{"id":319566,"date":"2025-10-20T21:53:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T21:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/319566\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T21:53:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T21:53:10","slug":"conference-usa-basketball-championships-tickets-on-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/319566\/","title":{"rendered":"Conference USA Basketball Championships Tickets on Sale"},"content":{"rendered":"

Huntsville, Alabama, Oct. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As the preseason talking tours of college basketball hit their peak, tickets to the 2026 Air National Guard<\/strong> Conference USA Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s Basketball Championships<\/strong> at Von Braun Center (VBC) Propst Arena in Huntsville, Alabama, hit the market this morning. The championship games will be held March 10 through 14, 2026<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tickets are available through Ticketmaster.com<\/a> and the VBC box office, including courtside seats, courtside suites, and reserved seats in the lower bowl.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ranked as the eighth-best conference last year, CUSA\u2019s men\u2019s basketball title chase is led by the defending champion Liberty, which is picked to win the league again after going 28-7 overall and 13-5 in league play.\u00a0 Kennesaw State (19-14, 10-8 CUSA), which will play in the Rocket City Classic on Dec. 21 against Alabama, was picked second and is led by the preseason Player of the Year, senior Simeon Cottle. Cottle is the leading returning scorer from a year ago, averaged 18.0 points per game, and led the Owls with 32 points in an 80-77 win over New Mexico State in the CUSA quarters.<\/p>\n

On the women\u2019s side, three teams received first-place votes, with Louisiana Tech (18-16, 8-10 CUSA) edging out defending champion Liberty for the preseason pick to win the league.\u00a0 Middle Tennessee State is picked third, receiving two first-place votes.\u00a0\u00a0LA Tech returns 71 percent of its scoring and 59 percent of its rebounding from last season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Liberty (26-7, 16-2 CUSA), the 2025 CUSA Women\u2019s Basketball Champions, was picked to finish second in the league, garnering five first-place votes as well with a total of 125 points. Middle Tennessee (26-9, 16-2 CUSA) rounded out the top three, coming off yet another successful season with the Lady Raiders earning Co-Regular Season Champions.<\/p>\n

Lady Techster\u2019s Paris Bradley was named the preseason Player of the Year, who returns for her sophomore season after earning CUSA Freshman of the Year honors and averaging a team-high 14.4 points per game.<\/p>\n\n 2025-26 CUSA Men\u2019s BKB Preseason Poll<\/p>\n

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  1. Liberty (11) – 143 pts<\/li>\n
  2. Kennesaw State (1) – 126 pts<\/li>\n
  3. NM State – 113 pts<\/li>\n
  4. MTSU – 103 pts<\/li>\n
  5. LA Tech – 82 pts<\/li>\n
  6. WKU – 79 pts<\/li>\n
  7. Jax State – 67 pts<\/li>\n
  8. UTEP – 66 pts<\/li>\n
  9. Sam Houston – 56 pts<\/li>\n
  10. FIU – 36 pts<\/li>\n
  11. Delaware – 35 pts<\/li>\n
  12. Missouri State – 30 pts<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u00a0
    CUSA MBB Preseason All-Conference Team
    Cavan Reilly, G, Delaware
    Mostapha El Moutaouakkil, G, Jax State
    *Simeon Cottle, G, Kennesaw State
    *Braedan Lue, F, Kennesaw State
    *Zach Cleveland, F, Liberty
    *Kaden Metheny, G, Liberty
    *Colin Porter, G, Liberty
    Kaden Cooper, G, LA Tech
    Kamari Lands, G, MTSU
    Jemel Jones, G, NM State <\/td>\n \u00a0 <\/td>\n 2025-26 CUSA Women\u2019s BKB Preseason Poll<\/p>\n

    1. LA Tech (5)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 128 pts
    2. Liberty (5)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 125 pts
    3. MTSU (2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 123 pts
    4. Missouri State\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 107 pts
    5. WKU\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a096 pts
    6. FIU\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 74 pts
    7. Sam Houston\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 59 pts
    T-8. UTEP\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 57 pts
    T-8. Kennesaw State\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 57 pts
    10. NM State\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 51 pts
    11. Delaware\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 36 pts
    12. Jax State\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 23 pts<\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/p>\n

    CUSA WBB Preseason All-Conference Team
    Parris Atkins, G, FIU
    Mya Barnes, F, Jax State
    Keyarah Berry, G, Kennesaw State
    Avery Mills, G, Liberty
    Emmy Stout, C, Liberty
    Paris Bradley, G, LA Tech
    Jordan Marshall, F, LA Tech
    Alayna Contreras, G, MTSU
    Faith Lee, F, Missouri State
    Deborah Ogayemi, F, Sam Houston
    Ivane Tensaie, G, UTEP
    \u00a0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n