EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball revealed its complete 2025-26 schedule, beginning with a visit to Butler University November 5. The 2025-26 home opener is slated for November 7 when USI hosts Virginia Military Institute for the first of 14 contests at Liberty Arena this year.
Following the home opener versus VMI, the 2025-26 home non-conference schedule includes Loras (November 16), Kentucky State (November 29), and East/West (December 15).
The Screaming Eagles have a challenging road slate following the season-opener at Butler. USI follows up the trip with a visit to South Dakota (November 12), Valparaiso (November 26), Western Michigan (December 3), and Indiana State (December 7). The Eagles also will participate in the Boardwalk Battle, a multi-team event in Daytona, Florida, featuring USI, Incarnate Word, and Illinois Chicago on November 20 and 22.
The home portion of the Ohio Valley Conference schedule will feature Little Rock (December 18), Morehead State (December 20), Southeast Missouri State (January 8), UT Martin (January 10), Eastern Illinois (January 22), Western Illinois (January 24), Lindenwood (January 29), SIU Edwardsville (January 31), Tennessee State (February 12) and Tennessee Tech (February 14). The USI-TTU match-up on February 14 is slated for Senior Day.
In OVC play, this year’s conference road slate includes stopovers at SIUE (January 1), Lindenwood (January 3), TTU (January 15), TSU (January 17), UTM (February 5), SEMO (February 7), WIU (February 19), EIU (February 21), MSU (February 23), and Little Rock (February 28).
In the history of the USI Men’s Basketball program, the Eagles are 110-81 all-time versus the 2025-26 opponents. USI is also 20-3 against former GLVC-rivals Kentucky State.
