HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Conference USA embarked on a new frontier in "Rocket City," the future host of the CUSA Basketball Championships, as the league hosted media for the 2023 CUSA Basketball Tipoff presented by Trilogy NextGen at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala.
All nine schools' men's and women's teams were represented by their head coaches and a student-athlete at the event that included a three-plus hour live production on
ESPN+ hosted by John Schriffen, press conferences and one-on-one interviews for attending media, photo/video shoots, sessions with the league's broadcast partners, and more.
CUSA Commissioner Judy MacLeod also spoke as part of the event to preview the upcoming 2023-24 basketball season. A complete list of the 18 student-athletes and head coaches that participated is listed below:
| Team |
MBB Coach |
MBB S-A |
WBB Coach |
WBB S-A |
| FIU |
Jeremy Ballard |
Arturo Dean |
Jesyka Burks-Wiley |
Kaliah Henderson |
| Jax State |
Ray Harper |
KyKy Tandy |
Rick Pietri |
Keiara Griffin |
| Liberty |
Ritchie McKay |
Kyle Rode |
Carey Green |
Bella Smuda |
| LA Tech |
Talvin Hester |
Sean Newman Jr. |
Brooke Stoehr |
Anna Larr Roberson |
| MTSU |
Nick McDevitt |
Justin Bufford |
Rick Insell |
Courtney Whitson |
| NM State |
Jason Hooten |
Kaosi Ezeagu |
Jody Adams |
Molly Kaiser |
| Sam Houston |
Chris Mudge |
Cameron Huefner |
Ravon Justice |
Kaylee Jefferson |
| UTEP |
Joe Golding |
Tae Hardy |
Keitha Adams |
Jane Asinde |
| WKU |
Steve Lutz |
Dontaie Allen |
Greg Collins |
Alexis Mead |
The 2023 CUSA Basketball Tipoff presented by Trilogy NextGen aired live on
ESPN+ , hosted by John Schriffen and is archived
here.
Gallery: (10-16-2023) 2023 CUSA Basketball Tipoff
About the U.S. Space & Rocket Center
The U.S. Space & Rocket Center, a Smithsonian Affiliate, is home to Space Camp®, Space Camp® Robotics, Aviation Challenge® and U.S. Cyber Camp®, as well as the Apollo 16 capsule, the National Historic Landmark Saturn V rocket and the world-class INTUITIVE® Planetarium. The USSRC is the Official Visitor Center for NASA Marshall Space Flight Center and is a showcase for national defense technologies developed at the U.S. Army’s Redstone Arsenal. To learn more about the exciting programs and activities at the USSRC, visit
www.rocketcenter.com.