HARRISONBURG, Va. - EMU Men's Basketball Head Coach Melvin Felix, has announced the Royals 2026-27 schedule. The slate sees EMU inside Yoder Arena for 12 games, and hitting the road for a baker's dozen. 

The Royals open up their season on the road, traveling to Staunton to take on Mary Baldwin on Friday, Nov. 6. Their home opener takes place the following Wednesday, Nov. 11, against Southern Virginia. Nov. 14 and 15 sees EMU at Bridgewater College for the Carlyle Whitelow Classic. They'll take on Mid-Atlantic Christian on Saturday and Penn State Hazleton on Sunday. They then welcome in the defending national champion Eagles of Mary Washington on on Nov. 18, followed by another home matchup, this time against Greensboro, on Nov. 21. They wrap up November with a trip to Stevenson on the 24, before heading off for Thanksgiving break. 

ODAC play awaits the Royals return to campus, with a Dec. 2 matchup against Batten University, followed by a showdown against Randolph on Dec. 5. They finish December with a pair of non-conference games, first on the 12th at home against St. Mary's College of Maryland, and then at William Peace on the 19th, for their final game of 2026. 

EMU opens 2027 on Jan. 6 with a road game against Roanoke, before returning home for back-to-back games against Lynchburg and Guilford, on the 9th and 13th, respectively. A trip to Hampden-Sydney is on tap for Jan. 16, followed by a trip to Shenandoah on the 20th. They then flip flop home and away, taking on Averett at home on the 23rd, W&L away on the 27th, Randolph at home on the 30th and Bridgewater on the road on Feb. 3. The regular season ends with three of their final five games on at home, as they take on Roanoke and Randolph Macon in Harrisonburg on the 6th and 10, traveling to Batten on the 13th, wrapping up their home slate against Shenandoah on the 17th and finishing the regular season with a trip to Guilford on Feb. 20. 

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