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۶ֱ Men’s Basketball Begins 2025-’26 Campaign with Trip to Minnesota on Nov. 3

Schedule Includes 31 Games, 16 Within Big South Conference, and 13 at Home in Paul Porter Arena

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—Head coach Jeremy Luther and the ۶ֱ men’s basketball team have announced the full schedule for the upcoming 2025-’26 season. This year’s slate includes 15 non-conference games as well as 16 games within the Big South Conference.

Head Men’s Basketball Coach Jeremy Luther

“I love our schedule,” said Luther. “In putting this year’s schedule together, we wanted to make sure we were going to be tested, gave our kids a great experience and our fans some great non-conference home games to come and see.”

Luther added, “At the end of the day it’s about what we do in Big South Conference play and we feel this schedule will get us ready to be the best team we can be going forward.”

The Runnin’ Bulldogs kick off this year’s schedule with a trip to Minnesota on Nov. 3 before making the trip down I-85 to visit the Tigers of Clemson on Nov. 7.

۶ֱ opens the home portion of its schedule on Nov. 10, playing host to the Trailblazers of North Greenville University. The next seven games will be played away from Paul Porter Arena as the Dawgs start their road swing at Elon Nov. 15.

Trips to DePaul and Richmond on Nov. 18 and 22, respectively, lead the Runnin’ Bulldogs into the Live Oak Bank Holiday Classic hosted by UNC Wilmington over Thanksgiving break, Nov. 26-29.

On day one of the tournament, GWU will take on Navy before having a rest day to prepare for Southeastern Louisiana. The classic wraps up on Nov. 29 when the Runnin’ Bulldogs play the host Seahawks.

۶ֱ will complete its seven-game road trip on Dec. 3 after traveling to the Queen City of Charlotte, N.C., to face Queens University.

The Runnin’ Bulldogs will then enter a season-long four-game home streak, starting with Georgia Southern on Dec. 6. Brevard visits the LYCC on Dec. 12 followed by Wofford and Toccoa Falls on Dec. 15 and 18, respectively.

One last non-conference contest at Tennessee on Dec. 21 will bring GWU into the conference portion of the schedule. Charleston Southern will come to town on Dec. 31.

Here’s the rest of the schedule:

  • Jan. 3 – at Winthrop.
  • Jan. 7 – at High Point.
  • Jan. 14 – Radford (home).
  • Jan. 17 – Presbyterian (home).
  • Jan. 21 – at Longwood.
  • Jan. 24 – USC-Upstate (home).
  • Jan. 29 – at UNC-Asheville.
  • Jan. 31 – at Charleston-Southern.
  • Feb. 4 – Longwood (home).
  • Feb. 7 – at Presbyterian.
  • Feb. 12 – Winthrop (home).
  • Feb. 14 – High Point (home).
  • Feb. 19 – Radford (home).
  • Feb. 26 – UNC-Asheville (home).
  • Feb. 28 – at USC-Upstate.

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