ATLANTA -- The Georgia State men's and women's basketball teams are slated to compete in the second-annual SBC-MAC Challenge, a scheduling alliance between the Sun Belt Conference and Mid-American Conference.
The first round of this year's SBC-MAC Challenge will take place during the opening week of the 2023-24 season with 12 Sun Belt men's basketball programs hosting the 12 Mid-American Conference teams. The 12 SBC women's basketball teams will visit the 12 Mid-American Conference programs.
The Georgia State men's basketball team will host Ball State at the GSU Convocation center, while the women's team will travel to Akron to compete against the Zips in Arkron, Ohio on Monday, Nov. 4.
The second SBC-MAC Challenge contest for each team will take place on Saturday, Feb. 8 2025, with the matchups set based on real-time NET rankings and announced in January. The Sun Belt women and MAC men will host the February matchups.
Each MAC and Sun Belt team included in the SBC-MAC Challenge, currently scheduled to take place during the 2023-24 and 2024-25 campaigns, is guaranteed one home and one away game each season.
All SBC-MAC Challenge games will be carried on an ESPN platform.
The complete 2024-25 Georgia State men's and women's basketball schedules will be announced in the fall. For information on season tickets, visit GeorgiaStateSports.com/TIX.
MAC-SBC Challenge Men's Basketball Matchups
Monday, Nov. 4, 2024
Miami (OH) at Appalachian St.
Akron at Arkansas St.
Western Mich. at Coastal Carolina
NIU at Ga. Southern
Ball St. at Georgia State
Ohio at JMU
Kent St. at Louisiana
Buffalo at Old Dominion
Central Mich. at South Alabama
Bowling Green at Southern Miss.
Eastern Mich. at Texas St.
Toledo at Troy
MAC-SBC Challenge Women's Basketball Matchups
Monday, Nov. 4, 2024
App State at Miami (OH)
Arkansas St. at Western Mich.
Coastal Carolina at Central Mich.
Georgia Southern at Ohio
Georgia State at Akron
James Madison at Kent St.
Louisiana at NIU
Marshall at Toledo
Old Dominion at Ball St.
Southern Miss. at Bowling Green
Texas St. at Eastern Mich.
Troy at Buffalo
