ESTERO, Fla. – A piece of Missouri State's non-conference men's basketball schedule was announced Thursday with the release of the Naples Invitational bracket.

The Bears appear in the eight-team event Nov. 22-24 in southwest Florida, with a first-round game against Long Beach State on the docket at 7 p.m. Central on Nov. 22 at the Community School of Naples.

Murray State and East Tennessee State join MSU on one side of the bracket, while Kent State, James Madison, Wright State and George Washington make up the other half of the ladder.

The Bears are coming off a 17-7 campaign in which they finished third in the Missouri Valley Conference. MSU returns 90 percent of its scoring and 92 percent of its rebounding with all five starters returning for the upcoming season.

Information on tickets and attending the event can be found at NaplesInvitational.com.