WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Carolina University Men's Basketball has announced its 2026-27 schedule as the Bruins prepare for another season under Head Coach Jacob Heck, who enters his fifth season leading the program.
The 2026-27 slate features a challenging combination of NAIA, NCCAA and NCAA Division I opponents, with the Bruins scheduled for 29 regular-season contests. Carolina will play 12 games in Winston-Salem while also facing a demanding road and neutral-site schedule. CarolinaU 2026-2027 MBB Schedule
Carolina opens the campaign at home on Friday, October 23, welcoming Milligan to Winston-Salem for a 7 p.m. tipoff. The Bruins then head to Columbia, Kentucky, for back-to-back contests in the Brady Button Memorial Classic, facing Campbellsville University on October 30 before a matchup with Lindsey Wilson University on October 31. Carolina returns home for consecutive games against Life University on November 4 and Montreat on November 7.
The early portion of the schedule will test the Bruins away from home. Carolina travels to Lawrenceville, Georgia, for the GGC Classic against Keiser and Cumberland (Tenn.) on November 13-14 before visiting WVU Tech on November 18. One of the highlights of the 2026-27 schedule is a collection of four NCAA Division I road contests. The Bruins are scheduled to face NCCU on November 23, Appalachian State on December 1, Coastal Carolina on December 13 and UNCG on December 21.
December includes Carolina heads to Florida for games against Warner University and Webber International University on December 9 and 10. Bruins will also play Morris College on the road December 17. The Bruins return to Winston-Salem on December 19 to host Alice Lloyd College.
Following the holiday break, Carolina begins the 2027 portion of its schedule on January 2 with a road contest at Milligan University. The Bruins host Spartanburg Methodist College on January 6 before traveling to UPike and SGU-EGC. Later in January, Carolina heads to Washington, D.C., for matchups with Washington Adventist University and Fisher before returning home to host Georgia Gwinnett College on January 27.
The Bruins close the regular season with a busy February slate. After road games at Montreat, Carolina will play four consecutive home contests against Morris College, GSU-EGC, Hesston College and Bluefield College with last being Senior Night. The regular season concludes on Saturday, February 20, when the Bruins travel to Spartanburg, South Carolina, to face Spartanburg Methodist.
The 2026-27 campaign marks Heck's fifth season as Carolina University's head coach. The Bruins will look to continue building the program while navigating a schedule that provides opportunities against competition from multiple collegiate levels throughout the season.
Dates and times are subject to change.
