TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State men's basketball head coach Matthew Graves has released the 2026-27 non-conference schedule.
 
The schedule features a 12-game slate with two exhibitions, six home games (plus one home exhibition), and a three-game MTE. All official times will be released at a later date.
 
The first of two exhibition contests will be played inside Hinkle Fieldhouse for the second-straight season against Butler, playing on Saturday, October 10. Two weeks later will be the first chance to see the 2026-27 Sycamores in Hulman Center as Indiana State hosts Rose-Hulman on Saturday, October 24.
 
Indiana State kicks off the regular season in Hulman Center with Charlotte paying a visit for a return game after last year's opener in North Carolina. The season will officially begin against the 49ers on Monday, November 2.
 
The Trees travel for the first time in the season on Friday, November 6 to in-state rival Ball State, and will be off until the following Wednesday, November 11 when Milwaukee pays a return visit to Hulman Center. Indiana State will host the Earlham Quakers on Saturday, November 14 inside Hulman Center.
 
The Sycamores will then take flight to the U.S. Virgin Islands in St. Thomas for the 2026 Paradise Jam. This will be the second trip for the Sycamores to the U.S. Virgin Islands, as the team played in the Paradise Jam in the 2015-16 season. The tournament is being played in St. Thomas at the University of the Virgin Islands – Elridge Wilburn Blake Sports & Fitness Center from November 20-23. The official bracket has not yet been released by the tournament.
 
The Trees return to Terre Haute for a three-game home stretch following the trip, beginning with IU Columbus on Saturday, November 28. To open December, SIUE will visit on Wednesday, December 2, and the Sycamores will play Southern Indiana on Sunday, December 6 to close the homestand.
 
The last two games on the non-conference schedule include two power schools, first the University of Oregon. Indiana State will play at Oregon on Saturday, December 12 in Eugene, and 10 days later will play on Tuesday, December 22 at Kansas.
 
The game in Eugene will be the second meeting between Indiana State and Oregon, where the Sycamores were victorious over the Ducks in the lone meeting in Oregon, winning 66-48 in 1946. The game against the Jayhawks will be the first contest between the two programs.
 
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