2026-27 Mines Men's Basketball Schedule
 
GOLDEN, Colo. – Opening night is less than two weeks away as the Colorado School of Mines men's basketball team has unveiled their 2026-27 schedule. Head coach Pryor Orser's club will take on a 28-game slate this season which features 14 dates at Lockridge Arena, hosting regional crossover action the first weekend of the season and a trip to Las Vegas, Nevada for the third consecutive year.
 
The season tips off Monday night November 9 against Division III Colorado College as the Tigers make the return trip to Golden this fall. The Conference Challenge follows that weekend as the Orediggers will host four games over two days with St. Mary's (TX), Lubbock Christian and MSU Denver coming to Lockridge Arena. Mines will play the second game each day and take on the Rattlers Friday November 13 night before battling the Chaps Saturday afternoon November 14.
 
More regional action comes the following week as the Orediggers hit the road for the first time against UT Tyler and UT Dallas on November 20 and 21. Four RMAC games follow to begin December starting with a home game against MSU Denver December 1 before making the short trip over to Regis December 3. The Orediggers then head to New Mexico Highlands and Adams State December 10 and 12. The final action of 2026 sees Mines head back to the Holiday Hoops Classic at the South Point Hotel Casino where they'll take on West Texas A&M and Simon Fraser December 18 and 19.
 
Non-conference action wraps up to start the new year on January 3 against Northern New Mexico to kick off a three-game home stand that includes Colorado Mesa on January 7 and Westminster on January 9. Mines will head north the next weekend and travel to South Dakota Mines and preseason national #6 Black Hills State January 14 and 16 before returning home on January 21 and 23 against UCCS and CSU Pueblo.
 
Round two against the metro-area foes MSU Denver and Regis are next January 26 and 30 with a trip downtown to take on the Roadrunners before hosting the Rangers at Lockridge Arena. Fort Lewis and New Mexico Highlands are first up as the calendar turns over on February 4 and 6 with another trip west to Western Colorado and Colorado Mesa on February 11 and 13.
 
The final home games of the season are February 18 and 20 against Chadron State and South Dakota Mines before the Orediggers conclude the regular season at Colorado Christian and UCCS February 25 and 27.
 
Last season, Mines went 16-16 overall and 12-8 in the RMAC on the way to a sixth-place finish in the standings. Last season Alex Romack and Jonathan Moore were named First and Second Team All-RMAC respectively while Shelton_Henton was named Freshman of the Year and Honorable Mention All-RMAC.
 
All home and conference matches stream live on the RMAC Network. The RMAC Network remains a pay-per-view model for all events. Fans can purchase monthly and annual subscriptions that will provide them access to all regular-season, championship, and archived broadcasts on the RMAC Network. A monthly subscription costs $25, and an annual subscription costs $130. Single-game passes are available for just over $10 which grants access to a single game for 24 hours. For technical support questions, fans can contact Hudl Support or email the RMAC directly (rmac@rmacsports.org). For further support, fans can visit the RMAC Network Help page.
 
Tickets for home games can be purchased online at www.minesathletics.com/tickets, or at the gate. There will also be live stats linked at www.minesathletics.com.
 
Fans can keep up with Mines men's basketball on X and Instagram at @minesmbb. They can also keep up with Colorado School of Mines Athletics all year long on Facebook, X and Instagram using the handle @MinesAthletics.