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ATLANTA, Ga. – The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) and the ASUN Conference have announced the ASUN/MAAC Men's and Women's Basketball Challenge in November of 2019-20 and 2021-22.



The event will feature two men's and women's team from each conference that will play two games over the two-day event at the HP Fieldhouse on the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.



"The ASUN/MAAC Basketball Challenge provides a tremendous opportunity for student-athletes and fans of the two conferences, and it builds on our strong joint partnership with ESPN and ESPN's Wide World of Sports Complex," stated ASUN Commissioner Ted Gumbart. "The Challenge games give a unique early-season attraction for the teams and a great reason for all supporters to visit Florida in November. We look forward to the debut next fall and building on it from there."



In 2019, the two Men's Basketball teams will be Stetson and Kennesaw State, while Iona and Monmouth will represent the MAAC. North Florida and Lipscomb will be the ASUN's Women's Basketball teams as Marist and Rider will represent the MAAC. Teams for 2021 will be announced at a later date.







The 2019 dates are November 22 and 23 with the women playing in the afternoon and the men playing the two late games. In 2021, the dates will be November 19 and 20. All games will be aired on ESPN3 with the opportunity to move to ESPNU.



"We're always looking for opportunities to provide rewarding experiences to our student-athletes, and this will be a chance to compete in a tournament environment and give our players, who work hard throughout the year, the memory of visiting Disney as a team." - Lipscomb Women's Basketball Head Coach Greg Brown.



2019 ASUN/MAAC Basketball Challenge

MBB: Kennesaw State / Stetson vs. Iona / Monmouth

WBB: Lipscomb / North Florida vs. Marist / Rider



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