McLean County Times

The Illinois Wesleyan University men's basketball team has announced its schedule for the 2025-26 season. Head coach Ron Rose shared details of the upcoming campaign on Thursday, August 21.

The Titans will play a total of 25 games, including two in-season tournaments and a slate of 16 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) matchups. The schedule also features a trip to New York.

Illinois Wesleyan will open the season by hosting the Sikma Hall of Fame Invitational on November 14-15. The first game will see the Titans face Illinois College, coached by Steve Schweer, an Illinois Wesleyan alumnus from the class of 2006. UW-Oshkosh and Maryville (Tenn.) will compete in the other tournament matchup.

Following their home opener, the Titans complete a three-game homestand against Chicago. Nick Roper is set to return to Shirk Center as a graduate student with the Maroons.

The team then travels to Albion, Michigan for games on November 21-22. They are scheduled to play Wisconsin Lutheran on Friday before facing either Albion or Kenyon on Saturday.

After returning home to host UW-Stout on November 29, Illinois Wesleyan embarks on a series of away games throughout December. The CCIW season begins December 3 with an away game at Carthage—a rematch of last season's conference tournament championship. Additional road games include visits to North Central (December 6), Elmhurst (December 13), and WashU (December 18). At the end of December, the Titans travel to New York City for contests against Yeshiva (December 29) and Hamilton at Yeshiva University's Max Stern Athletic Center (December 31).

As January arrives, Illinois Wesleyan shifts focus back to CCIW competition leading up to the conference tournament. The CCIW Tournament quarterfinals begin February 24, followed by semifinals on February 27 and concluding with the championship game February 28.

Coach Ron Rose said: "With the start of the academic year around the corner and the Illinois Wesleyan University men's basketball team back from its international trip, head coach Ron Rose released the team's 2025-26 schedule Thursday, Aug. 21."

For more information about game dates and opponents, fans can view the full schedule online.