The UMSL Tritons went 21-12 and advanced to the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional Finals last season. (Photo: Terrance Williams)
Cedric Williams
Senior Editor
NORMANDY, MO — The University of Missouri-St. Louis athletics program announced its 2025-26 men’s basketball schedule on Wednesday.
UMSL will play 28 regular season games, beginning with the season opener on November 1 against Northwest Missouri State. That game will be played at the Civic Arena in St. Joseph, Mo., as part of the 2025 NCAA Division II CCA Tip-Off Classic.
The Tritons will play two games at that event. The next day, UMSL will face the host school, Missouri Western State.
Overall, UMSL will host 12 home games this season, play 10 games on the road, and play six more at neutral sites.
UMSL’s first home game will come on November 26, when the Tritons will host Kentucky Wesleyan in a non-conference matchup at the Mark Twain Building.
UMSL went 21-12 and advanced to the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional Finals for the third time in the last four years, last season. (Photo: Ellie Parker)
UMSL will once again play in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. That schedule consists of 20 games — 10 at home and 10 on the road — with the top eight teams earning a spot in the conference tournament, where the winner will receive an automatic bid into the NCAA Division II National Championship Tournament.
Last year, UMSL finished second in the conference standings, with a 21-12 overall record and a 15-5 league mark. The Tritons were the No. 2 seed in the GLVC Tournament and advanced to the tournament championship game, before losing to Lincoln University.
UMSL still earned an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament, where it pulled off upsets over Ferris State and Missouri S&T to advance to the Midwest Regional Finals for the third time in the last four years.
The Tritons won the conference championship in 2022 and claimed the regional title and advanced to the NCAA Tournament Division II Elite Eight in 2023.
UMSL went 21-12 and advanced to the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional Finals for the third time in the last four years, last season. (Photo: Ellie Parker)
UMSL will play two home games in November, just one in December (on December 13 against Wisconsin-Parkside), but that will be made up for with five home games in January and four in February.
The new-look Tritons will feature 10 transfers on this year’s team, as well as several former St. Louis-area high school stars, including Quenton Parker (Cardinal Ritter); Mason Dunlap (Eureka); Jayden Creighton (University City); Meechy Phillips (Lutheran St. Charles); and Rashad Smith (Pattonville).
UMSL TRITONS 2025-26 MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1, 2025 (Saturday) | 7 p.m. | Neutral | Northwest Missouri State | St. Joseph, Mo. / Civic Arena | D2CCA Tip-Off Classic |
| November 2, 2025 (Sunday) | 6 p.m. | Neutral | Missouri Western State | St. Joseph, Mo. / Civic Arena | D2CCA Tip-Off Classic |
| November 14, 2025 (Friday) | Neutral | Michigan Tech | Wisconsin Dells, Wis. / JustAGame Fieldhouse | JustAGame Crossover | |
| November 15, 2025 (Saturday) | Neutral | Northern Michigan | Wisconsin Dells, Wis. / JustAGame Fieldhouse | JustAGame Crossover | |
| November 26, 2025 (Wednesday) | 1 p.m. | Home | Kentucky Wesleyan | Mark Twain Building | |
| November 29, 2025 (Saturday) | 3:15 p.m. | Home | Illinois Springfield | Mark Twain Building | |
| December 1, 2025 (Monday) | 7:30 p.m. | Away | Maryville | Chesterfield, Mo. / Moloney Arena | |
| December 4, 2025 (Thursday) | 7:45 p.m. | Away | Lewis | Romeoville, Ill. / Neil Carey Arena | |
| December 6, 2025 (Saturday) | 2:15 p.m. (CDT) | Away | UIndy | Indianapolis, Ind. / Nicoson Hall | |
| December 13, 2025 (Saturday) | 3 p.m. | Home | Parkside | Mark Twain Building | |
| December 16, 2025 (Tuesday) | 3 p.m. | Neutral | Texas A&M – Kingsville | San Antonio, Texas / Northside ISD Sports Gym | River City Holiday Classic |
| December 17, 2025 (Wednesday) | 3 p.m. | Neutral | Dallas Baptist | San Antonio, Texas / Northside ISD Sports Gym | River City Holiday Classic |
| January 2, 2026 (Friday) | 7:45 p.m. | Home | Quincy | Mark Twain Building | |
| January 4, 2026 (Sunday) | 3:15 p.m. | Home | Upper Iowa | Mark Twain Building | |
| January 8, 2026 (Thursday) | 7:30 p.m. | Away | Rockhurst | Kansas City, Mo. / Mason-Halpin Gymnasium | |
| January 10, 2026 (Saturday) | 3:15 p.m. | Away | Southwest Baptist | Bolivar, Mo. Meyer Sports Center | |
| January 15, 2026 (Thursday) | 7:45 p.m. | Home | Missouri S&T | Mark Twain Building | |
| January 17, 2026 (Saturday) | 3:15 p.m. | Home | Lincoln | Mark Twain Building | |
| January 24, 2026 (Saturday) | 3:15 p.m. | Home | Maryville | Mark Twain Building | |
| January 29, 2026 (Thursday) | 7:45 p.m. | Away | McKendree | Lebanon, Ill. / Melvin Price Convocation Center | |
| January 31, 2026 (Saturday) | 3:15 p.m. | Away | Illinois Springfield | Springfield, Ill. / TRAC | |
| February 5, 2026 (Thursday) | 7:45 p.m. | Home | UIndy | Mark Twain Building | |
| February 7, 2026 (Saturday) | 3:15 p.m. | Home | Lewis | Mark Twain Building | |
| February 12, 2026 (Thursday) | 7 p.m. | Away | Upper Iowa | Fayette, Iowa / Dorman Memorial Gymnasium | |
| February 14, 2026 (Saturday) | 3:15 p.m. | Away | Quincy | Quincy, Ill. / Pepsi Arena | |
| February 19, 2026 (Thursday) | 7:45 p.m. | Home | Truman State | Mark Twain Building | |
| February 21, 2026 (Saturday) | 3:15 p.m. | Home | William Jewell | Mark Twain Building | |
| February 26, 2026 (Thursday) | 7:45 p.m. | Away | Drury | Springfield, Mo. / O’Reilly Family Events Center | |
| March 5-8, 2026 | TBD | Neutral | GLVC Tournament | TBD |