JONESBORO, Ark. (4/28/16) – The Arkansas State men’s and women’s basketball teams learned their 2016-17 Sun Belt Conference schedules Thursday afternoon when the conference office announced the full slate of games for the upcoming season.
Utilizing an 18-game schedule for both the men’s and women’s basketball schedules’ this season, the league will debut a new format allowing for school’s to play weekly doubleheaders on Saturdays, while also playing women’s games on Thursday nights and men’s games on Monday nights.
The format, which will be in place for the 2017-18 season as well, allows for less travel time with team’s making four road trips throughout the season that will consist of two games each.