Missouri State announced its 2018-19 men's basketball non-conference schedule on Monday with a few noteworthy games heading into head coach Dana Ford's first season.
Ford will make his debut on Tuesday, Oct. 30 when the Bears host Evangel at JQH Arena in an exhibition game. The regular season opens a week later.
The new head coach told the News-Leader he expected the team to go through some growing pains in the first few weeks of the season due to what he believes to be a difficult schedule.
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