Summit League Announces 2015 Men’s Basketball Schedule

ELMHURST, Ill. – The Summit League announced its 2015 men's basketball schedule today with each of the nine teams slated to play a 16-game double round-robin schedule beginning Friday, Jan. 2.

Along with traditional Thursday and Saturday contests, the 2015 schedule features 12 games on Wednesdays. Including the Friday-Sunday opening weekend slate, there are seven total contests on Fridays and five on Sundays.

North Dakota State begins defense of its league title with an opening-night contest against Oral Roberts, which makes its return to The Summit League. Also on opening night, tournament runner-up South Dakota State plays at Denver, Fort Wayne travels to Western Illinois and Omaha is at South Dakota.

IUPUI hosts Denver Thursday, Jan. 10, in the first Summit League game at the newly-renovated Fairgrounds Coliseum. The initial rematch of the 2014 Summit League Championship Game occurs Saturday, Jan. 24, when Fort Wayne hosts North Dakota State. The teams meet again Saturday, Feb. 21, in Fargo.

The Summit League's regular season concludes with a full slate of Feb. 28 games. Pairings for the final day of the regular season include: Denver at Oral Roberts, Omaha at Fort Wayne, Western Illinois at IUPUI and South Dakota State at South Dakota.

The 2015 Summit League Men's Basketball Championship is set for March 7-10 at the brand-new Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls, S.D.

 2015 SUMMIT LEAGUE MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

Friday, Jan. 2
Oral Roberts at North Dakota State
Fort Wayne at Western Illinois
Omaha at South Dakota
South Dakota State at Denver

Sunday, Jan. 4
IUPUI at Fort Wayne
South Dakota State at North Dakota State
Omaha at Western Illinois
South Dakota at Denver

Wednesday, Jan. 7
IUPUI at Oral Roberts
Western Illinois at South Dakota State

Thursday, Jan. 8
Denver at Fort Wayne
North Dakota State at Omaha

Saturday, Jan. 10
Denver at IUPUI
South Dakota at Fort Wayne
South Dakota State at Omaha
Oral Roberts at Western Illinois

Wednesday, Jan. 14
Omaha at Oral Roberts
North Dakota State at South Dakota
IUPUI at South Dakota State
Western Illinois at Denver

Friday, Jan. 16
IUPUI at Omaha
Western Illinois at North Dakota State

Saturday, Jan. 17
Fort Wayne at Oral Roberts
South Dakota at South Dakota State

Wednesday, Jan. 21
Fort Wayne at South Dakota State
Oral Roberts at Denver

Thursday, Jan. 22
North Dakota State at IUPUI
South Dakota at Western Illinois

Saturday, Jan. 24
North Dakota State at Fort Wayne
South Dakota at IUPUI
Denver at Omaha
South Dakota State at Oral Roberts

Wednesday, Jan. 28
Omaha at South Dakota State

Thursday, Jan. 29
Denver at North Dakota State
Fort Wayne at South Dakota

Friday, Jan. 30
IUPUI at Western Illinois

Saturday, Jan. 31
Denver at South Dakota State
Fort Wayne at Omaha
Oral Roberts at South Dakota

Sunday, Feb. 1
North Dakota State at Western Illinois

Thursday, Feb 5
South Dakota State at Fort Wayne
Oral Roberts at IUPUI
Omaha at North Dakota State
Western Illinois at South Dakota

Saturday, Feb. 7
Oral Roberts at Fort Wayne
South Dakota State at IUPUI
South Dakota at North Dakota State
Omaha at Denver

Wednesday, Feb. 11
Fort Wayne at IUPUI

Thursday, Feb. 12
Western Illinois at Oral Roberts
South Dakota at Omaha
North Dakota State at Denver

Saturday, Feb. 14
Western Illinois at Omaha
North Dakota State at South Dakota State
South Dakota at Oral Roberts
IUPUI at Denver

Wednesday, Feb. 18
South Dakota State at Western Illinois

Thursday, Feb. 19
Oral Roberts at Omaha
IUPUI at North Dakota State
Fort Wayne at Denver

Saturday, Feb. 21
Denver at Western Illinois
Fort Wayne at North Dakota State
IUPUI at South Dakota
Oral Roberts at South Dakota State

Wednesday, Feb. 25
Denver at South Dakota

Thursday, Feb. 26
Western Illinois at Fort Wayne
Omaha at IUPUI
North Dakota State at Oral Roberts

Saturday, Feb. 28
Omaha at Fort Wayne
Western Illinois at IUPUI
Denver at Oral Roberts
South Dakota State at South Dakota

ABOUT SUMMIT LEAGUE MEN'S BASKETBALL
In its fourth decade of Division I athletics, The Summit League features men's basketball teams from nine member institutions: Denver, Fort Wayne, IUPUI, North Dakota State, Omaha, Oral Roberts, South Dakota, South Dakota State and Western Illinois. In 2013-14, The Summit League had three teams advance in national postseason tournaments, highlighted by an NCAA Tournament Round of 64 victory, recorded its third consecutive top-20 RPI finish, achieved an all-time high USA Today Sagarin rating, and saw a record 10 former players on NBA and D-League rosters. The Summit League Basketball Championships, called “March’s Best-Kept Secret” by USA Today and among the most attended tournaments in the nation, move into the brand-new Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls, S.D., March 7-10, 2015.  For more information about the league and to "See The Summit", visit www.thesummitleague.org, follow Summit League Basketball on Twitter @summithoops, download The Summit League’s Front Row app and watch the weekly “Inside The Summit League” show at www.thesummitleague.org/itsl.