Men’s Hoops Faces Houston At The Preview College Basketball Exhibition
August 14, 2025 | Men's Basketball
by Matt Dunaway, Director/Communications
HOUSTON, Texas – The Mississippi State men's basketball program will meet Houston at The Preview College Basketball Exhibition announced Thursday.
The matchup is set for Sunday, October 26 at the Fort Bend Epicenter located in Rosenberg, Texas which is a suburb of Houston. A tipoff time will be released at a later date.
Since 2017-18, the Cougars have been one of the nation's most decorated programs averaging 30.4 wins under Kelvin Sampson. Houston has made six consecutive NCAA Sweet 16 trips and is coming off a 35-5 campaign where the Cougars were the 2025 NCAA National Runner Up.
In 83 days, the Bulldogs will meet North Alabama (Nov. 5) to open their 2025-26 campaign at Humphrey Coliseum. State's non-conference home schedule also features a Black Friday football-basketball doubleheader against SMU (Nov. 28) and a pre-holiday break showcase matchup with Memphis (Dec. 20) in addition to tilts with Southeastern Louisiana (Nov. 15), New Orleans (Nov. 24), Long Island (Dec. 16) and Alabama State (Dec. 29).
All nine of State's SEC home opponents are coming off NCAA Tournament berths headed by Auburn (Feb. 17/18) who made the 2025 NCAA Final Four. The Bulldogs also will welcome Alabama (Jan. 13/14) and Tennessee (Feb. 11) who are coming off 2025 NCAA Elite Eight trips along with Oklahoma (Jan. 6/7), Ole Miss (Jan. 17), Vanderbilt (Jan. 24), Arkansas (Feb. 7), Missouri (Feb. 28) and Georgia (March 7) to Humphrey Coliseum.
The Maroon and White is led by Chris Jans who is one of four coaches in SEC history to amass at least 21 victories and guide his squad to a NCAA Tournament appearance during each of his first three seasons.
Men's basketball season tickets are on sale now and start at $225, plus fees. Fans interested in purchasing new season tickets can do so by clicking HERE or calling (662) 325-2600.
Visit www.HailState.com for the latest news and information on the men's basketball program. Fans also can follow the program on its official social media accounts by searching 'HailStateMBK' on Facebook, X and Instagram.
HOUSTON, Texas – The Mississippi State men's basketball program will meet Houston at The Preview College Basketball Exhibition announced Thursday.
The matchup is set for Sunday, October 26 at the Fort Bend Epicenter located in Rosenberg, Texas which is a suburb of Houston. A tipoff time will be released at a later date.
Since 2017-18, the Cougars have been one of the nation's most decorated programs averaging 30.4 wins under Kelvin Sampson. Houston has made six consecutive NCAA Sweet 16 trips and is coming off a 35-5 campaign where the Cougars were the 2025 NCAA National Runner Up.
In 83 days, the Bulldogs will meet North Alabama (Nov. 5) to open their 2025-26 campaign at Humphrey Coliseum. State's non-conference home schedule also features a Black Friday football-basketball doubleheader against SMU (Nov. 28) and a pre-holiday break showcase matchup with Memphis (Dec. 20) in addition to tilts with Southeastern Louisiana (Nov. 15), New Orleans (Nov. 24), Long Island (Dec. 16) and Alabama State (Dec. 29).
All nine of State's SEC home opponents are coming off NCAA Tournament berths headed by Auburn (Feb. 17/18) who made the 2025 NCAA Final Four. The Bulldogs also will welcome Alabama (Jan. 13/14) and Tennessee (Feb. 11) who are coming off 2025 NCAA Elite Eight trips along with Oklahoma (Jan. 6/7), Ole Miss (Jan. 17), Vanderbilt (Jan. 24), Arkansas (Feb. 7), Missouri (Feb. 28) and Georgia (March 7) to Humphrey Coliseum.
The Maroon and White is led by Chris Jans who is one of four coaches in SEC history to amass at least 21 victories and guide his squad to a NCAA Tournament appearance during each of his first three seasons.
Men's basketball season tickets are on sale now and start at $225, plus fees. Fans interested in purchasing new season tickets can do so by clicking HERE or calling (662) 325-2600.
Visit www.HailState.com for the latest news and information on the men's basketball program. Fans also can follow the program on its official social media accounts by searching 'HailStateMBK' on Facebook, X and Instagram.
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