EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The Missouri Valley Conference has unveiled the 2026-27 men's basketball slate. Each team will face all league foes at home and on the road making for a 20-game schedule.
 
League action opens on Dec. 15 for the University of Evansville when the Purple Aces welcome Drake to the Ford Center. UE wraps up its pre-Christmas schedule with a Dec. 22 trip to Valparaiso before resuming play on the 29^th at home against Illinois State.
 
Other home dates include Indiana State (Jan. 5), Belmont (Jan. 12), UIC (Jan. 16), UNI (Jan. 24), Bradley (Feb. 3), Murray State (Feb. 9), Valparaiso (Feb. 15), and Southern Illinois (Feb. 28).
 
All game times for the 2026-27 season will be announced in the coming weeks. The full MVC schedule for the Purple Aces is below.
 
UE MVC SCHEDULE
Tuesday, Dec. 15 – vs. Drake
Tuesday, Dec. 22 – at Valparaiso
Tuesday, Dec. 29 – vs. Illinois State
Saturday, Jan. 2 – at UNI
Tuesday, Jan. 5 – vs. Indiana State
Saturday, Jan. 9 – at Murray State
Tuesday, Jan. 12 – vs. Belmont
Saturday, Jan. 16 – vs. UIC
Monday, Jan. 18 – at Southern Illinois
Thursday, Jan. 21 – at Bradley
Sunday, Jan. 24 – vs. UNI
Saturday, Jan. 30 – at Indiana State
Wednesday, Feb. 3 – vs. Bradley
Saturday, Feb. 6 – at Drake
Tuesday, Feb. 9 – vs. Murray State
Friday, Feb. 12 – at Belmont
Monday, Feb. 15 – vs. Valparaiso
Thursday, Feb. 18 – at UIC
Sunday, Feb. 21 – at Illinois State
Sunday, Feb. 28 – vs. Southern Illinois