ELON, N.C. – Elon University men's basketball team plays its second preseason exhibition tune-up on Wednesday night, Oct. 30, at 7 p.m. against Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

The price of admission starts at $10. Tickets to the game are included in purchases of season ticket packages. To purchase season tickets for the 2018-19 Elon men's basketball campaign, click here.
 
COVERAGE
Listen to the Elon IMG Sports Network coverage on Phoenix All-Access or on the TuneIn app. Taylor Durham and Brian Morris will have the call from Schar Center with the pregame show beginning at 6:30 p.m.

THE MATCHUP
• This will be the first time that Elon and the Indiana University of Pennsylvania have faced each other in a preseason exhibition.
 
ABOUT ELON
• Heading into the 2019-20 season, Elon University men's basketball returns nine total players and two of its five starters from a year ago in Chuck Hannah and Kris Wooten.
• The Phoenix lost four of its top six scorers, including its 2018-19 leading scorer and Tyler Seibring (16.5 ppg, 5.9 rpg). 
• Elon is led by first year head coach Mike Schrage, who spent three seasons at Ohio State before becoming Elon's coach.
• The Phoenix have no seniors on the roster with the exception of graduate transfer Marcus Sheffield, who earned a Preseason All-CAA honorable mention.
• Additionally, the Phoenix has made six new additions to the squad for 2019-20 in first-year players Hunter McIntosh, Hunter Woods, Zac Ervin and Ben Daugherty, while also adding two transfers in Marcus Sheffield and Jerald Gillens-Butler.
• The Phoenix has been predicted to finish tenth in the league as the CAA released its preseason men's basketball poll on Oct. 9, during the conference's digital media day. Hofstra was picked the favorite to win the league.
 
LOOKING AHEAD TO 2019-20
• Elon's 111th season of basketball will open with a marquee matchup as the Elon Phoenix hosts Mars Hill in the program's first regular season basketball game under head coach Mike Schrage. The game is set for Tuesday, Nov. 5, at Schar Center.
• Following that contest, the Phoenix will be back in Schar Center on Nov. 8 against Milligan. Elon will then hit the road for the next three contests against Georgia Tech (Nov. 11), Michigan (Nov. 15) and UNC (Nov. 20) respectively.
• During its non-conference slate, the Phoenix plays host to six home contests, which includes a four game homestand against Manhattan, Furman, UT Arlington and Kennesaw State.
• Elon opens CAA play with a home contests against William & Mary on Dec. 30.
 
SCOUTING IUP
• IUP is a NCAA Division II institution out of Indiana Pa. They compete in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC).
• The Crimson Hawks, who finished the 2018-19 season with a 30-3 overall and 19-2 in the PSAC, are led by senior Malik Miller who averaged 16.4 points and 4.4 rebounds last season.
• The Crimson Hawks are led this season by head coach Joe Lombardi, who is in his fourteenth season with the program.
 
UP NEXT
The Phoenix opens its 2019-20 season at home on Tuesday, Nov. 5, against Mars Hill at 7:30 p.m. That matchup will be streamed on FloSports.