Missouri Western men’s head coach Tom Smith and women’s head coach Rob Edmisson have released their 2012-2013 basketball schedules.

There will be 17 home regular season dates which includes nine home MIAA doubleheaders. The Griffons open up MIAA play at home on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 hosting the Truman State Bulldogs. Game times are set for 5:30/7:30 pm.

Once again this season the Saturday MIAA doubleheaders will be at 1:30/3:30 pm with the Wednesday doubleheaders starting at 5:30/7:30 pm.

The Griffon men open up exhibition play in Springfield, Mo. on October 30 against Missouri State University while the women will take on Livin the Dream on November 2 in St. Joseph, Mo. with a time to still be determined.

The Missouri Western men open up home action on November 13 against Sterling College (Kan.) at 7:00 pm and host the 21st Annual Hillyard Tip-Off Classic on November 16-17. Western will take on William Jewell on the 16th and Rockhurst on the 17th. Both games are scheduled to tip at 7:30 pm. The Griffons last non-conference home game is on December 1 at 7:30 pm against the University of Illinois-Springfield.

The Griffon women open up home action against Metropolitan State University out of Denver, Colo. on November 10 at 6:30 pm in the MWSU Fieldhouse. The Griffons two other home non-conference games are against Quincy University on November 27 and Rockhurst University on December 1st. The Quincy time is still to be determined while the Rockhurst time will be at 5:30 pm.

The MIAA Tournament will once against be held in Kansas City, Mo. at Municipal Auditorium. This years dates are March 7-10, 2013.

Click here for the complete men’s schedule.

Click here for the complete women’s schedule.

— MWSU Sports Information —