GREAT FALLS, Mont. – The University of Providence men's basketball program has officially released its 2026-27 schedule, featuring 14 games on the Argos home court.

Head Coach Michael Claxton begins his first season at the helm of the program and looks to get back to the Frontier Conference Tournament, featuring 12 new Argos. "Our guys have been working extremely hard to prepare for a new era of Argo Men's Basketball." Claxton stated, "We have a well-balanced non-conference schedule that will immediately put us to the test and will competitively prepare us for the tough Frontier Conference gauntlet ahead."

UP opens the season with an exhibition match at Montana State University Billings on October 23rd. They then open regular season play with a pair of home games against Bushnell University on Oct. 30 and Walla Walla University on Oct. 31. UP will then head to the Taco Bell Shootout in Caldwell, Idaho where they will face The College of Idaho on Nov. 6 and Northwest University on Nov. 7. To close out the non-conference schedule, UP will host Stanton University on Nov. 14.

The Argos open Frontier Conference play by heading to MSU-Northern on Nov. 20, then go across the state to Rocky Mountain College in Billings on Dec. 3 before facing Carroll College in Helena on Dec. 5. Providence follows that with three straight home games against MSU-Northern (12/11), Montana Tech (12/18), and Montana Western (12/19). Over winter break, the Argos head to Missoula for a matchup against the University of Montana on Dec. 21 at 7:00 p.m. prior to heading east to face Dakota State (12/31) and Bellevue University (1/2).

In the full swing of conference competition, UP hosts Valley City State on January 7, and Mayville State on January 8 before traveling to North Dakota for matchups with Bismarck State and Dickinson State on January 15-16. When they return to Great Falls, they host Bellevue University (1/22) and Dakota State (1/23), before traveling to Montana Western (1/29) and Montana Tech (1-30).

February sees the Argos settle in with four of the last six games in the McLaughlin Center beginning with hosting Carroll College and Rocky Mountain College on Feb. 5-6 and hosting Bismarck State and Dickinson State on Feb. 12-13. UP will then wrap up the regular season schedule with a road trip to North Dakota to face Mayville State and Valley City State on Feb. 19-20.

The Frontier Conference Tournament is set for February 26 through March 1, with the top eight seeds earning a bid.

All home games will be streamed on the UPARGOS YouTube channel. For the most up-to-date information, visit UPARGOS.COM.