FAIRMONT, W. Va. - The Mountain East Conference announced today that the 2026 MEC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Media Day will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 20 at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, West Virginia. 

The event is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. ET, and will be streamed live on MountainEast.tv.

The event will begin with opening comments from MEC Commissioner Reid Amos. Following the opening comments, each of the league’s women’s and men’s head basketball coaches will provide a season preview at the podium. After hearing from each head coach at the podium, all MEC head coaches will be available for one-on-one interview opportunities with members of the media in attendance. The 2026-27 MEC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Preseason Polls will be released just before the media day gets underway.

The MEC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Basketball Tournament Presented by The Health Plan runs March 3-7, 2027, at WesBanco Arena.

Media members can RSVP for the event by contacting MEC Director of Communications, Elizabeth Stash (estash@mountaineast.org).