MVCSports.com – Indiana State men's basketball's Karmani Gregory and Jackson Cooper were both named to the Missouri Valley Conference Preseason Watch List as announced by the conference office on Wednesday afternoon.
 
Gregory and Cooper both represented the Sycamores at last week's Missouri Valley Conference Basketball Media Day and were among Indiana State's top performers in this past weekend's exhibition against Butler.
 
Gregory is a former All-Big South Honorable Mention selection, coming to Indiana State from USC Upstate following two seasons with the Spartans. The 6-1 guard averaged a team-high 15.6 points and 2.2 rebounds per game, while adding 91 assists and 33 steals. He shot 41.5% from the floor and 32.8% from the three-point line over the 2025-26 season.
 
Cooper earned NAIA Second Team All-American honors over 2025-26 in his third season at Oregon Tech. The 6-7 forward averaged a team-high 17.7 points per game and was seventh in NAIA with 174 total assists, while also averaging 7.7 rebounds per game. He shot 56.6% from the floor and added 41 steals.
 
The Sycamores close out their preseason exhibition slate on Saturday, October 24, against Rose-Hulman inside the Hulman Center. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. ET. There will not be a live stream or live stats from the game.
 
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Indiana State Men's Basketball season and single game tickets are now on sale online for the upcoming 2026-27 season. For more information regarding tickets, contact Mason LaGrange, Manager for Sale and Service, by calling 812-237-8972 or emailing Mason.Lagrange@indstate.edu. Fans can also call 877-ISU-TIXS or email ISU-Tickets@indstate.edu.

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