SEARCY - Harding men's basketball opens its season Friday at the GAC-MIAA Challenge, hosted by Ouachita Baptist in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Weston Jameson will be in his first season as Harding's men's basketball coach. 

Harding opens its season Friday at 5:30 p.m. against Lincoln (MO) of the MIAA. The teams are playing for the first time ever in men's basketball, and the game will be held at the Northside High School gymnasium.

Harding continues the Challenge on Saturday against Central Missouri. Tipoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. at Southside High School. The teams have split two previous meetings with Harding winning 75-71 at the NCAA Division II Central Region Tournament in Mankato, Minnesota, in 2013. Central Missouri won 85-62 in Warrensburg, Missouri, in 2018.

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