NEW ORLEANS – The Sun Belt Conference announced the 2017-18 men's and women's basketball conference schedules on Thursday. The conference will utilize an 18-game conference schedule for each men's and women's basketball program.
Men's and women's basketball games will be played on a Thursday-Saturday schedule as doubleheaders during the 2017-18 season. Travel partners will be utilized as men's and women's teams will play identical opponents during doubleheaders. The opening weekend of conference play will follow a Friday-Sunday schedule as league games start on Friday, December 29, and continue on Sunday, December 31.
"Moving the schedule to Thursday-Saturday doubleheaders is the right decision for the benefit of our men's and women's basketball teams," Sun Belt Conference commissioner Karl Benson said.