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SDSU TO COMPETE IN FOUR-YEAR BIG SKY-SUMMIT MEN’S HOOPS SERIES
2/12/2026 11:28:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Eight total members of the Big Sky Conference and Summit League have agreed to compete in a four-year men's basketball series beginning in the 2026-27 season.
Four teams from each conference will play one home and one away game against a participating member from the other league during each of the next four seasons. The series will consist of eight games per year and 32 total games between the 2026-27 and 2029-30 seasons.
Idaho, Idaho State, Montana, and Montana State will represent the Big Sky Conference in the series. The Summit League's representatives are North Dakota, North Dakota State, South Dakota, and South Dakota State.
The series revives a four-year scheduling agreement between the two conferences which previously took place between the 2018-19 and 2021-22 seasons. It continues a scheduling relationship after the current league wide agreement, which ends this year, was not renewed.
"We're very pleased to be part of this scheduling agreement between competitive programs in The Summit League and Big Sky Conference," said South Dakota State Director of Athletics Justin Sell. "Scheduling in men's basketball continues to be a challenge. To be able to set up a pair of games for four seasons, both home and away, for our men's basketball program is beneficial as they prepare their future schedules."
The list of year-by-year matchups for South Dakota State includes the following:
2026-27: Idaho (Home), Idaho State (Away)
2027-28: Montana (Home), Montana State (Away)
2028-29: Idaho State (Home), Idaho (Away)
2029-20: Montana State (Home), Montana (Away)
Four teams from each conference will play one home and one away game against a participating member from the other league during each of the next four seasons. The series will consist of eight games per year and 32 total games between the 2026-27 and 2029-30 seasons.
Idaho, Idaho State, Montana, and Montana State will represent the Big Sky Conference in the series. The Summit League's representatives are North Dakota, North Dakota State, South Dakota, and South Dakota State.
The series revives a four-year scheduling agreement between the two conferences which previously took place between the 2018-19 and 2021-22 seasons. It continues a scheduling relationship after the current league wide agreement, which ends this year, was not renewed.
"We're very pleased to be part of this scheduling agreement between competitive programs in The Summit League and Big Sky Conference," said South Dakota State Director of Athletics Justin Sell. "Scheduling in men's basketball continues to be a challenge. To be able to set up a pair of games for four seasons, both home and away, for our men's basketball program is beneficial as they prepare their future schedules."
The list of year-by-year matchups for South Dakota State includes the following:
2026-27: Idaho (Home), Idaho State (Away)
2027-28: Montana (Home), Montana State (Away)
2028-29: Idaho State (Home), Idaho (Away)
2029-20: Montana State (Home), Montana (Away)
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