May 3, 2018
Colorado Springs, Colo.----- San Jose State University will be one of 10 Mountain West schools participating in the eighth annual Mountain West-Missouri Valley Men's Basketball Challenge Series during the 2018-19 non-conference season.
The Spartans will host Indiana State University, Wednesday, November 28, at The Event Center. Game time and television assignment by the Mountain West will be announced at a later date.
"We're excited to be a part of the Mountain West-Missouri Valley Men's Basketball Challenge Series this season and are looking forward to hosting Indiana State at The Event Center," says Jean Prioleau, who is entering his second season as San Jose State's head coach.
Indiana State was sixth in the Missouri Valley last season with an 8-10 conference record. The Sycamores were 13-18 overall.
This non-conference home contest will be the second time these schools are facing each other in men's basketball. The teams faced each other in the 1948 NAIB Championship Tournament (now known as the NAIA Championship) in Kansas City, Mo. Coached by the legendary John Wooden at his final stop before moving on to UCLA, Indiana State pulled out a 59-52 win in the quarterfinal round of the 32-team tournament.
The Challenge Series consists of each conference hosting five games each season. This year's series runs from November 27 through December 1. Matchups are based on the previous season's records and RPI rankings and projections for the upcoming season. Games from the previous year's Challenge series are not returned.