Tournament en route to their first conference championship of JSU's Division I era.
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Following last year's success, Jacksonville State is predicted to finish second in the OVC in the preseason poll. Seniors Malcolm Drumwright and Norbertas Giga were each selected to the OVC Preseason Team – the most named to the preseason team in the program's history.
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Delta State is picked to finish fourth in the Gulf South Conference in 2018. The Statesmen are also coming off a trip to the NCAA Tournament, qualifying for the Division II tourney with a 23-9 record to end the 2016-17 season.
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The Gamecocks' 2017-18 campaign officially gets underway Friday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. at Pete Mathews Coliseum. Jacksonville State is set to host Tennessee Wesleyan in the season opener. The matchup has been deemed Hometown Hero Night, as all active military, veterans, first responders, police and firemen and their families will be admitted free and recognized at halftime.
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Tickets are now available for purchase online at JSUGamecocksTickets.com, by phone at (256) 782-8499 and on campus at the JSU Ticket Office at Kennamer Hall. Children 18-years-old and under and JSU students are admitted free.
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For more information on the JSU men's basketball team, follow the Gamecocks on Twitter (@JSU_MBB). For more on all Gamecocks sports teams, follow the official social media accounts of JSU Athletics on Twitter (@JSUGamecocks), Facebook (Facebook.com/JSUGamecocks), Instagram (@JSUGamecocks) and Snapchat (@JSUGamecocks).
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The preseason tune-up is the first chance for fans to see the 2017-18 Gamecocks in action at Pete Mathews Coliseum. All fans in attendance will receive a free team photo/home schedule poster and pocket schedule, and admission is free.
As November is National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month, and the Gamecocks will wear purple sweat bands during warm ups, and the coaching staff will wear purple ties and ribbon lapel pins during the game in an effort to raise awareness against the brain disease that effects 47 million people worldwide.
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Jacksonville State is coming off one of its most successful seasons in program history. After being picked to finish last in the Ohio Valley Conference in the 2016-17 preseason poll, the Gamecocks finished tied for third in the OVC East and tore through the OVC Tournament en route to their first conference championship of JSU's Division I era.
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Following last year's success, Jacksonville State is predicted to finish second in the OVC in the preseason poll. Seniors Malcolm Drumwright and Norbertas Giga were each selected to the OVC Preseason Team – the most named to the preseason team in the program's history.
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Delta State is picked to finish fourth in the Gulf South Conference in 2018. The Statesmen are also coming off a trip to the NCAA Tournament, qualifying for the Division II tourney with a 23-9 record to end the 2016-17 season.
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The Gamecocks' 2017-18 campaign officially gets underway Friday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. at Pete Mathews Coliseum. Jacksonville State is set to host Tennessee Wesleyan in the season opener. The matchup has been deemed Hometown Hero Night, as all active military, veterans, first responders, police and firemen and their families will be admitted free and recognized at halftime.
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Tickets are now available for purchase online at JSUGamecocksTickets.com, by phone at (256) 782-8499 and on campus at the JSU Ticket Office at Kennamer Hall. Children 18-years-old and under and JSU students are admitted free.
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For more information on the JSU men's basketball team, follow the Gamecocks on Twitter (@JSU_MBB). For more on all Gamecocks sports teams, follow the official social media accounts of JSU Athletics on Twitter (@JSUGamecocks), Facebook (Facebook.com/JSUGamecocks), Instagram (@JSUGamecocks) and Snapchat (@JSUGamecocks).
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