HACKENSACK, N.J. – FDU men's basketball has announced its 2026-27 schedule, featuring a challenging non-conference slate that includes matchups against five Power Four opponents, along with 18 Northeast Conference contests.
The 2026-27 season will feature a number of marquee non-conference challenges for the Knights, including trips to Illinois, Oklahoma, Nebraska and Indiana, as well as a matchup with Butler. FDU will also welcome several regional opponents to the Bogota Savings Bank Center throughout the season.
The Knights will open the season with a pair of road games against Big Ten and Big East opponents, traveling to Illinois on November 2 before heading to Indianapolis to take on Butler on November 4.
FDU will make its home debut on November 7, hosting CCNY at the Bogota Savings Bank Center. The Knights will then hit the road for three consecutive contests, visiting East Texas A&M on November 11 and Oklahoma on November 13 before returning to New Jersey to face NJIT at home on November 18.
The Knights will continue their non-conference schedule with road matchups against Iona on November 23 and Fordham on December 7, while hosting Vermont State Randolph on November 25, Binghamton on November 30 and Lafayette on December 4.
FDU will also face Villanova on December 9 before closing out the month with a challenging three-game road stretch against Loyola (Md.) on December 18, Nebraska on December 20 and Indiana on December 22. The Knights will close non-conference play at home against Manhattanville on December 29.
FDU will open NEC play on January 4 at Stonehill before hosting Chicago State on January 8 for its conference home opener. The Knights will also host Le Moyne, Mercyhurst, Wagner, Stonehill, Central Connecticut State, New Haven and LIU throughout the conference slate.
The Knights will make road trips to LIU, New Haven, Central Connecticut State, Chicago State, Wagner, Mercyhurst and Le Moyne as part of the 18-game NEC schedule.
The regular season will conclude on February 27, when FDU travels to Syracuse to face Le Moyne.
The full 2026-27 schedule can be found at here.
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