AMES, Iowa – Iowa State has announced its men’s basketball non-conference schedule for the 2026-27 season.
The schedule features eight regular season home games and one exhibition at Hilton Coliseum. Iowa State will play a pair of exhibition games this season, starting Oct. 18 in Hilton Coliseum against Creighton, followed by an Oct. 25 exhibition at Northwestern.
The regular season opener is slated for Nov. 2 against Memphis at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. It will be the first time the Cyclones have opened the season away from Hilton Coliseum since 2017. The home opener is slated for Nov. 6 against Southern Miss, while Iowa State will also host Southern (Nov. 10) and Niagara (Nov. 15) in a nine-day stretch at Hilton Coliseum.
Feast Week sends the Cyclones back to Las Vegas for the Players Era Championship Nov. 24-28. The Cyclones will open the tournament Nov. 24 against San Diego State. Iowa State will also play on Nov. 26 and Nov. 27 in Las Vegas. Should the Cyclones go 3-0 in the first three games, they would advance to the Players Era Championship Game on Nov. 28. The winner’s side of the tournament will be a bracketed event, with Tennessee, Maryland, St. John’s, Oregon, Louisville and Texas Tech joining Iowa State and San Diego State on the left half of the bracket. Gonzaga, Kansas State, Baylor, Alabama, Michigan, Creighton, TCU and Miami make up the other side of the bracket.
Iowa State will open December against Alcorn State at Hilton Coliseum (Dec. 2) before facing back-to-back Big Ten opponents. The Cyclones will face Purdue on Dec. 6 at Hilton Coliseum, marking the first trip to Ames for the Boilermakers. The Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series renews in Iowa City on Dec. 10. The Cyclones will look to make history with their fourth-straight victory over the Hawkeyes, something that has never been done in program history.
The Cyclones return to Hilton Coliseum to face North Carolina Central on Dec. 13 before heading to Kansas City on Dec. 18 to face Missouri State in the NABC Hall of Fame Classic at the T-Mobile Center. Iowa State will close the non-conference season at Hilton Coliseum with games against Northern Arizona (Dec. 21) and New Hampshire (Dec. 29).
Times and television selections will be announced at a later date.
2026-27 Iowa State Men’s Basketball Non-Conference Schedule
Oct. 18 – Creighton (Exhibition) – Hilton Coliseum
Oct. 25 – at Northwestern (Exhibition) – Evanston, Ill.
Nov. 2 – vs. Memphis – Sioux Falls, S.D.
Nov. 6 – Southern Miss – Hilton Coliseum
Nov. 10 – Southern – Hilton Coliseum
Nov. 15 – Niagara – Hilton Coliseum
Nov. 24 – vs. San Diego State – Las Vegas, Nev.
Nov. 26-28 – Players Era Festival – Las Vegas, Nev.
Dec. 2 – Alcorn State – Hilton Coliseum
Dec. 6 – Purdue – Hilton Coliseum
Dec. 10 – at Iowa (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series) – Iowa City, Iowa
Dec. 13 – North Carolina Central – Hilton Coliseum
Dec. 18 – vs. Missouri State – Kansas City, Mo.
Dec. 21 – Northern Arizona – Hilton Coliseum
Dec. 29 – New Hampshire – Hilton Coliseum
2026-27 Season Ticket Information:
–Season Ticket Renewals – Season ticket renewals began on July 1 and go through the end of the month. To renew your tickets for the 2026-27 season, please click here.
–New Season Tickets – Demand for season tickets continues to be strong. We expect a variety of seating options will be available for Cyclone Club members and public ticket buyers. New season tickets can be requested here.
–Mobile Pass – The basketball mobile pass is available to purchase now. The basketball mobile pass gives access to every home game with rotating seat locations throughout the season. Buy the basketball mobile pass here.
–Single-Game Tickets – The athletics department will offer a variety of single-game ticket promotions. Detailed information will be shared prior to the start of the season.
Should you have questions in regard to requesting season tickets or renewing tickets from last year, please contact the Iowa State Athletics Ticket Office by phone at 888-478-2925 or by email at tickets@iastate.edu.
