PORTLAND, Ore. – The Lewis & Clark College men's basketball team announced its 2026-27 schedule, which includes 26 games, including an exhibition against an NCAA Division I opponent, five road games in California and a Northwest Conference schedule beginning in early December.
 
The River Otters open with an exhibition tonight at 7 p.m. at Portland State University, a member of the Big Sky Conference. Lewis & Clark then plays five games in California over 11 days.
 
The regular season begins at the University of La Verne on Nov. 6, followed by a game at the University of Redlands on Nov. 8. The River Otters face UC Santa Cruz of the Coast-to-Coast Conference on Nov. 13, return to Redlands on Nov. 14 and conclude their California trips at Chapman University on Nov. 16. La Verne, Redlands and Chapman compete in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC).
 
Lewis & Clark opens its home schedule at Pamplin Sports Center on Nov. 22 at 3 p.m. against California Lutheran University, also a SCIAC member. Colorado College of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) visits Nov. 23 at 5 p.m.
 
Conference play begins Dec. 4 at Whitworth University, the 2025-26 NWC regular-season and tournament champion, and continues Dec. 5 at Whitman College.
 
The River Otters close non-conference play at home against two Texas programs. American Southwest Conference member Hardin-Simmons University visits Dec. 18 at 3 p.m., and SCAC member Schreiner University visits Dec. 19 at 5 p.m.
 
Lewis & Clark resumes conference play with consecutive games against Pacific University, traveling to Forest Grove on Dec. 30 before hosting the Boxers on Jan. 2.
 
The River Otters play three home games in five days, hosting Pacific Lutheran University on Jan. 15, the University of Puget Sound on Jan. 16 and George Fox University on Jan. 19. Puget Sound finished second in the 2025-26 NWC regular-season standings.
 
Other conference road games include visits to Linfield University on Jan. 8, Willamette University on Jan. 22, Puget Sound on Feb. 12, Pacific Lutheran on Feb. 13 and George Fox on Feb. 16.
 
Whitman visits Pamplin Sports Center on Jan. 29, followed by Whitworth on Jan. 30 and Linfield on Feb. 6. Lewis & Clark closes the regular season at home Feb. 20 against Willamette, which finished third in last season's NWC standings.
 
Lewis & Clark finished fourth in the 2025-26 NWC regular-season standings with a 9-7 conference record and a 13-13 overall record.
 
NWC games are scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on Fridays and other weeknights and 3 p.m. on Saturdays.