The Mississippi State men’s and women’s basketball teams will be bringing basketball to Tupelo this season.
As announced by the Mississippi State athletic department, both teams will play at Cadence Bank Arena on Saturday, Dec. 14. The doubleheader will include the men’s team taking on McNeese State and the women’s group going up against Belmont. Game times have not been released at this time.
𝐓𝐔𝐏𝐄𝐋𝐎 𝐃𝐎𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐄𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐑 ‼️
See you on Dec. 14 at Cadence Bank Area! Tickets will go on sale next week to the public.#HailState🐶 pic.twitter.com/nDIzEO9MjK
— Mississippi State Athletics (@HailState) September 26, 2024
It won’t be the only time the men’s team plays a neutral site inside state lines during the 2024-25 season. Chris Jans’ squad will take on Utah at the Landers Center in Southaven on Sunday, Nov. 17, and Central Michigan at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson on Tuesday, Dec. 17.
The full nonconference slates for the Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs were finalized last week with season tickets now on sale as well.
The men’s team will look to make the NCAA Tournament for the third consecutive year under Jans’ leadership, while the women’s team will look to return to the Big Dance after making it in year one under head coach Sam Purcell but narrowly missing out in 2023-24.
