{"id":459045,"date":"2026-09-10T05:39:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T05:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/459045\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T05:39:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T05:39:26","slug":"mens-basketball-releases-2026-27-nonconference-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/459045\/","title":{"rendered":"Men’s Basketball Releases 2026-27 Nonconference Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. \u2013 Head Coach Chris Gerlufsen<\/a> and the University of San Francisco men’s basketball team have officially announced the nonconference schedule for the upcoming 2026-27 season.
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\nSan Francisco will begin its season with two exhibition games at nationally ranked Arizona on October 13 at McKale Center at ALKEME Arena and then host San Francisco State at home on October 26.
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\nThe program follows with five straight regular-season home games at War Memorial at the Sobrato Center when the Dons host Radford (November 2), North Dakota State (November 6), Montana (November 10), Portland State (November 14), and Louisiana (November 18).
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\nHitting the road for the first time, San Francisco embarks on a trip to Palm Desert to compete in the Acrisure Series against Nevada on November 23 and former West Coast Conference opponent Oregon State on November 24. For the green and gold, this will mark the second straight year the program will compete in the Acrisure Series. Last season, the Dons faced off against Colorado and Nevada.
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\nFollowing four straight home contests against Bethune-Cookman (November 28), UNLV (December 2), South Dakota (December 5), and a non-Division I opponent (December 8), San Francisco competes in its lone two true nonconference road games at new Pac-12 Conference members Fresno State on December 12 at Save Mart Center and Texas State on December 16 at Strahan Arena at the University Events Center.
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\nThe nonconference slate concludes with three contests, highlighted by the inaugural Texas Legends Classic on December 18-21. The tournament will feature eight Division I men’s basketball programs competing in a total of eight games over four days. For San Francisco, the Dons will face George Washington on December 19, followed by a battle against Tulsa on December 21 at Comerica Center in Frisco, Texas.
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\nWest Coast Conference play begins on January 2 or 3 at home when the program hosts Denver for the first-time ever as league opponents at War Memorial at the Sobrato Center.
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\nGerlufsen enters his fifth year at the helm of the program and will look to get back to the 20-win mark for the fourth time in five seasons in 2026-27. Notably, the Dons have finished in the top five in the final conference standings in all five seasons under Gerlufsen.<\/p>\n

San Francisco will return Aidan Braccia<\/a> and Ndewedo Newbury<\/a> from last year’s roster in addition to a new wave of incoming talent.

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\nThe full 2026-26 San Francisco men’s basketball schedule can be viewed here<\/a>.

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\nSeason tickets for San Francisco men’s basketball are available via the San Francisco Athletics box office at\u00a0usftickets@usfca.edu<\/a>\u00a0or (415) 422-2873. Single-game tickets will be available soon.<\/p>\n

For updates and more information on the University of San Francisco men’s basketball program, follow the Dons @USFDonsMBB<\/a> on X, @USFDonsMBB<\/a> on Instagram, and @USFDonsMBB<\/a> on Facebook.<\/p>\n