INSTITUTE – West Virginia State University men's basketball head coach Bryan Poore has unveiled the 2026-27 Yellow Jackets schedule. WVSU will play 14 games inside the Walker Convocation Center, highlighted by the annual Earl Lloyd Classic.
 
"We are extremely excited for the upcoming season to get started," Poore said. "We always enjoy honoring Earl Lloyd's legacy with the conference challenge, and have brought in two of the top teams from the CIAA this year. We also got invited back to the Chris Paul HBCU Classic, which is a first-class event held this year in our nation's capital with an extremely strong field."
 
WVSU opens the season Nov. 9 with a non-conference home game against Thomas More University. That leads into the Earl Lloyd Classic, where the Yellow Jackets host Fayetteville State University on Nov. 13 before facing Virginia Union University on Nov. 14 at 4 p.m. WVSU then hits the road, opening Mountain East Conference play Nov. 21 at Fairmont State University before traveling to Thomas More on Nov. 24.
 
Following a week off, WVSU hosts its home MEC opener against Frostburg State University on Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m. Two days later, the Yellow Jackets travel to Washington, D.C., to compete in the Toyota Chris Paul HBCU Classic. WVSU faces Virginia State University on Dec. 4 before taking on either Winston-Salem State University or Clark Atlanta University.
 
Returning to MEC action, WVSU plays at Glenville State University on Dec. 9 before closing out the fall semester with home contests against West Virginia Wesleyan College (Dec. 12) and Concord University (Dec. 16).
 
Following the holiday break, WVSU resumes conference play Jan. 2 at Shawnee State University. The annual rivalry matchup against the University of Charleston is set for Jan. 20 at 7:30 p.m. inside the Walker Convocation Center, with WVSU closing out the regular season Feb. 27 at UC. The month of February features six road contests in eight games for the Yellow Jackets, with home matchups set for Feb. 17 against Shawnee State and Feb. 20 against Wheeling University.
 
The Mountain East Conference Tournament is set for March 3-7 at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va., with the top 10 teams in the final conference standings earning a tournament berth.