The Arizona State men’s basketball team announced today that it will open its season against Mississippi State in Chicago on Nov. 8 as part of the 2023 Barstool Sports Invitational.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Opening the season with a BANG❗️@SunDevilHoops will take on Mississippi State in Chicago as part of the Barstool Sports Invitational 😈🏀 pic.twitter.com/NKxUnm5LQH
— Sun Devil MBB (@SunDevilHoops) September 5, 2023
The game will tip off at 7 p.m. MST at Wintrust Arena. Last season’s Cinderella team, Florida Atlantic is also apart of the invitational. The Owls will take on Loyola Chicago at 5 p.m. MST prior to the ASU game.
The games will be exclusively broadcasted for free on Bartsool.tv. Dave Portnoy, Dan Katz (Big Cat) and other Barstool personalities will commentate the games.
Experience the @barstoolsports Invitational on November 8, which will be unlike anything else! Join @stoolpresidente @BarstoolBigCat and others as they broadcast @FAUMBB vs. @RamblersMBB and @SunDevilHoops vs. @HailStateMBK. #BarstoolInvitational
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— Wintrust Arena (@WintrustArena) September 5, 2023
The ASU-MSU matchup will mark a face-off between two 2023 NCAA Tournament teams, as both Mississippi State and ASU fell in the first round of this year’s tournament.
Mississippi State finished 21-13 last season.
New Arizona State guard Adam Miller shared his excitement to head home to play in the Windy City in front of his friends and family. It is still unclear if Miller will be eligible or not this season because the NCAA’s two-time transfer rule after transferring from LSU.
Season opener November 8th Chicago !
— AceWolf (@AceWolf44) September 5, 2023
The Sun Devils have not released their full non-conference schedule with only two months left until the season. Here’s all that has been reported (no new changes since article was written):
ASU and TCU reportedly finalizing a rematch in December, other ASU hoops schedule updates
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Brendan Mau is a Phoenix Suns insider and college sports reporter for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on X via @Brendan_Mau