America East Announces 2026-27 Conference Schedules for Women’s and Men's Basketball

BOSTON — America East announced its 2026-27 women's and men's basketball conference schedules Tuesday. Women's basketball will open conference play on the road against Maine in a rematch of the 2026 America East Championship. Men's basketball will start conference play on the road at Binghamton.

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Women's Basketball: 2026-27 Schedule | 2026-27 Roster 

Men's Basketball: 2026-27 Schedule | 2026-27 Roster

Women's Basketball 

• The Catamounts will open conference play in Orono, Maine, to compete against the

  Black Bears on Thursday, Dec. 31. 

• To kick off January, the Catamounts will host the Binghamton Bearcats on Saturday, Jan. 2.

• Following the contest against the Bearcats, the Catamounts will travel to Lowell, Mass., to face the UMass Lowell River Hawks on Thursday, Jan. 7. 

• Vermont will return to Patrick Gym to face New Hampshire on Thursday, Jan. 14. 

• After the contest against the Wildcats, the Catamounts hit the road again to take on the Bulldogs of Bryant on Saturday, Jan. 16. 

• The Catamounts will follow that road contest with a three-game home stand, facing UMBC on Thursday, Jan. 21, NJIT on Saturday, Jan. 23, and Maine on Thursday, Jan. 28. 

• Following the three-game home stand, the Catamounts will hit the road for two contests against UAlbany on Saturday, Jan. 30, and New Hampshire on Thursday, Feb. 4. 

• Following the trip to the Granite State, the Catamounts will host Bryant on Saturday, Feb. 4. 

• The Catamounts will travel to Vestal, N.Y., to play against the Binghamton Bearcats on Thursday, Feb. 11. They will return home for a contest against the Great Danes of UAlbany on Saturday, Feb. 13. 

• The Catamounts will then hit the road for two games against UMBC on Thursday, Feb. 18, and against NJIT on Saturday, Feb. 20. 

• Vermont will finish the season at Patrick Gym with a game against UMass Lowell on Saturday, Feb. 27. 

Men's Basketball 

• Vermont enters the 2025-26 season seeking its 12th America East Championship. The Catamounts have the most America East Championships in America East history.

• The Catamounts will begin their conference schedule on the road against Binghamton on January 2.

• Vermont will host UMass Lowell on January 7, followed by a bye that weekend. The Catamounts will visit New Hampshire on January 14.

• UVM will host Bryant on Martin Luther King Jr Day, January 18. The Catamounts will then begin a two-game road trip at UMBC on January 21 and NJIT on January 23.

• Vermont will conclude January with a road game at Maine on January 28 and a home game against UAlbany on January 30.

• To kick off February, the Catamounts will host New Hampshire on February 4, then travel to face Bryant on February 6.

• Vermont will host Binghamton on February 11 before traveling to UAlbany on February 13.

• The Catamounts will host defending America East Champion UMBC on February 18, followed by NJIT on February 20.

• UVM will have a bye the following week before traveling for their final road game at UMass Lowell on February 27.

• The Cats finish the conference schedule with a home game against Maine on March 2.

 

2026-27 Conference Home Games

Men's Basketball	Women's Basketball
Thursday, Jan. 7 vs. UMass Lowell – 7 p.m.	Saturday, Jan. 2 vs. Binghamton -  2 P.M.
Monday, Jan. 18 vs. Bryant – 2 p.m.	Thursday, Jan. 14 vs. New Hampshire - TBA
Saturday, Jan. 30 vs. UAlbany – 6 p.m.	Thursday, Jan. 21 vs. UMBC - 6 P.M.
Thursday, Feb. 4 vs. NJIT – 7 p.m.	Saturday, Jan. 23 vs. NJIT  - 2 P.M.
Thursday, Feb. 11 vs. Binghamton – 6 p.m.	Thursday, Jan. 28 vs. Maine  - 6 P.M.
Thursday, Feb. 18 vs. UMBC – 7 p.m.	Saturday, Feb. 6 vs.  Bryant  - 6 P.M.
Saturday, Feb. 20 vs. NJIT – 3 p.m.	Saturday, Feb. 13 vs.  UAlbany  - 6 P.M.
Tuesday, Mar. 2 vs. Maine – 7 p.m.	Saturday, Feb. 27 vs. UMass Lowell  - 2 PM

 

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