JACKSON, Miss. - The Jackson State men's basketball program released it's 2020-21 upcoming schedule Thursday afternoon as the Tigers will play a total of 28 games on the season with nine matchups slated to be played at home.
They'll gear up to play 18 conference matchups and 10 non-conference games, including a non-conference season opener on November 10 versus Mississippi State in Starkville, Miss.
Other marquee non-conference games include at Kansas State (Nov. 15), Northern Iowa (Nov. 17), UT-Martin (Nov. 23), Wyoming (Dec. 1), Louisiana Tech (Dec. 4), UL-Monroe (Dec. 6), Bradley (Dec. 17), and Marquette (Dec. 19).
The Tigers begin conference play with a road trip to Alabama A&M on January 2. The Tigers first home game includes a conference matchup with instate rival Alcorn State on January 9 at the Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center.
JSU will host eight other home matchups versus Southern(Jan. 11), Mississippi Valley State (Jan. 30), Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Feb. 1), Texas Southern (Feb. 13), Prairie View A&M (Feb. 15), Grambling State (Feb. 20), Alabama A&M (March 4), and Alabama State (March 6).
The 2021 SWAC Tournament is set to begin March 10-14 in Birmingham, Ala.
2020-2021 Schedule
| NOVEMBER 10 | Tuesday |
@ Mississippi State |
Starkville, Miss. |
TBD |
| NOVEMBER 15 | Sunday |
@ Kansas State*** |
Manhattan, Kan. |
TBD |
| NOVEMBER 17 | Tuesday |
@ Northern Iowa*** |
Cedar Falls, Iowa |
TBD |
| NOVEMBER 23 | Monday |
@ Tennessee-Martin*** |
Martin, Tenn. |
TBD |
| NOVEMBER 24 | Tuesday |
@ TBD*** |
Martin, Tenn. |
TBD |
| DECEMBER 1 | Tuesday |
@ Wyoming |
Laramie, Wyo. |
TBD |
| DECEMBER 4 | Friday |
@ Louisiana-Tech |
Ruston, La. |
TBD |
| DECEMBER 6 | Sunday |
@ Louisiana-Monroe |
Monroe, La. |
TBD |
| DECEMBER 13 | Sunday |
@ Iowa State |
Ames, Iowa |
TBD |
| DECEMBER 17 | Thursday |
@ Bradley |
Peoria, Ill. |
TBD |
| DECEMBER 19 | Saturday |
@ Marquette |
Milwaukee, Wisc. |
TBD |
| JANUARY 2 | Saturday |
@ Alabama A&M* |
Huntsville, Ala. |
5:30pm |
| JANUARY 4 | Monday |
@ Alabama State* |
Montgomery, Ala. |
7:30pm |
| JANUARY 9 | Saturday |
vs. Alcorn State* |
Jackson, Miss. |
5:30pm |
| JANUARY 11 | Monday |
vs. Southern* |
Jackson, Miss. |
7:30pm |
| JANUARY 16 | Saturday |
@ Prairie View A&M* |
Prairie View, Texas |
5:30pm |
| JANUARY 18 | Monday |
@Texas Southern* |
Houston, Texas |
7:30pm |
| JANUARY 23 | Saturday |
@ Grambling State * |
Grambling, La. |
5:30pm |
| JANUARY 30 | Saturday |
vs. Mississippi Valley State* |
Jackson, Miss. |
5:30pm |
| FEBRUARY 1 | Monday |
vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff* |
Jackson, Miss. |
7:30pm |
| FEBRUARY 6 | Saturday |
@ Alcorn State* |
Lorman, Miss. |
5:30pm |
| FEBRUARY 8 | Monday |
@ Southern* |
Baton Rouge, La. |
7:30pm |
| FEBRUARY 13 | Saturday |
vs. Texas Southern* |
Jackson, Miss. |
5:30pm |
| FEBRUARY 15 | Monday |
vs. Prairie View A&M* |
Jackson, Miss. |
7:30pm |
| FEBRUARY 20 | Saturday |
vs. Grambling Stat* |
Jackson, Miss. |
5:30pm |
| FEBRUARY 27 | Saturday |
@ Mississippi Valley State* |
Itta Bena, Miss. |
4:30pm |
| MARCH 1 | Monday |
@ Arkansas Pine Bluff* |
Pine Bluff, Ark. |
7:30pm |
| MARCH 4 | Thursday |
vs. Alabama A&M* |
Jackson, Miss. |
7:30pm |
| MARCH 6 | Saturday |
vs. Alabama State* |
Jackson, Miss. |
5:30pm |
| MARCH 10-14 |
SWAC TOURNAMENT |
Birmingham, Ala. |
TBD |
Home Games in
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* Denotes Conference Opponent
*** Denotes games in the Cayman Islands Classic
