JACKSON - The 2012-13 Men's Basketball Schedule was released on Tuesday afternoon as the Millsaps Majors prepare for their first season in the Southern Athletic Association.
The Majors start the year off on the road as they travel to Sherman, Texas to compete in the Bob Mason Classic where they will take on Austin College on Friday, November 15th at 8 p.m. then a contest with the University of Dallas the following day at 2 p.m.
Millsaps then returns to campus for its home opener on November 20th against Covenant College at 7:30 p.m.
The Majors are then back on the road for a matchup against the Huntingdon Hawks on November 25th and then returning straight home for nine staright games beginning with Pensacola Christian and Rust College on December 1st and December 2nd.
They then welcome in Huntingdon on the 12th, Birmingham-Southern for their first SAA game on the 15th, the University of Dallas on the 19th, Austin College on 29th, and UT-Tyler on New Year's Eve.
The Majors open up 2013 with two SAA battles against Centre on January 4th and Sewanee on January 6th.
Millsaps is then back on the road for four straight games with a non-confernece battle against Rust on January 8th and SAA games at Birmingham-Southern, Rhodes, and Hendrix on January 12th, 18th, and 20th.
Oglethorpe and Berry come into The Hangar Dome on January 25th and 27th followed by the Second Annual White Out Game as the Majors welcome in the Rhodes Lynx for an 8 p.m. tipoff on February 1st. Millsaps follows up with Hendrix on the 3rd.
The Majors will then close the season road games at Sewanee and Centre on February 8th and 10th followed by Berry and Oglethorpe on February 15th and 17th.
The Southern Athletic Assocation Tournament begins on February 22nd where all eight teams will participate and the No. 1 seed from the regular season will host the three day event.