Jun 18, 2020

FHSU basketball schedules released

Posted Jun 18, 2020 7:26 PM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Schedules for the 2020-21 Fort Hays State men's and women's basketball seasons were released by the MIAA office on Thursday. In response to last month's decision by the Division II Presidents Council to reduce the maximum number of regular season basketball games to 22 during the 2020-21 season, the MIAA CEO Council and the Institutional Representative Council made the decision to create a complete 22-game conference schedule for the upcoming season.

Each school in the conference will play 11 home games and 11 road games between November 19 and February 27. The Tigers are slated to open the season against a pair of in-state rivals, hosting Washburn on Thursday, November 19 before battling Emporia State on Saturday, November 21 inside Gross Memorial Coliseum.

As a result, the Tigers will face off with nine conference rivals twice and four schools just once. Fort Hays State will play one regular-season game against in-state rivals Washburn, Emporia State and Pittsburg State as well as Missouri Southern, while challenging the other nine league schools twice throughout the regular season.

Before kicking off the regular season, the women's basketball team will play exhibition contests against UConn on Monday, November 2 and K-State on Thursday, November 5. 

An exhibition schedule for the men's team will be announced at a later date.

In an additional cost-saving measure, the CEO Council voted to modify the 2021 MIAA Championship tournament to include the top eight teams in the final regular season standings. After including 10 teams and five days of competition inside historic Municipal Auditorium each of the last two years, this year's event will transpire over a four-day span in Kansas City, Mo.

2020-21 Fort Hays State basketball schedule
*Dates and times are subject to change

Thursday, November 19  Washburn
Saturday, November 21  Emporia State

Saturday, December 5  at Nebraska-Kearney
Thursday, December 10  at Central Oklahoma
Saturday, December 12  at Newman
Thursday, December 17  Northeastern State
Saturday, December 19  Rogers State

Thursday, January 7  at Central Missouri
Saturday, January 9  at Lincoln
Thursday, January 14  Northwest Missouri State
Saturday, January 16  Missouri Western

Thursday, January 21  at Missouri Southern
Saturday, January 23  at Pittsburg State
Saturday, January 30  Nebraska-Kearney
Thursday, February 4  Newman

Saturday, February 6  Central Oklahoma
Thursday, February 11  at Rogers State
Saturday, February 13  at Northeastern State
Thursday, February 18  Lincoln
Saturday, February 20  Central Missouri
Thursday, February 25  at Missouri Western
Saturday, February 27  at Northwest Missouri State
Thurs.-Sun.March 4-7  MIAA Championships
Fri.-Tues.March 12-16  NCAA DII Central Regional
Tues.-Sat.March 23-27  NCAA DII Elite Eight
Home games in bold  

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