WORCESTER, Mass. – Clark University head men's basketball coach Tyler Simms unveiled the scarlet and white's 2025-26 schedule on Thursday afternoon.
The Cougars are scheduled to compete in 25 contests, with 11 at home and 14 on the road. Clark is set to open the season on Saturday, November 8 when they travel to Roger Williams for a contest beginning at 3:30 p.m.
"We are extremely excited about the upcoming season with 10 returning and seven new student-athletes in our program," said Simms. "They are continuing to represent Clark University and Clark Basketball at a high level, on and off the court. We have started practicing together as a group already, and we are looking forward to maximizing our potential as a team. We have continued to challenge ourselves with a very difficult non-conference slate, including six games on the road."
The Cougars will host their home opener on Wednesday, November 12 when they welcome Saint Joe's (CT) at 7:00 p.m. Clark will travel to Westfield State for a tournament that starts against Albertus Magnus (Nov. 14) and ends with either The College at Old Westbury/Westfield State (Nov. 15) depending on the result of the Friday game.
The scarlet and white will then return home for a contest against St. Joe's (Me.) on Tuesday, November 18. After a pair of road games at West Conn (Nov. 22) and Brandeis (Nov. 25), the Cougars will host Nichols (Nov. 30).
Clark is set to open NEWMAC play on Wednesday, December 3 with a home contest against MIT. The Cougars then welcome crosstown rival WPI to the Kneller on Saturday, December 6. The scarlet and white then hit the road for three straight games, opening with a contest at Tufts (Dec. 31), Babson (Jan. 7), and Salve Regina (Jan. 10).
The Cougars then welcome Coast Guard (Jan. 13) to the Kneller before traveling to Emerson (Jan. 15) and Wheaton (Jan. 17) for NEWMAC contests. Springfield (Jan. 20) comes to Worcester before starting the second half of their NEWMAC schedule with road games at MIT (Jan. 24) and WPI (Jan. 28).
Clark hosts a pair of games against Babson (Jan. 31) and Salve Regina (Feb. 4) before traveling to Coast Guard (Feb. 7). The Cougars will close out the season with two home contests vs. Wheaton (Feb. 11) and Emerson (Feb. 14) and travel to Springfield (Feb. 18).
"We are hosting 5 home contests in the Kneller in the fall semester that we hope the student body and our Clark community can come support," said Simms. "Wear RED and continue to give us the best homecourt advantage in the NEWMAC - #PackTheKneller!!!"
