Men's Basketball | 9/14/2017 4:51:00 PM

When the Texas State men's basketball team opens its season on Nov. 12 at 3 p.m. CT on the road against Air Force in the first game of the Men Against Breast Cancer Showcase, it will be broadcast nationally on ESPN3. It is the first time the Bobcats have opened a season on an ESPN network since the 2013-14 campaign.TXST is coming off the program's best season this century after a 22-win campaign with an appearance in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament Championship game, first postseason tournament (CIT) appearance in 20 years and first postseason victories as a NCAA program. During the season,surpassed the 1,000-point mark for his career andbroke the program record for points in a season by a freshman with 477.The season opener against the Falcons will be the 48th game nationally or regionally broadcasted/streamed since head coachtook over the TXST program. Last season saw 18 contests be broadcast or streamed online, which accounted for half of the Bobcats total games.Seven returners are back from last season while being joined by eight newcomers. Seeing significant minutes last season were seniorand sophomoresand Pearson. Other returners areand, who redshirted the 16-17 campaign.Joining the returners will be junior college transfersand, all of whom have two years of eligibility remaining.arrives via Cal Poly and will sit out the 2017-18 season because of NCAA transfer rules. This year's freshman class consists ofandPrior to starting the 2017-18 season, the Bobcats will host Rogers State in an exhibition game on Nov. 4. Tipoff will be at 7 p.m. in Strahan Coliseum.For the latest on Texas State men's basketball, visit the official website of Texas State athletics at www.txstatebobcats.com , follow the team on Instagram and Twitter at @TxStateMBB and like on Facebook at /TexasStateMensBasketball.