The Ball State men's basketball team will play Eastern Kentucky, Florida Tech and Richmond at the Gulf Coast Showcase the Monday through Wednesday before Thanksgiving.
Ball State plays the first and final games of the multi-team event which will be hosted at Hertz Arena in Estero, Fla. The Cardinals open with EKU at noon on Nov. 25 and wrap it up with Richmond at 6 p.m. on Nov. 27. A 6 p.m. tipoff with Florida Tech on Nov. 26 completes Ball State's portion of the event, which also includes Louisiana Tech and Southern Illinois.
Richmond will be the Cardinals' second Atlantic 10 Conference opponent of the season after playing at Dayton on Nov.