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It is almost time for basketball season in Marion, and you’ll be able to watch more Patriot basketball than ever in 2026-2027 on the Marion Patriots Activities Network (MPAN).
As usual, all 16 Marion conference games will be available on MPAN, as well as a majority of the non-conference tilts. 
The official season-opener is scheduled for Tuesday, November 10, when Class 6A power Little Rock Central invades Fidelity Bank Arena for a varsity girls and boys doubleheader, and those games will be available on MPAN.
Marion girls games at Vilonia (11/17), Hutchison School (11/19) and Little Rock Christian (11/24) will not be broadcast on MPAN due to venue and internet concerns, but alternative broadcasts will be publicized if they are available, so stay tuned to the MPAN social media pages for those announcements.
MPAN will broadcast the December 1 non-conference tilt at Class 6A Conway.
Likewise, Marion boys games on November 21 at the DA Match Up in Little Rock will not be on MPAN, nor will November 27-28 games at the Southeast Showcase in Nashville, Tennessee.
MPAN will pick back up with Marion boys basketball coverage December 3-5 at the Jonesboro Hurricane Classic.
A December 8 varsity girls and boys home doubleheader against Jonesboro will be available live on MPAN, and 5A East conference play begins on December 15 with a trip to Valley View, followed by a December 18 home date with Searcy. The Valley View and Searcy games will be shown live on MPAN. 
Boys and girls holiday tournaments on December 28-30 will not be available on MPAN, but make sure to stay tuned to the social media pages for alternative streams.
Every Marion girls and boys contest at the Class 5A state tournament will also be broadcast, and any potential final game would be an audio-only event.