HUNTSVILLE – As the preseason talking tours of college basketball hit their peak, tickets to the Air National Guard Conference USA basketball championships at Von Braun Center Propst Arena hit the market.
Tickets are available through Ticketmaster.com and the VBC box office, including courtside seats, courtside suites, and reserved seats in the lower bowl.
Ranked as the eighth-best conference last year, CUSA’s men’s basketball title chase is led by defending champion Liberty, the preseason choice to win the league again after going 28-7 overall and 13-5 in league play.
Kennesaw State (19-14, 10-8 CUSA), who will play in the Rocket City Classic on Dec. 21 against Alabama, was picked second and is led by the preseason Player of the Year, senior Simeon Cottle.
On the women’s side, three teams received first place votes, with Louisiana Tech (18-16, 8-10 CUSA) edging out defending champion Liberty for the preseason pick to win the league. Middle Tennessee State is picked third, receiving two first-place votes.
Liberty (26-7, 16-2 CUSA), the 2025 CUSA women’s basketball champions, was picked to finish second in the league, garnering five first-place votes as well with a total of 125 points. Middle Tennessee (26-9, 16-2 CUSA) rounded out the top three coming off yet another successful season with the Lady Raiders earning co-regular season champions.
