West Virginia men’s basketball, under the direction of interim coach Josh Eilert, will open the regular season Nov. 6 against Missouri State at the WVU Coliseum.

The game will be one of nine regular-season nonconference games at home, including the Big East-Big 12 Battle against St. John’s on Dec. 1, followed by the Backyard Brawl against Pitt on Dec. 6.

The Mountaineers also will participate in the Fort Myers Tip-Off against SMU on Nov. 20, followed by a game against either Virginia or Wisconsin. WVU will play UMass on Dec. 16 in the Basketball Hall of Fame Classic in Springfield, Mass., and Ohio State in a neutral site game Dec. 30 in Cleveland.

WVU will play its first Big 12 game at Houston on Jan. 6. The first home conference game is against Kansas State on Jan. 9. The Big 12 Championship will be March 12-16, in Kansas City, Mo.

The Mountaineers also will play a charity exhibition game against George Mason at home on Oct. 27.

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