Sun Belt Conference Schedule for Basketball Released

The Sun Belt Conference has released the Men's and Women's basketball conference schedules for the 2015-16 season.

Some things are the same.  The teams will play a 20-game round robin conference schedule.  Men and Women will play doubleheaders as they did a year ago.

However, teams next season will use travel partners in order to cut travel costs.  That means, unlike last year, when teams come to Lafayette, they will go to Monroe on the same road trip.  Last year, Louisiana made separate road trips to Georgia, Arkansas, Alabama and Texas.  That won't happen next season.  Appalachian State is the odd man out.  Teams that play the Mountaineers will have a bye night on the other conference playing date that week.

The league has also scheduled only one game between the in-state rivals.  The other will be scheduled at a later date.

Louisiana will have a bye on the first playing date and will not open its conference schedule until January 2, 2016 when they host Appalachian State.

Here is the schedule, courtesy of the league office.

Wednesday December 30, 2015
Appalachian State at UL Monroe
UALR at South Alabama
Arkansas State at Troy
Georgia Southern at Texas State
Georgia State at UT Arlington

Saturday January 2, 2016
Appalachian State at UL Lafayette
UALR at Troy
Arkansas State at South Alabama
Georgia Southern at UT Arlington
Georgia State at Texas State

Thursday January 7, 2016
UL Lafayette at UALR
UL Monroe at Arkansas State
South Alabama at Georgia Southern
UT Arlington at Appalachian State
Troy at Georgia State

Saturday January 9, 2016
UL Lafayette at Arkansas State
UL Monroe at UALR
South Alabama at Georgia State
Texas State at Appalachian State
Troy at Georgia Southern

Thursday January 14, 2016
Appalachian State at Arkansas State
UL Lafayette at Georgia Southern
UL Monroe at Georgia State
UT Arlington at Troy
Texas State at South Alabama

Saturday January 16, 2016
Appalachian State at UALR
UL Lafayette at Georgia State
UL Monroe at Georgia Southern
UT Arlington at South Alabama
Texas State at Troy

Thursday January 21, 2016
UALR at Texas State
Arkansas State at UT Arlington
Georgia State at Appalachian State
South Alabama at UL Lafayette
Troy at UL Monroe

Saturday January 23, 2016
UALR at UT Arlington
Arkansas State at Texas State
Georgia Southern at Appalachian State
South Alabama at UL Monroe
Troy at UL Lafayette

Thursday January 28, 2016
Appalachian State at Troy
Georgia Southern at UALR
Georgia State at Arkansas State
UT Arlington at UL Monroe
Texas State at UL Lafayette

Saturday January 30, 2016
Appalachian State at South Alabama
Georgia Southern at Arkansas State
Georgia State at UALR
UT Arlington at UL Lafayette
Texas State at UL Monroe

Tuesday, February 2, 2016
UL Monroe at UL Lafayette

Thursday, February 4, 2016
UL Lafayette at Appalachian State
South Alabama at Arkansas State
UT Arlington at Georgia Southern
Texas State at Georgia State
Troy at UALR

Saturday, February 6, 2016
UL Monroe at Appalachian State
South Alabama at UALR
UT Arlington at Georgia State
Texas State at Georgia Southern
Troy at Arkansas State

Tuesday, February 9, 2016
UT Arlington at Texas State

Thursday, February 11, 2016
Appalachian State at Texas State
UALR at UL Monroe
Arkansas State at UL Lafayette
Georgia Southern at Troy
Georgia State at South Alabama

Saturday, February 13, 2016
Appalachian State at UT Arlington
UALR at UL Lafayette
Arkansas State at UL Monroe
Georgia Southern at South Alabama
Georgia State at Troy

Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Troy at South Alabama

Thursday, February 18, 2016
UALR at Georgia State
Arkansas State at Georgia Southern
UL Lafayette at UT Arlington
UL Monroe at Texas State
South Alabama at Appalachian State

Saturday, February 20, 2016
UALR at Georgia Southern
Arkansas State at Georgia State
UL Lafayette at Texas State
UL Monroe at UT Arlington
Troy at Appalachian State

Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Georgia State at Georgia Southern

Thursday, February 25, 2016
Appalachian State at Georgia Southern
UL Lafayette at Troy
UL Monroe at South Alabama
UT Arlington at UALR
Texas State at Arkansas State

Saturday, February 27, 2016
Appalachian State at Georgia State
UL Lafayette at South Alabama
UL Monroe at Troy
UT Arlington at Arkansas State
Texas State at UALR

Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Arkansas State at UALR

Thursday, March 3, 2016
UALR at Appalachian State
Georgia Southern at UL Monroe
Georgia State at UL Lafayette
South Alabama at UT Arlington
Troy at Texas State

Saturday, March 5, 2016
Arkansas State at Appalachian State
Georgia Southern at UL Lafayette
Georgia State at UL Monroe
South Alabama at Texas State
Troy at UT Arlington

GAMES YET TO BE SCHEDULED:
UALR at Arkansas State
Georgia Southern at Georgia State
UL Lafayette at UL Monroe
South Alabama at Troy
Texas State at UT Arlington