MORRIS, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Morris men's basketball team starts the 2026-27 campaign with a pair of games in Dubuque, Iowa. The Cougars will play their first game on Saturday with a 5 p.m. tipoff against Loras College, followed by a 1 p.m. game against Bethel University on Sunday.
 
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Last season, the Cougars finished second in the conference with a record of 8-4 and an overall record of 14-13. Head coach Paul Grove enters his 25th season with the team. The Cougars return two UMAC All-Conference First Team honorees in Carvin Fish and Kaden Pieper. Fish was also named to the Region IX All-Region Third Team.
 
Last season, Loras went 20-8 overall and 12-4 in the American Rivers Conference. The Duhawks reached the NCAA Division III Tournament after winning the A-R-C Tournament. Head coach Chris Martin is in his 23rd season with Loras. The Duhawks return their third-leading scorer, Nolan Berendes, who averaged 13.0 points per game and ranked second on the team with 194 rebounds.
 
Bethel went 12-13 last season and finished 8-8 in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Gabe Miller is in his first season as the head coach of the Royals. Bethel returns two of its top three scorers from last season in Blake Schmitz and Sam Gangras.