Dates and Opponents Set for 2025-26 Big 12 Males’s Basketball Schedule

LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas males’s basketball will open the 2025-26 Big 12 Conference season at UCF on Saturday, Jan. 3, because the league introduced its schedule at this time. Specific occasions and tv protection can be launched by the convention later.

The full schedule for the Jayhawks is now set with the dates and opponents revealed for Big 12 play and the already introduced non-conference slate that options marquee matchups in opposition to North Carolina, Duke, UConn, Syracuse, Missouri, NC State and others.

Kansas will host a complete 16 video games in historic Allen Fieldhouse. Season ticket renewals and new season tickets are at present accessible here.

 

Following the UCF contest on Jan. 3, Kansas will play host to TCU on Jan. 6 adopted by a Jan. 10 contest at West Virginia. The Jayhawks will return dwelling for 2 video games in opposition to Iowa State (Jan. 13) and Baylor (Jan. 16) earlier than hitting the highway for 2 contests at Colorado (Jan. 20) and at Kansas State (Jan. 24). KU will shut out January with a house recreation in opposition to BYU on Jan. 31.

 

KU will play its first of three ESPN Big Monday video games at Texas Tech on Feb. 2 earlier than returning dwelling for contests in opposition to Utah (Feb. 7) and Arizona (Feb. 9), which can also be a Big Monday battle. The Jayhawks will spend Valentines Day, Feb. 14, at Iowa State, adopted by a highway recreation at Oklahoma State (Feb. 18). Kansas will host Cincinnati on Feb. 21 and two days later host Houston for its third and remaining ESPN Big Monday recreation of the season.

 

Kansas will make a highway swing for 2 video games at Arizona (Feb. 28) and at Arizona State (March 3) earlier than returning dwelling to host Kansas State on Senior Night on March 7.

 

The Big 12 is coming into its 30^th season of competitors and Kansas has gained 20 of the 29 convention regular-season titles, together with an NCAA record-tying 13 consecutive from 2005-17.

 

The Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship can be held March 10-14 on the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri, and NCAA Tournament Selection Sunday can be March 15. KU has gained 11 Big 12 Tournaments with its most up-to-date in 2022.

 

The season formally will get underneath approach with Late Night within the Phog on Friday, Oct. 17, at 6:30 p.m. Late Night would be the first take a look at the 2025-26 KU’s males’s staff that options returners Flory Bidunga, Jamari McDowell and Elmarko Jackson. Coach Bill Self welcomes eight newcomers to the KU squad, that includes freshman Darryn Peterson, the top-rated recruit within the nation, and 4 upperclassmen transfers – Melvin Council Jr., Jayden Dawson, Nginyu “Gee” Ngala, and Tre White. Peterson, the third No. 1 ranked nationwide recruit to play for Self at Kansas, becoming a member of Andrew Wiggins and Josh Jackson, is surrounded by a gifted freshmen class this yr, together with Kohl Rosario, Paul Mbiya, Bryson Tiller, Samis Calderon and Corbin Allen.

 

Kansas Men’s Basketball 2025-26 Schedule (Home video games in ALL CAPS; occasions are Central the place listed)

*Big 12 Conference Game

Oct. 17 (Fri.) – LATE NIGHT IN THE PHOG (6:30 p.m.)

Oct. 24 (Fri.) – at Louisville (Exhibition)

Oct. 28 (Tue.) – FORT HAYS STATE (EXHIBITION)

Nov. 3 (Mon.) – GREEN BAY

Nov. 7 (Fri.) – at North Carolina

Nov. 11 (Tue.) – TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI

Nov. 15 (Sat.) – PRINCETON

Nov. 18 (Tue.) – vs. Duke (Champions Classic, New York City, ESPN, 9 p.m.)

Nov. 24 (Mon.) – vs. Notre Dame (Players Era, Las Vegas)

Nov. 25 (Tue.) – vs. Syracuse (Players Era, Las Vegas)

Nov. 26 or 27 (Wed. or Thurs.) – vs. TBD (Players Era, Las Vegas)

Dec. 2 (Tue.) – CONNECTICUT

Dec. 7 (Sun.) – vs. Missouri (Kansas City, Mo.)

Dec. 13 (Sat.) – at NC State

Dec. 16 (Tue.) – TOWSON

Dec. 22 (Mon.) – DAVIDSON

Jan. 3 (Sat.) – at UCF*

Jan. 6 (Tue.) – TCU*

Jan. 10 (Sat.) – at West Virginia*

Jan. 13 (Tue.) – IOWA STATE*

Jan. 16 (Fri.) – BAYLOR*

Jan. 20 (Tue.) – at Colorado*

Jan. 24 (Sat.) – at Kansas State*

Jan. 31 (Sat.) – BYU*

Feb. 2 (Mon.) – at Texas Tech* (ESPN, 8 p.m.)

Feb. 7 (Sat.) – UTAH*

Feb. 9 (Mon.) – ARIZONA* (ESPN, 8 p.m.)

Feb. 14 (Sat.) – at Iowa State*

Feb. 18 (Wed.) – at Oklahoma State*

Feb. 21 (Sat.) – CINCINNATI*

Feb. 23 (Mon.) – HOUSTON* (ESPN, 8 p.m.)

Feb. 28 (Sat.) – at Arizona*

March 3 (Tue.) – at Arizona State*

March 7 (Sat.) – KANSAS STATE*

March 10-14 – at Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, Mo)