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A-State Men’s Basketball Announces 2026-27 Non-Conference Schedule

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Jonesboro, AR – Contributed – Arkansas State men’s basketball head coach Ryan Pannone announced the 14-game non-conference schedule on Friday, completing the 2026-27 slate.

The docket is highlighted by eight home contests and includes four road games alongside two neutral site matchups. Three teams from last season will make return trips to Jonesboro, and following the season opener against Toledo (Nov. 2), A-State will travel to Alabama for the third time in the last four seasons on Nov. 6.

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Three consecutive home contests follow the bout against the Crimson Tide, and it begins with a Nov. 10 contest versus UT Martin. Dillard (Nov. 14) makes the trip four days later, and Arkansas-Pine Bluff concludes the homestand on Nov. 18.

Thanksgiving week will see the Red Wolves travel to Miami for a three-game multi-team event (MTE). The MTE includes contests against Southern Utah (Nov. 23), Long Beach State (Nov. 24), and host FIU (Nov. 25).

A-State hosts Rice on Nov. 29 and opens the final month of 2026 with a home contest against Missouri State (Dec. 3). The final three-game homestand of non-conference play will end against Little Rock on Dec. 6.

A trip to St. Thomas is set for Dec. 12, and the final non-conference home matchup of the 2026-27 campaign is scheduled for Dec. 22 versus Crowley’s Ridge. The Red Wolves conclude non-conference play against a to-be-determined opponent in the second round of the MAC-SBC Challenge (Feb. 6).

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2026-27 Arkansas State Men’s Basketball Schedule

DateOpponentLocation
Nov. 2ToledoJonesboro
Nov. 6at AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL
Nov. 10UT MartinJonesboro
Nov. 14DillardJonesboro
Nov. 18Arkansas-Pine BluffJonesboro
Nov. 23vs Southern Utah**Miami, FL
Nov. 24vs Long Beach State**Miami, FL
Nov. 25at FIU**Miami, FL
Nov. 29RiceJonesboro
Dec. 3Missouri StateJonesboro
Dec. 6Little RockJonesboro
Dec. 12at St. ThomasSaint Paul, MN
Dec. 16South Alabama*Jonesboro
Dec. 19Georgia Southern*Jonesboro
Dec. 22Crowley’s RidgeJonesboro
Dec. 31at James Madison*Harrisonburg, VA
Jan. 2at Marshall*Huntington, WV
Jan. 7App State*Jonesboro
Jan. 9Georgia State*Jonesboro
Jan. 14at Louisiana Tech*Ruston, LA
Jan. 16Southern Miss*Jonesboro
Jan. 23at Old Dominion*Norfolk, VA
Jan. 27Louisiana*Jonesboro
Jan. 30at Troy*Troy, AL
Feb. 3at South Alabama*Mobile, AL
Feb. 6MAC-SBC ChallengeTBD
Feb. 10ULM*Jonesboro
Feb. 13Troy*Jonesboro
Feb. 17at Louisiana*Lafayette, LA
Feb. 20at ULM*Monroe, LS
Feb. 24at Southern Miss*Hattiesburg, MS
Feb. 26Louisiana Tech*Jonesboro
Mar. 2-8Sun Belt TournamentPensacola, FL
* – Sun Belt Conference Game | ** – FIU MTE

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