The Lancaster Bible College Men's Basketball team announced its 2025-26 season. Coach
Jon Mack looks to lead the Chargers through its 54
th season as they will face a total of 26 opponents, including an exhibition against a NCAA Division I program.
The Chargers will start the year on home court as they welcome Washington & Jefferson to the Horst Athletic Center November 8. Following the season and home opener, Lancaster Bible hits the road up to Beaver Falls, Pa as they compete in the Geneva Classic, playing host Geneva Nov. 14 and Grove City Nov. 15. The Chargers will then head back home to face Ramapo on Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. to be followed by NCAA Division I opponent, La Salle on Nov. 22 in Philadelphia, Pa. Lancaster Bible hops on the bus one more time before Thanksgiving Break traveling to Shenandoah on Nov. 25.
Returning from Thanksgiving, the Chargers host DeSales December 3, before heading to Penn State Berks Dec. 6 to open conference play. A week after the first conference game of the year, Lancaster Bible heads to the "Big Apple" to play 2024-25 national champion runner-up New York. The last time the Chargers faced the Violets was March 3, 2023, as the Chargers won 67-64 to advance to the NCAA round of 32 for the first time in school history. The Chargers will head home one last time in the semester to play Eastern Mennonite Dec. 15, before traveling to Annville, Pa to battle Lebanon Valley Dec. 17. Lancaster Bible squeeze two more games in before the new year as they take part in the Franklin and Marshall Tournament. The Charger's opening round opponent is Drew on Dec. 29, to be followed by either Franklin and Marshall or CCNY on Dec. 30.
The Chargers open 2026 playing one last non-conference opponent, Moravian January 3 in Bethlehem, Pa. Lancaster Bible will end their five-game road stretch at Penn State Brandywine to reopen conference play Jan. 7. After a quick pit stop in Lancaster, Pa for a home game against Keystone Jan. 10, the Chargers head to the nation's capital to play Gallaudet Jan. 13 at 5 p.m. The Horst Athletic Center will be full again for a two-game stretch at home for the Chargers as they welcome St. Mary's (Md.) Jan 17 and Penn Jan. 21. Following a trip to Phoenixville, Pa on Jan. 24 to play Valley Forge, Lancaster Bible welcomes Penn State Abington Jan. 27 and Cairn Jan. 31 to close out the month.
The final four game stretch for the Chargers starts on the road February 4 at Wilson to be followed up by Feb. 7 at Rosemont. Feb. 10 marks the last regular season home game for Lancaster Bible as they welcome Notre Dame (Md.) for Senior Night. The Chargers will end the regular season at Penn State Harrisburg on Feb. 14.
The first round of the United East Conference Tournament takes place Feb. 18, as the Chargers look to improve upon their second-round exit to Notre Dame (Md.) last season. Links to all statistics and schedules can be found on the
men's basketball schedule page.
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