Aberdeen, SD (NSUWolves.com) – The 2026-27 men’s and women’s basketball schedules are officially live on nsuwolves.com. The two team’s will play 16 home dates from Wachs Arena with the men opening their home slate on November 9 and the women on November 20. Full schedules are outlined below.
The NSU men will host Chadron State and Sioux Falls in non-conference play, while the women will host Black Hills State, South Dakota Mines, Chadron State, and Sioux Falls in non-conference action. Northern opens the NSIC schedule on November 24 at Jamestown. For the entirety of the 2026-27 season the Wolves men will tip-off with the first game of all NSIC double headers, followed by the women.
In addition, fans should mark their calendars for the annual I Hate Winter weekend set for January 29 and 30 against St. Cloud State and Minnesota State. Full-season promotions and special events will be posted onnsuwolves.com/gameday in the coming weeks.
Heading into the 2026-27 season, the NSIC Network is powered by Midco Sports Plus, the conference’s new streaming home for exclusive live and on-demand coverage of all 16 NSIC member institutions. Fans can stream every home regular season conference and non-conference home volleyball match, along with NSIC championship events, through a monthly ($15) or annual subscription (less than $7 per month). Subscriptions are available at MidcoSportsPlus.com or through the Midco Sports Plus app on iOS, Android, Apple TV, Fire TV and Roku.
Season ticket packages remain available for general admission and reserved seating for all ticketed home events including soccer, volleyball, football, wrestling, and men’s and women’s basketball, as well as basketball only options at nsuwolves.com/tickets. In addition, the 2026-27 Wolves Buddies program sponsored by Culver’s Restaurants launched on June 30th for kids through the 12th grade.
MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
| 11/9 | Chadron State | 6 p.m. |
| 11/13 | Southeastern Oklahoma | 3 p.m. |
| 11/14 | at Southern Nazarene | 6 p.m. |
| 11/24 | at Jamestown | 5:30 p.m. |
| 11/28 | Sioux Falls | 2 p.m. |
| 11/29 | at Augustana | 4 p.m. |
| 12/3 | Minot State | 5:30 p.m. |
| 12/5 | at UMary | 2 p.m. |
| 12/10 | at Minnesota Duluth | 5:30 p.m. |
| 12/12 | at Bemidji State | 1:30 p.m. |
| 12/17 | MSU Moorhead | 5:30 p.m. |
| 12/19 | Minnesota Crookston | 4 p.m. |
| 1/2 | Jamestown | 4 p.m. |
| 1/8 | Augustana | 5:30 p.m. |
| 1/9 | Wayne State | 6 p.m. |
| 1/15 | at Concordia-St. Paul | 5:30 p.m. |
| 1/16 | at Winona State | 3:30 p.m. |
| 1/22 | at Southwest Minnesota State | 5:30 p.m. |
| 1/23 | at Sioux Falls | 3:30 p.m. |
| 1/29 | St. Cloud State [I Hate Winter] | 5:30 p.m. |
| 1/30 | Minnesota State [I Hate Winter] | 4 p.m. |
| 2/4 | at Minnesota Crookston | 5:30 p.m. |
| 2/6 | at MSU Moorhead | 2 p.m. |
| 2/11 | Bemidji State | 5:30 p.m. |
| 2/13 | Minnesota Duluth | 4 p.m. |
| 2/18 | at Minot State | 5:30 p.m. |
| 2/20 | UMary | 4 p.m. |
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
| 10/28 | at Nebraska Omaha [exhibition] | 6:30 p.m. |
| 11/13 | at Nebraska Kearney | TBD |
| 11/14 | Missouri Western | TBD |
| 11/20 | Black Hills State | 12 p.m. |
| 11/21 | South Dakota Mines | 4 p.m. |
| 11/24 | at Jamestown | 7:30 p.m. |
| 11/28 | Sioux Falls | 4 p.m. |
| 12/3 | Minot State | 7:30 p.m. |
| 12/5 | at UMary | 4 p.m. |
| 12/10 | at Minnesota Duluth | 7:30 p.m. |
| 12/12 | at Bemidji State | 3:30 p.m. |
| 12/19 | MSU Moorhead | 6 p.m. |
| 1/1 | Minnesota Crookston | 1 p.m. |
| 1/2 | Jamestown | 6 p.m. |
| 1/8 | Augustana | 7:30 p.m. |
| 1/9 | Wayne State | 6 p.m. |
| 1/15 | at Concordia-St. Paul | 7:30 p.m. |
| 1/16 | at Winona State | 5:30 p.m. |
| 1/22 | at Southwest Minnesota State | 7:30 p.m. |
| 1/23 | at Sioux Falls | 5:30 p.m. |
| 1/29 | St. Cloud State [I Hate Winter] | 7:30 p.m. |
| 1/30 | Minnesota State [I Hate Winter] | 6 p.m. |
| 2/4 | at Minnesota Crookston | 7:30 p.m. |
| 2/6 | at MSU Moorhead | 4 p.m. |
| 2/11 | Bemidji State | 7:30 p.m. |
| 2/13 | Minnesota Duluth | 6 p.m. |
| 2/18 | at Minot State | 7:30 p.m. |
| 2/20 | UMary | 6 p.m. |