STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Tarleton State Women's and Men's Basketball will host a free doubleheader of exhibition games starting at 2 p.m. on Saturday afternoon at the EECU Center.

It will mark the final exhibition contests for both squads before the regular season begins in just over a week. Both games will be free admission, but fans will need to claim their free tickets online. The game will not be streamed, making attendance mandatory in order to get a first look at both programs.

The women's squad led by head coach Bill Brock will be competing in their first and only exhibition of the season with a 2 p.m. tip against Cameron. The Texan men will be closing their preseason with the first home exhibition after traveling to Texas A&M-Commerce for an exhibition contest last Sunday. First year head coach Eric Haut and his squad are scheduled to tip off at 4:15 p.m.

The Tarleton State men will open the regular season at home for the first time since 2021 on Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. against Cameron. Early-arriving students will receive free pizza on coach Haut, as well as free long-sleeved t-shirts courtesy of Tarleton State Residence Life. The women's squad will begin their season just two days later also at home against Arkansas Pine-Bluff on Nov. 4. The Purple and White will be opening the season with a Education Day game with tip slated for 11 a.m. Single game tickets are on sale now as well as season tickets for all of the men's and women's home games this season.