DALLAS (Oct. 18, 2019) - With basketball season on the horizon, the Conference USA will host its annual media day set for Monday, Oct. 21, at The Star in Frisco, Texas.

Jeremy Ballard and Tiara Malcom will join the league's other men's and women's head coaches to preview the upcoming 2019-20 season. 

ESPN+ – accessible on WatchESPN and the ESPN app – will present LIVE streaming of the 2019 C-USA Basketball Tipoff Show from Baylor Scott & White Sports Performance Center, beginning at 12 p.m. ET/11 a.m. CT. The show will feature all 28 of the league's coaches, with Ballard and Malcom appearing at approximately 12:12 a.m. ET.

Conference USA's social media platforms will provide live updates throughout the day. Fun content will be posted via Twitter (@ConferenceUSA) and on the Conference USA Facebook page and Instagram account. Fans may also join the social conversation throughout the day using the official hashtag #CUSATipoff.
 
Both Panther basketball programs will tipoff the season on Tuesday, Nov. 5, as the men's team heads to Mississippi State and the women's squad hosts Florida Gulf Coast at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center. For fans interested in purchasing season tickets click here or for more information please call (305) FIU-GAME.

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2019 C-USA BASKETBALL TIPOFF ESPN3 SCHEDULE (WATCH HERE) (All Times ET)
12:00p ||   Charlotte - Cara Consuegra and Ron Sanchez
12:12p ||   FIU - Tiara Malcom and Jeremy Ballard
12:24p ||   Florida Atlantic - Jim Jabir and Dusty May
12:36p ||   Louisiana Tech - Brooke Stoehr and Eric Konkol
12:48p ||   Marshall - Tony Kemper and Dan D'Antoni
1:00p ||   Middle Tennessee - Rick Insell and Nick McDevitt
1:12p ||   North Texas - Jalie Mitchell and Grant McCasland
1:24p ||   Commissioner Judy MacLeod and Trevor Castaneda, CEO of Baylor Scott & White Sports Performance Center at The Star
1:36p ||   Old Dominion - Nikki McCray and Jeff Jones
1:48p ||   Rice - Tina Langley and Scott Pera
2:00p   ||   Southern Miss - Joye Lee-McNelis and Jay Ladner
2:12p   ||   UAB - Randy Norton and Rob Ehsan
2:24p   ||   UTEP - Kevin Baker and Rodney Terry
2:36p   ||   UTSA - Kristen Holt and Steve Henson
2:48p   ||   WKU - Greg Collins and Rick Stansbury

All Times Eastern