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BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – November 5, 2020
The Ohio Valley Conference has announced its men’s and women’s basketball conference schedules for the 2020-21 season.
In order to help address issues associated with the delayed start date and to be responsive to a desire to provide additional contests within the geographic region, the schedules increased from 18 to 20 conference games for the 2020-21 season. Overall teams will play every OVC team once and nine schools twice.
In order to give teams flexibility to complete their non-conference schedules, schools were given discretion to schedule their two games with their “travel partner” separate from the remainder of the conference schedule. One of those two games must be scheduled before the holiday break and the other can be scheduled any time during the basketball season.
The EKU women’s team will open OVC play by hosting Morehead State on December 5. The men will open their conference slate by hosting Morehead State two days later, on December 7.
“Our athletics directors explored a number of scheduling options designed to address the scheduling challenges we may face due to the pandemic,” said OVC Commissioner Beth DeBauche. “Ultimately, they decided to adopt schedules that increase the opportunity for conference competition while staying true to our traditional conference scheduling structure and pattern.
“Our intention is to play as close to a typical conference schedule as possible, but we stand ready to address scheduling challenges and modify the schedule during the course of the season should the facts warrant. I am grateful to our OVC leaders for their dedication, foresight and commitment to our student-athletes.”
The 2021 OVC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament is scheduled for March 3-6 at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana. It marks the fourth year in a row the event will be held at the venue.
Teams will follow approved safety protocols established in partnership with the NCAA’s Core Principles of Resocialization of Collegiate Basketball and OVC guidance as it evolves based on science.
The women’s team released its non-conference schedule on Monday. The men’s team’s non-conference slate will be announced in the coming days.
The 2020-21 season is a unique situation in accommodating our teams, our fans, the campus community and necessary game personnel. Ticketing plans for the upcoming season are fluid and can change rapidly. We are currently finalizing season ticket renewals and anticipate that process to be complete on Nov. 9. If following the renewal process any tickets are available, they will be made available to a larger audience. Fans wishing to have first access to these tickets may submit a request to join the waitlist by CLICKING HERE and they will be contacted by the EKU Athletics Ticket Office to purchase tickets before they are released to the general public.
2020-21 OVC Women’s Basketball Schedule
Dec 5 (Sat) – MOREHEAD STATE
Dec 11 (Fri) – at Morehead State
Dec 30 (Wed) – EASTERN ILLINOIS
Jan 2 (Sat) – at Austin Peay
Jan 7 (Thu) – JACKSONVILLE STATE
Jan 9 (Sat) – TENNESSEE TECH
Jan 14 (Thu) – at SIUE
Jan 16 (Sat) – at Eastern Illinois
Jan 21 (Thu) – UT MARTIN
Jan 23 (Sat) – SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
Jan 28 (Thu) – at Tennessee Tech
Jan 30 (Sat) – at Jacksonville State
Feb 4 (Thu) – AUSTIN PEAY
Feb 6 (Sat) – MURRAY STATE
Feb 11 (Thu) – at Belmont
Feb 13 (Sat) – at Tennessee State
Feb 18 (Thu) – at Southeast Missouri
Feb 20 (Sat) – at UT Martin
Feb 25 (Thu) – BELMONT
Feb 27 (Sat) – TENNESSEE STATE
2020-21 OVC Men’s Basketball Schedule
Dec 7 (Mon) – MOREHEAD STATE
Dec 14 (Mon) – at Morehead State
Dec 30 (Wed) – EASTERN ILLINOIS
Jan 2 (Sat) – at Austin Peay
Jan 7 (Thu) – JACKSONVILLE STATE
Jan 9 (Sat) – TENNESSEE TECH
Jan 14 (Thu) – at SIUE
Jan 16 (Sat) – at Eastern Illinois
Jan 21 (Thu) – UT MARTIN
Jan 23 (Sat) – SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
Jan 28 (Thu) – at Tennessee Tech
Jan 30 (Sat) – at Jacksonville State
Feb 4 (Thu) – AUSTIN PEAY
Feb 6 (Sat) – MURRAY STATE
Feb 11 (Thu) – at Belmont
Feb 13 (Sat) – at Tennessee State
Feb 18 (Thu) – at Southeast Missouri
Feb 20 (Sat) – at UT Martin
Feb 25 (Thu) – BELMONT
Feb 27 (Sat) – TENNESSEE STATE
