Claflin University Men’s Basketball Releases 2015-16 Schedule

COACH RICKY JACKSON
3rd. YEAR

Orangeburg, South Carolina — The Claflin University men's basketball program has released its 2015-16 schedule, which includes, non-conference opponents from five different NCAA Division II conferences. In all, the Panthers will have six non-conference matchups and 13 home games including a New Year's Eve matinee.

Claflin will open the season on Saturday, Nov. 14, at Millersville University in Millersville, Pa. On Wednesday, Nov. 18, the Panthers will open their 2015-16 home season versus Georgia Regents University. Following the home-opener, Claflin will host the College of Bahamas for homecoming (Saturday, Nov. 21) before hitting the road for its next six contests.

Claflin University 2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule

"We look forward to the upcoming season," said third year head coach Ricky Jackson. "The non-conference schedule we have in place is very competitive and will prepare us for conference play."

The Panthers will open the six-game road swing on Monday, Nov. 23, at Fayetteville State University. They will then travel to St. Petersburg, Fla. to participate in the Eckerd College Thanksgiving Classic, Friday-Saturday, Nov. 27-28. The Panthers will open Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) play on Thursday, Dec. 3 at Lane College. . That contest will be followed by games at Kentucky State University (Dec. 5) and Central State University (Dec. 7) before returning home on Saturday, Dec. 12 to host Fayetteville State University in the second half of a home-and-home series. The team will then face Limestone College on the road on Friday, Dec. 18.

Claflin will close out the 2015 calendar year on Thursday, Dec. 31 when they host Winston-Salem State in its final non-conference game of the season.

All Claflin home games are played at the Tullis Arena inside of the Jonas T. Kennedy Health and Physical Education Center on the campus of Claflin University. You can keep up to date with the Claflin University women's basketball team and purchase tickets by visiting athletics.claflin.edu. Live streaming for all home games will be available via pay-per-view on the Claflin athletics website. Live stats will also be available at no charge on the Claflin athletics website.

For a complete schedule visit the Claflin University men's basketball page at athletics.claflin.edu.

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