LANGLEY, B.C. – Trinity Western's men's basketball team will launch its 2025-26 Canada West campaign with a high-stakes opening weekend, starting on the road against the defending national champion Victoria Vikes (Oct. 24) before returning to Langley to host last year's Canada West silver-medal winning UBC Thunderbirds (Oct. 25) at the Langley Events Centre. The season-opening weekend sees TWU open a 20-game regular season slate that features B.C.-based opposition on all but one weekend, with Lethbridge coming to Langley for a late-November set. 

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SCHEDULE HIGHLIGHTS
•    The 2025-26 schedule has TWU playing three games each against their Pacific Division foes, including UBC, Victoria, Fraser Valley, UNBC, UBC Okanagan and Thompson Rivers. 
•    TWU was 12-6 within the Pacific Division in 2025-26. 
•    The only cross-over weekend is against the Pronghorns (Nov. 28-29), who finished fourth in the Prairie Division last year with an 11-9 record.
•    TWU and UFV will renew their long-time Lower Mainland rivalry early in the year with back-to-back games at the LEC Oct. 31 and Nov. 1.
•    TWU has won six of their last seven games with UFV, including each of its last four contests. The Spartans and Cascades will also play Jan. 30 in Abbotsford, B.C.
•    After the Christmas break, TWU resumes its regular season schedule with similar opposition to how the season will have begun, with games against UBC (Jan. 9-10 at War Memorial Gym) and Victoria (Jan. 16-17 at the LEC). 
•    TWU has a bye on the final weekend of the regular season.

KEY DATES
Canada West Play-In – Single Elimination Games – Feb. 13-14
Day 1
12 vs 5 @ 4 / 11 vs 6 @ 3 / 10 vs 7 @ 2 / 9 vs 8 @ 1
Day 2
Winners vs 1-4

Canada West Semifinals – Single Elimination Games – Feb. 20-21
Re-seed: 4 @ 1 / 3 @ 2

Canada West Finals – Single Elimination Games – Feb. 27-28
Bronze (if needed) / Gold

U SPORTS Championship – March 6-8 (Hosted by the University of Calgary)  

About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 13 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey, cross country and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes as an independent team in men's rugby and women's and men's disc golf. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 14 U SPORTS team championships and 34 Canada West team championships.

About Trinity Western University
Recognized for quality, TWU has received seven consecutive A+ rankings for Quality of Teaching and Learning, holds three Canada Research Chairs, and wins national championships in CIS sports. More importantly, lives are changed at TWU through its whole-person, Christ-centred approach to education. With a wide array of undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree-completion programs, TWU equips leaders of character and competence to make a positive impact in the lives of others.  

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