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Wolf Pack announces full 2026-27 schedule

RENO, Nev. - Nevada Women's Basketball announced its full 2026-27 slate Wednesday as the Mountain West unveiled this year's broadcast schedule.

Each of the Wolf Pack's contests against Silver State rival UNLV were selected in Wednesday's announcement. Nevada will host the Lady Rebels Sunday, January 24 at 1 p.m. in a contest broadcast on The CW and streamed on ESPN Unlimited while the return matchup February 27 in Las Vegas will be broadcast on CW Sports via the ESPN app for ESPN Unlimited subscribers.

Nevada's other 16 Mountain West contests along with its home non-conference slate will be streamed on MW+. Fans may choose between monthly ($10.99/month) and annual ($79.99/year) subscriptions here.

The Wolf Pack, under first-year head coach and University alumnus Kelly Sopak, will host 18 contests at Lawlor Events Center in 2026-27 beginning Saturday, November 7 at 6 p.m. against Sacramento State. Season tickets for the upcoming campaign are available for purchase here and go for $99 for general admission which includes lower and upper bowl sections, with floor premium seats going for $299 and courtside season tickets for $1,000. The Family Four-Pack, which includes four general admission season tickets, goes for $300.

Single-game tickets will go on sale Monday, October 26 at 10 a.m.

Nevada's home non-conference slate goes on to include Jessup (Nov. 10) and Idaho (Nov. 20) for weeknight 6 p.m. Tips sandwiched around the Wolf Pack's annual "When I Grow Up" game, which hosts thousands of students from Northern Nevada school districts, scheduled for Tuesday, November 17 at 11 a.m. against Pepperdine. 

The Nugget Classic returns in 2026 as the Wolf Pack welcomes UC Davis, New Mexico State and Troy to Lawlor. Friday's opening day features a doubleheader of UC Davis taking on Troy at 3:30 p.m. with the Pack battling New Mexico State following that. Two days later, New Mexico State and UC Davis face off at 10:30 a.m. with Nevada and Troy closing the event at 1 p.m.

December begins at home against Washington State (Dec. 1, 6 p.m.) with the home slate also including Saint Mary's (Dec. 12, 1 p.m.) and a holiday matinee against LMU (Dec. 22, 2 p.m.).

Nevada begins the season with a trip to Los Angeles to face LMU Monday, November 2, and the rest of the non-conference road slate includes trips to Utah Valley (Nov. 14), Texas State (Dec. 6), Denver (Dec. 9) and Pacific (Dec. 18).

Echoes of Bing Crosby's "Mele Kalikimaka" will still be in the air when Nevada travels to Honolulu to open Mountain West play at Hawai'i December 30 before hosting Wyoming (Jan. 2, 1 p.m.) and Air Force (Jan. 6, 6 p.m.) for the first games of the New Year.

Along with the nationally-televised Silver State Series tilt with UNLV January 24, the Wolf Pack's Mountain West home slate also includes matchups with San José State (Jan. 13, 6 p.m.), Grand Canyon (Jan. 27, 6 p.m.), UTEP (Jan. 30, 1 p.m.), UC Davis (Feb. 13, 1 p.m.), Hawai'i (Feb. 20, 1 p.m.) and Senior Day against New Mexico (Feb. 24, 6 p.m.).

After the conference opener at Hawai'i, the Pack will not go on the road again until a trip to New Mexico January 9. The rest of the Pack's conference road slate includes trips to UTEP (Jan. 16), Air Force (Jan. 20), Wyoming (Feb. 3), San José State (Feb. 6), Grand Canyon (Feb. 17), UNLV (Feb. 27) and UC Davis (March 2).

The 2027 Mountain West Women's Basketball Championship is scheduled for March 7-10 at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

2026-27 Nevada Women's Basketball Schedule (all times Pacific)

Monday, Nov. 2 - at LMU - 6 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 7 - Sacramento State - 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 10 - Jessup - 6 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 14 - at Utah Valley - 1 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 17 - Pepperdine# - 11 a.m.
Friday, Nov. 20 - Idaho - 6 p.m.

Nugget Classic (Friday & Sunday, Nov. 27 & 29) - Reno, Nev.
Friday, Nov. 27
UC Davis vs. Troy - 3:30 p.m.
Nevada vs. New Mexico State - 6 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 29
New Mexico State vs. UC Davis - 10:30 a.m.
Nevada vs. Troy - 1 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 1 - Washington State - 6 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 6 - at Texas State - TBA
Wednesday, Dec. 9 - at Denver - 5 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 12 - Saint Mary's - 1 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 18 - at Pacific - TBA
Tuesday, Dec. 22 - LMU - 2 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 30 - at Hawai'i* - TBA
Saturday, Jan. 2 - Wyoming* - 1 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 6 - Air Force* - 6 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 9 - at New Mexico* - TBA
Wednesday, Jan. 13 - San José State* - 6 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 16 - at UTEP* - TBA
Wednesday, Jan. 20 - at Air Force* - TBA
Sunday, Jan. 24 - UNLV* (CW/ESPN Unlimited) - 1 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 27 - Grand Canyon* - 6 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 30 - UTEP* - 1 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 3 - at Wyoming* - TBA
Saturday, Feb. 6 - at San José State* - TBA
Saturday, Feb. 13 - UC Davis* - 1 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 17 - at Grand Canyon* - TBA
Saturday, Feb. 20 - Hawai'i* - 1 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 24 - New Mexico* - 6 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 27 - at UNLV* (ESPN Unlimited) - TBA
Tuesday, March 2 - at UC Davis* - TBA

*Mountain West contest
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