SoCon 2025–26 Basketball Schedule

The Southern Conference released the 2025–26 men’s basketball league schedule Aug. 12, 2025, as VMI prepares for an exciting season on the hardwood.

The Keydets begin conference play at home with two consecutive games at Cameron Hall New Year’s Day and Jan. 3, 2026, against Samford and Chattanooga, respectively. The following week, the Keydets hit the road to face East Tennessee State University Jan. 7 and Furman University Jan. 10.

From Jan. 15–21, VMI will host three straight games beginning with Mercer University Jan. 15 before facing rival The Citadel Jan. 17 and closing with the University of North Carolina at Greensboro Jan. 21.

Continuing the pattern, the Keydets will then be on the road for three straight contests from Jan. 24–31, beginning with Western Carolina University before taking on The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina, and playing at Mercer Jan. 31 in Macon, Georgia.

The month of February brings Wofford College to town Feb. 4, followed by a visit from ETSU Saturday, Feb. 7. VMI will travel to Greensboro, North Carolina, Feb. 11 to face UNCG before returning home for a Valentine’s Day meeting with Furman.

Only 2 weeks removed from hosting Wofford, VMI then travels to Spartanburg for a return visit with the Terriers Feb. 18 before hosting Western Carolina Feb. 21.

VMI concludes the regular season on the road Feb. 26–28 at Samford University and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, closing the league slate against the two schools it began league play against in January.

The 2026 Ingles Southern Conference Basketball Tournament will take place March 5–9 at Harrah’s Cherokee Center in Asheville, North Carolina, where VMI will again look to make a deep run into the conference tournament after making it to the semifinals in 2025.

Tipoff times for all league games will be announced at a later date.

*Bold indicates home games.

VMI Basketball 2025-26 Southern Conference Schedule

Thursday, Jan. 1 – Samford
Saturday, Jan. 3 – Chattanooga
Wednesday, Jan. 7 – at ETSU
Saturday, Jan. 10 – at Furman
Thursday, Jan. 15 – Mercer
Saturday, Jan. 17 – The Citadel
Wednesday, Jan. 21 – UNCG
Saturday, Jan. 24 – at Western Carolina
Thursday, Jan. 29 – at The Citadel
Saturday, Jan. 31 – at Mercer
Wednesday, Feb. 4 – Wofford
Saturday, Feb. 7 – ETSU
Wednesday, Feb. 11 – at UNCG
Saturday, Feb. 14 – Furman
Wednesday, Feb. 18 – at Wofford
Saturday, Feb. 21 – Western Carolina
Thursday, Feb. 26 – at Samford
Saturday, Feb. 28 – at Chattanooga

Editor’s Note: This article was first published on vmikeydets.com.