Garden City, N.Y. – With a new wave of players coming to campus, head coach Dave Duke – entering his 12th season at the helm – and the Adelphi men's basketball team will begin its 2026-27 campaign in the Aloha State, taking part in the Hoops in Hawaii Classic.

The Panthers will take on Minot State in the first game of the tournament on Friday at 6:05 PM local time before facing either Hawaii Pacific or St. Edward's on Saturday, depending on the results. The final game of the Classic will take place on Sunday, with the time and opponent still TBD.

After a 12-day hiatus, Adelphi begins its mainland schedule with the ECC-NE10 Conference Challenge at Queens College. The Brown and Gold take on Molloy on Friday, Nov. 13 at 7:30 PM before facing host Queens on Saturday at 3:30 PM.

The Panthers will then play two road non-conference matchups against CACC opponents Dominican (NY) on Nov. 21 and Chestnut Hill on Nov. 29.

NE10 play begins for Duke's squad on Dec. 2 at American International College before the Panthers finally host their home opener on Saturday, Dec. 5, when they welcome Franklin Pierce to the CRS.

Adelphi's home schedule continues when the Panthers welcome Mercy (Dec. 9) and the College of Staten Island (Dec. 12) to Garden City.

The Cats are back on the road for a date with Goldey-Beacom (Dec. 15) before heading to the West Liberty Christmas Tournament, where Adelphi will take on national powerhouse West Liberty and Point Park (Pa.) on Dec. 18 and 19.

Adelphi wraps up 2026 with a New Year's Eve game at the CRS against another nationally ranked opponent, Daemen, at 2 PM.

The new year begins the Panthers' long stretch of conference play, during which they will play two games a week from Jan. 3 to Feb. 23.

The home schedule is as follows: Jan. 6 vs. Assumption, Jan. 9 vs. Saint Michael's, Jan. 20 vs. Southern Connecticut State, Jan. 23 vs. Bentley, Jan. 30 vs. Saint Anselm, Feb. 9 vs. Pace, Feb. 13 vs. Southern New Hampshire and Feb. 23 vs. AIC.

Adelphi will be on the road Jan. 3 at Saint Anselm, Jan. 12 at Pace, Jan. 16 at Southern New Hampshire, Jan. 26 at Franklin Pierce, Feb. 3 at Assumption, Feb. 6 at Saint Michael's, Feb. 17 at Southern Connecticut State and Feb. 20 at Bentley.