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Holland’s Hope College men’s basketball opens at home Nov. 6 vs. Anderson at DeVos Fieldhouse; Calvin rivalry set for Jan. 23 and Feb. 20
HOLLAND, Mich. — Hope College men’s basketball opens its home season Friday, Nov. 6, against Anderson University of Indiana at 7:30 p.m. at DeVos Fieldhouse in downtown Holland, according to the team’s 2026-27 schedule.
The Flying Dutchmen play Franklin College the next day, Saturday, Nov. 7, at 5 p.m., and host Elmhurst on Nov. 14.
Holiday tournament. Hope hosts its Glenn Van Wieren Classic on Dec. 29-30, named for the longtime Hope coach.
The rivalry. The two games every Hope fan circles are against Calvin: at Calvin on Saturday, Jan. 23, and back at DeVos Fieldhouse on Saturday, Feb. 20, according to the schedule.
Tickets. Hope sells single-game and season tickets through its athletics ticket office. Times can change for television or travel, so check athletics.hope.edu before heading downtown.
Football first. Before basketball season starts, Hope’s unbeaten football team plays at Alma on Oct. 24 and hosts Kalamazoo on Oct. 31.
Sources:
Hope College Athletics, 2026–27 men’s basketball schedule (Anderson Nov. 6, Franklin Nov. 7, Elmhurst Nov. 14, Van Wieren Classic Dec. 29–30, Calvin Jan. 23 and Feb. 20), https://athletics.hope.edu/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2026-27
Hope College Athletics, 2026 football schedule, https://athletics.hope.edu/sports/football/schedule/2026
Photo: Stephen LaBonte, “Joel Davis-SUNY Cortland-4.jpg,” Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped and color-adjusted, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Joel_Davis-SUNY_Cortland-4.jpg
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