Game #7
Tarleton (2-4, 0-2 WAC) at California Baptist (3-4, 0-2 WAC)
Friday, Jan. 15 at 8 p.m. CST/6 p.m. PST
CBU Events Center | Riverside, CA
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Game #8
Tarleton (2-4, 0-2 WAC) at California Baptist (3-4, 0-2 WAC)
Saturday, Jan. 16 at 8 p.m. CST/6 p.m. PST
CBU Events Center | Riverside, CA
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Game #9
Tarleton (2-4, 0-2 WAC) at Weber State (4-3, 1-1 Big Sky)
Sunday, Jan. 17 at 8 p.m. CST/7 p.m. MST
Dee Events Center | Ogden, UT
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Television: WAC Digital Network (CBU), Pluto TV 1054 (Weber State)
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Radio: Tarleton Sports Network, KTRL 90.5FM
Casey Hogan, Play-by-Play
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AT A GLANCE
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Tarleton Men's Basketball will back-to-back-to-back games this weekend as it makes its first WAC roadtrip to take on California Baptist on Friday-Saturday, Jan. 15-16 at 6 p.m. in the CBU Events Center. The Texans will then travel to Ogden, Utah to play Weber State from the Big Sky in a non-conference matchup on Sunday, Jan. 17 at 8 p.m. CST. CBU is 3-4, 0-2 on the season while Tarleton is 2-4, 0-2. CBU was swept by Utah Valley to open WAC play while Tarleton lost both contests to Grand Canyon. Tarleton and CBU are meeting for the first time in program history despite both being transitional teams from NCAA Division II. Weber State is 4-3 overall and 1-1 in the Big Sky.
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GAME COVERAGE
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Friday and Saturday's games will broadcast the WAC Digital Network. Sunday's game will be on Pluto TV Channel 1054. Links for live stats can be found on the men's basketball schedule at TarletonSports.com. A complete radio broadcast of the game can be heard on the Tarleton Sports Network presented by the North Texas Ford Dealers. The Voice of the Texans,
Casey Hogan, will have the call on the flagship station of Tarleton Athletics – KTRL 90.5 FM in Stephenville – and worldwide at TarletonSports.com/ListenLive. The pregame show begins 30 minutes before tip-off.
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ATTENDING THE GAME
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California Baptist and Weber State are not allowing fans inside the CBU Events Center or the Dee Events Center this season due to COVID19.
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INSIDE THE SERIES: CALIFORNIA BAPTIST
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Tarleton and CBU are meeting for the first time in program history. The Texans were both once Division II perennial powers and made the Division II Elite Eight in back-to-back seasons, but never in the same season (Tarleton 2016-17; CBU 2017-18).
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INSIDE THE SERIES: WEBER STATE
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Tarleton and Weber State are meeting for the first time in program history.
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LAST TIME OUT: GRAND CANYON
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Tarleton made its WAC debut at home last weekend against Grand Canyon and fell in two close contests. The Texans dropped the opener 75-72 and 59-48 in the second game.
Montre Gipson led the Texans in scoring those two games with a career-high 30 points in the opener and nine in the finale.
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UP NEXT FOR TARLETON: SEATTLE U
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Tarleton will host Seattle U for a pair of WAC games inside Wisdom Gym on Jan. 22-23. Friday's game vs. the Redhawks will broadcast live on ESPN+.
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