DALLAS – Conference USA has announced the 2023 CUSA Basketball Tipoff and Media Day participants and ESPN+ Show schedule for the event on Monday, Oct. 16, at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala. CUSA Commissioner Judy MacLeod, as well as head coaches and players from each program...
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DALLAS – Conference USA has announced the 2023 CUSA Basketball Tipoff and Media Day participants and ESPN+ Show schedule for the event on Monday, Oct. 16, at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala. CUSA Commissioner Judy MacLeod, as well as head coaches and players from each program will be on hand to discuss and preview the upcoming 2023-24 men’s and women’s basketball seasons.
A complete list of the student-athletes and head coaches is listed below:
Team MBB Coach MBB S-A WBB Coach WBB S-A
FIU Jeremy Ballard, Arturo Dean, Jesyka Burks-Wiley, Kaliah Henderson
Jax State Ray Harper, KyKy Tandy, Rick Pietri Keiara Griffin
Liberty Ritchie McKay, Kyle Rode, Carey Green, Bella Smuda
LA Tech Talvin Hester, Sean Newman Jr., Brooke Stoehr, Anna Larr Roberson
MTSU Nick McDevit,t Justin Bufford, Rick Insell, Courtney Whitson
NM State Jason Hooten, Kaosi Ezeagu, Jody Adams, Molly Kaiser
Sam Houston Chris Mudge, Cameron Huefner, Ravon Justice, Kaylee Jefferson
UTEP Joe Golding, Tae Hardy, Keitha Adams, Jane Asinde
WKU Steve Lutz, Dontaie Allen, Greg Collins, Alexis Mead
In addition to traditional press conferences and media availability, all participants will also take part in a live ESPN+ show, hosted by ESPN’s John Schriffen, which will be broadcast live on the ESPN+ platform beginning at 11 a.m. CT. The full schedule of the show is listed below:
11:05 a.m. UTEP
11:25 a.m. NM State
11:45 a.m. FIU
12:05 p.m. Sam Houston
12:25 p.m. Liberty
12:45 p.m. LA Tech
1:05 p.m. WKU
1:25 p.m. Jax State
1:45 p.m. MTSU
2:05 p.m. Commissioner Judy MacLeod
2:15 p.m. Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle & Huntsville Sports Commission’s Mark Russell
WHO: CUSA Players and Head Coaches
WHAT: 2023 CUSA Basketball Tipoff and Media Day
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 16, 2023
WHERE: U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala.
About the U.S. Space & Rocket Center
The U.S. Space & Rocket Center, a Smithsonian Affiliate, is home to Space Camp®, Space Camp® Robotics, Aviation Challenge® and U.S. Cyber Camp®, as well as the Apollo 16 capsule, the National Historic Landmark Saturn V rocket and the world-class INTUITIVE® Planetarium. The USSRC is the Official Visitor Center for NASA Marshall Space Flight Center and is a showcase for national defense technologies developed at the U.S. Army’s Redstone Arsenal. To learn more about the exciting programs and activities at the USSRC, visit
www.rocketcenter.com.