Basketball home openers on the Nov 6-7 weekend

The Huskie basketball teams are at the USask campus for their home openers on the November 6th-7th weekend. The men’s team, which began the season with a split against the Calgary Dinos, host the Manitoba Bisons on Friday afternoon at 12:30 PM in a school student game. The teams meet again on Saturday night at 7:00 PM.

The USask women’s squad hosts Manitoba on Friday night at 6:00 PM. The team will unveil the 2026 U SPORTS championship banner prior to the game. Peggy McKercher will also be recognized for being named the 2025-26 U SPORTS alum of the year. McKercher, who played basketball and competed in track and field at the University of Saskatchewan in the 1950’s, has been a major contributor to Huskie Athletics and the University of Saskatchewan in her adult life. The teams will play again on Saturday at 5:00 PM.

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It’s football playoff time. The Huskies host the Regina Rams in a Canada West semi-final at 2:00 PM at Griffiths Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Saskatchewan defeated the U of R 38-31 in the teams’ only regular season meeting on September 26th at Mosaic Stadium. Youth and Student tickets are just $2.00.