2025-26 EIU Basketball Schedule 

Eastern Illinois men's basketball has announced its completed 2025-26 schedule as the Panthers released the final non-conference contests for the upcoming year.
 
EIU opens the season playing at Valparaiso on November 4 as part of the BBN United Tipoff Classic presented by Kentucky Tourism.  Other contests in that preseason MTE event are home on Nov. 7 hosting Nicholls State and at Kentucky on Nov. 14.
 
The Panthers had already had road games at Notre Dame (Nov. 11), Purdue (Nov. 28) and Iowa State (Dec. 14) announced along with the OVC conference schedule of 20 games.
 
Remaining home contests for EIU announced are November 19 hosting Tiffin University, December 1 hosting Blackburn College, December 10 hosting Eastern Kentucky and December 22 hosting East-West University.
 
The Panthers one remaining road contest that was announced was at Central Arkansas on November 25.
 
OVC play begins at home for EIU on December 6 hosting Lindenwood.
 
 
EIU Men's Basketball 2025-26 Schedule
Nov. 4 at Valparaiso
Nov. 7 vs. Nicholls State
Nov. 11 at Notre Dame
Nov. 14 at Kentucky
Nov. 19 vs. Tiffin Univ.
Nov. 25 at Central Arkansas
Nov. 28 at Purdue
Dec. 1 vs. Blackburn College
Dec. 6 vs. Lindenwood *
Dec. 10 vs. Eastern Kentucky
Dec. 14 at Iowa State
Dec. 18 vs. SIUE *
Dec. 22 vs. East-West University
Jan. 1 at Southeast Missouri *
Jan. 3 at UT Martin *
Jan. 8 vs. Tennessee Tech *
Jan. 10 vs. Tennessee State *
Jan. 13 vs. Western Illinois *
Jan. 15 at Little Rock *
Jan. 22 at Southern Indiana *
Jan. 24 at Morehead State *
Jan. 29 vs. UT Martin *
Jan. 31 vs. Southeast Missouri *
Feb. 5 at Tennessee State *
Feb. 7 at Tennessee Tech *
Feb. 10 at Western Illinois *
Feb. 14 vs. Little Rock *
Feb. 19 vs. Morehead State *
Feb. 21 vs. Southern Indiana *
Feb. 25 at Lindenwood *
Feb. 27 at SIUE *
March 4-7 at OVC Tournament (Evansville, Ind.)