The Lancaster Bible College Men's Basketball team has announced their schedule for the 2026-27 season, featuring 25 regular season games with one DI exhibition game before the United East Postseason. The Chargers are entering the year as the defending NCCAA DI National Champions, winning the championship on March 21, 2026 for their second-ever NCCAA national title and first at the Division I level. Head coach Jon Mack (128-61) enters his eighth season at the helm for Lancaster Bible as the three-time United East Coach of the Year and three-time United East Regular Season Champ looks to keep the Chargers at the forefront of conference competition. The Chargers have 14 home games scheduled for this season to go along with 11 road/neutral contests.
 
Lancaster Bible begins their 2026-27 season on the road as they take on Washington & Jefferson in a rematch of last season's opener on Saturday, November 7 at 6:00 p.m. They then come back to Lancaster to open their home slate against Geneva (Pa.) on Friday, November 13 at 7:00 p.m. as they host the FCA Proven Classic. This will include four games here at the Horst Athletic Center as they host Geneva (Pa.), Cairn, and Grove City, taking on Grove City on Saturday, November 14 at 4:30 p.m. to wrap up the weekend. After a road game against Gettysburg on November 18, the Chargers return home to take on Haverford on Saturday, November 21 at 2:00 p.m. before a road exhibition game the next day against Division I UMBC on Sunday, November 22. The Chargers then begin a stretch of four consecutive home games, starting on Tuesday, November 24 against Shenandoah at 7:00 p.m.
 
Lancaster Bible opens up United East action on Wednesday, December 2 as they take on Gallaudet at home at 7:30 p.m., then returns to non-conference action for the rest of the calendar year starting with a nationally-recognized NYU team at home on Saturday, December 5 followed by Centenary (N.J.) on December 7. Next, the Chargers compete in the North Beach Plastic Surgery Winter Classic in Virginia Beach, Va., taking on host Batten (formerly Virginia Wesleyan) on Saturday, December 12 and then either North Carolina Wesleyan or Wisconsin-Oshkosh on Sunday, December 13. The Chargers then head across town to Franklin & Marshall for the F&M Holiday Tournament from December 29-30, playing Misericordia on Tuesday before playing either the host Diplomats or Montclair State on Wednesday to put a cap on 2026.
 
The Chargers begin the 2027 portion of their season at home against Moravian on Saturday, January 2 at 3:00 p.m., then return to United East play on Tuesday, January 5 on the road against Keystone at 6:00 p.m. After a home game against Penn St. Berks on January 9, the Chargers play back-to-back true road games for the only time this season as they face Notre Dame (Md.) in Baltimore on Wednesday, January 13 and Penn College in Williamsport, Pa. on Saturday, January 16. Lancaster Bible will then host Cairn in the Horst Athletic Center on Tuesday, January 19 at 7:30 p.m., then after a week off from games it's a road match down south against St. Mary's (Md.) on Wednesday, January 27 at 7:30 p.m. The Chargers then host Penn St. Harrisburg on Saturday, January 30 at 3:30 p.m. in a rematch of last season's United East Semifinal, then take on Salisbury at home on Wednesday, February 3 for their final non-conference game of the season. After taking on Penn St. Abington on the road, the Chargers play their final two regular season games at home as they host Penn St. Brandywine on Wednesday, February 10 and Wilson on Saturday, February 13. The United East playoffs are set to begin on Tuesday, February 16 with the First Round, followed by the Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and the United East Championship game on Saturday, February 27 as the top nine teams strive for the 2027 conference title.
 
The Men's Basketball team's 2026-27 schedule is now available on the team schedule page using the link here. For more information regarding all of LBC's athletic programs, follow the Chargers on Instagram at lbcathletics and check lbcchargers.com.