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Hoops are Here! The 2024-25 Men’s Basketball Season Tips Off Today With MAC-SBC Challenge

Team previews courtesy of MAC Athletic Communications Departments

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The MAC men’s basketball season begins today, Nov. 4 with the MAC-SBC Challenge. Below is a team-by-team preview for the 2024-25 MAC men's basketball season. The season will culminate with the 2025 MAC Men’s Basketball Tournament at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on March 13-15, 2025.

MAC-SBC Challenge Men’s Basketball Matchups
Akron at Arkansas State
Ball State at Georgia State
Bowling Green at Southern Mississippi
Buffalo at Old Dominion
Central Michigan at South Alabama
Eastern Michigan at Texas State
Kent State at Louisiana
Miami at Appalachian State
Northern Illinois at Georgia Southern
Ohio at James Madison
Toledo at Troy
Western Michigan at Coastal Carolina

Team-By-Team Previews (In Preseason Coaches Poll Predicted Order)
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