2014-15 Summit League Men's Basketball Schedule ELMHURST, Ill. – The Summit League announced its 2015 men's basketball schedule today with each of the nine teams slated to play a 16-game double round-robin schedule beginning Friday, Jan. 2.
Along with traditional Thursday and Saturday contests, the 2015 schedule features 12 games on Wednesdays. Including the Friday-Sunday opening weekend slate, there are seven total contests on Fridays and five on Sundays.
North Dakota State begins defense of its league title with an opening-night contest against Oral Roberts, which makes its return to The Summit League. Also on opening night, tournament runner-up Fort Wayne travels to Western Illinois, South Dakota State plays at Denver and Omaha is at South Dakota.
IUPUI hosts Denver Thursday, Jan. 10, in the first Summit League game at the newly-renovated Fairgrounds Coliseum. The initial rematch of the 2014 Summit League Championship Game occurs Saturday, Jan. 24, when Fort Wayne hosts North Dakota State. The teams meet again Saturday, Feb. 21, in Fargo.
The Summit League's regular season concludes with a full slate of Feb. 28 games. Pairings for the final day of the regular season include: Denver at Oral Roberts, Omaha at Fort Wayne, Western Illinois at IUPUI and South Dakota State at South Dakota.
The 2015 Summit League Men's Basketball Championship is set for March 7-10 at the brand-new Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls, S.D.
2015 SUMMIT LEAGUE MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Friday, Jan. 2Oral Roberts at North Dakota State
Fort Wayne at Western Illinois
Omaha at South Dakota
South Dakota State at Denver
Sunday, Jan. 4IUPUI at Fort Wayne
South Dakota State at North Dakota State
Omaha at Western Illinois
South Dakota at Denver
Wednesday, Jan. 7IUPUI at Oral Roberts
Western Illinois at South Dakota State
Thursday, Jan. 8Denver at Fort Wayne
North Dakota State at Omaha
Saturday, Jan. 10Denver at IUPUI
South Dakota at Fort Wayne
South Dakota State at Omaha
Oral Roberts at Western Illinois
Wednesday, Jan. 14Omaha at Oral Roberts
North Dakota State at South Dakota
IUPUI at South Dakota State
Western Illinois at Denver
Friday, Jan. 16IUPUI at Omaha
Western Illinois at North Dakota State
Saturday, Jan. 17Fort Wayne at Oral Roberts
South Dakota at South Dakota State
Wednesday, Jan. 21Fort Wayne at South Dakota State
Oral Roberts at Denver
Thursday, Jan. 22North Dakota State at IUPUI
South Dakota at Western Illinois
Saturday, Jan. 24North Dakota State at Fort Wayne
South Dakota at IUPUI
Denver at Omaha
South Dakota State at Oral Roberts
Wednesday, Jan. 28Omaha at South Dakota State
Thursday, Jan. 29Denver at North Dakota State
Fort Wayne at South Dakota
Friday, Jan. 30IUPUI at Western Illinois
Saturday, Jan. 31Denver at South Dakota State
Fort Wayne at Omaha
Oral Roberts at South Dakota
Sunday, Feb. 1North Dakota State at Western Illinois
Thursday, Feb 5South Dakota State at Fort Wayne
Oral Roberts at IUPUI
Omaha at North Dakota State
Western Illinois at South Dakota
Saturday, Feb. 7Oral Roberts at Fort Wayne
South Dakota State at IUPUI
South Dakota at North Dakota State
Omaha at Denver
Wednesday, Feb. 11Fort Wayne at IUPUI
Thursday, Feb. 12Western Illinois at Oral Roberts
South Dakota at Omaha
North Dakota State at Denver
Saturday, Feb. 14Western Illinois at Omaha
North Dakota State at South Dakota State
South Dakota at Oral Roberts
IUPUI at Denver
Wednesday, Feb. 18South Dakota State at Western Illinois
Thursday, Feb. 19Oral Roberts at Omaha
IUPUI at North Dakota State
Fort Wayne at Denver
Saturday, Feb. 21Denver at Western Illinois
Fort Wayne at North Dakota State
IUPUI at South Dakota
Oral Roberts at South Dakota State
Wednesday, Feb. 25Denver at South Dakota
Thursday, Feb. 26Western Illinois at Fort Wayne
Omaha at IUPUI
North Dakota State at Oral Roberts
Saturday, Feb. 28Omaha at Fort Wayne
Western Illinois at IUPUI
Denver at Oral Roberts
South Dakota State at South Dakota