CUSA Announces Men’s Basketball Conference Slate - Jacksonville State University Athletics

DALLAS - Conference USA announced the men's basketball conference slate for the 2025-26 season on Friday.

Jax State will open up its 2025-26 Conference USA season at home on Dec. 29 against Western Kentucky. The Gamecocks will follow up the opener with a road trip at new CUSA members, Delaware (Jan. 2) and reigning CUSA Champions, Liberty (Jan. 4).

Jax State is coming off a 2024-25 campaign that saw a Division I program record 23 wins and the first NIT appearance in program history. The Gamecocks will play their first home game of 2026 against FIU on Jan. 7 before taking on Kennesaw State in Kennesaw on Jan. 10.

The Gamecocks are then set to rattle off three consecutive home games against Sam Houston (Jan. 14), Louisiana Tech (Jan. 17) and Middle Tennessee (Jan. 24) before embarking on a three-game road set against FIU (Jan. 28), Missouri State (Jan. 31) and Western Kentucky (Feb. 4).

The remainder of Jax State's home slate includes Kennesaw State (Feb. 7), UTEP (Feb. 11), New Mexico State (Feb. 14), Delaware (Feb. 26) and Liberty (Feb. 28). In between the five home contests at The Pete, Jax State will take on Louisiana Tech (Feb. 18) and Sam Houston (Feb. 21) in Ruston, La. and Huntsville, Texas respectively.

Jax State wraps up the regular season with a two-game road trip at New Mexico State (March 5) and at UTEP (March 7).

2025-26 Jax State Men's Basketball CUSA Schedule

Date                Opponent                                Location
Dec. 29            Western Kentucky The Pete
Jan. 2               Delaware Newark, Del.
Jan. 4               Liberty Lynchburg, Va.
Jan. 7               FIU The Pete
Jan. 10             Kennesaw State Kennesaw, Ga.
Jan. 14             Sam Houston The Pete
Jan. 17             Louisiana Tech The Pete
Jan. 24             Middle Tennessee The Pete
Jan. 28             FIU Miami, Fla.
Jan. 31             Missouri State Springfield, Mo.
Feb. 4              Western Kentucky Bowling Green, Ky.
Feb. 7              Kennesaw State The Pete
Feb. 11            UTEP                                       The Pete
Feb. 14            New Mexico State                  The Pete
Feb. 18            Louisiana Tech Ruston, La.
Feb. 21            Sam Houston Huntsville, Texas
Feb. 26            Delaware                                The Pete
Feb. 28            Liberty                                    The Pete
Mar. 5              at New Mexico State Las Cruces, N.M.
Mar. 7              at UTEP                                   El Paso, Texas

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