Arizona Men's Basketball Announces Dates, Opponents for 2025-26 Schedule
09/23/2025 | Men's Basketball
TUCSON, Ariz. - The Arizona men's basketball team, in conjuntion with the Big 12 Conference, announced the dates and opponents for the 2025-26 season on Tuesday. The slate features 19 games at home in McKale Center – including two exhibition games – and a total of 12 games against teams currently ranked in ESPN's Way Too Early Top 25.
Season tickets are on-sale now at ArizonaWildcats.com/MBK. Single-game tickets will go on sale at a later date.
Start times and television designations will be announced at a future date.
Head coach Tommy Lloyd is entering his fifth season leading the Wildcats and has a team that most publications have placed in the Top 15 of their preseason rankings. The team features four returners in Jaden Bradley, Tobe Awaka, Motiejus Krivas and Anthony Dell'Orso along with the No. 2 recruiting class in the country led by Koa Peat, Brayden Burries, Dwayne Aristode, Ivan Kharchenkov, Sidi Gueye and Bryce James.
Basketball season "unofficially" gets underway next week with the Red-Blue Showcase presented by First Watch starting at 5:45 p.m. The event will be live streamed on ESPN+ and will feature a 3-point shooting contest with members of the Arizona women's basketball program along with a dunk contest before the evening concludes with a scrimmage. Following the event, there will be the Post/Move Concert on Bear Down Field with DJ Diesel – aka Shaquille O'Neal, Mix Master Mike, Myles O'Neal and DJ Tomm-e (Tommy Lloyd). Tickets for both events are available now at the link above.
The complete schedule with dates and opponents can be found below:
| Day | Date | Opponent | Location | Time (MST) | TV |
| OCTOBER | |||||
| Friday | Oct. 3 | Red-Blue Showcase | Tucson, Ariz. | 5:45pm | ESPN+ |
| Saturday | Oct. 18 | St. Mary's (Exhib.) | Tucson, Ariz. | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Monday | Oct. 27 | Embry-Riddle (Exhib.) | Tucson, Ariz. | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| NOVEMBER | |||||
| Monday | Nov. 3 | vs. Florida | Las Vegas, Nev. (T-Mobile Arena) | 5:00pm | TNT |
| Friday | Nov. 7 | Utah Tech | Tucson, Ariz. | TBA | TBA |
| Tuesday | Nov. 11 | Northern Arizona | Tucson, Ariz. | TBA | TBA |
| Friday | Nov. 14 | vs. UCLA | Los Angeles, Calif. (Intuit Dome) | TBA | TBA |
| Wednesday | Nov. 19 | at UConn | Storrs, Conn. (Gampel Pavilion) | TBA | TBA |
| Monday | Nov. 24 | Denver | Tucson, Ariz. | TBA | TBA |
| TBA | TBA | Norfolk State | Tucson, Ariz. | TBA | TBA |
| DECEMBER | |||||
| Saturday | Dec. 6 | Auburn | Tucson, Ariz. | TBA | TBA |
| Saturday | Dec. 13 | vs. Alabama | Birmingham, Ala. (Legacy Arena) | TBA | TBA |
| Tuesday | Dec. 16 | Abilene Christian | Tucson, Ariz. | TBA | TBA |
| Saturday | Dec. 20 | vs. San Diego State | Phoenix, Ariz. (PHX Arena) | TBA | TBA |
| Monday | Dec. 22 | Bethune-Cookman | Tucson, Ariz. | TBA | TBA |
| Tuesday | Dec. 29 | South Dakota State | Tucson, Ariz. | TBA | TBA |
| JANUARY | |||||
| Saturday | Jan. 3 | at Utah* | Salt Lake City, Utah | TBA | TBA |
| Wednesday | Jan. 7 | Kansas State* | Tucson, Ariz. | TBA | TBA |
| Saturday | Jan. 10 | at TCU* | Fort Worth, Texas | TBA | TBA |
| Wednesday | Jan. 14 | Arizona State* | Tucson, Ariz. | TBA | TBA |
| Saturday | Jan. 17 | at UCF* | Orlando, Fla. | TBA | TBA |
| Wednesday | Jan. 21 | Cincinnati* | Tucson, Ariz. | TBA | TBA |
| Saturday | Jan. 24 | West Virginia* | Tucson, Ariz. | TBA | TBA |
| Monday | Jan. 26 | at BYU* | Provo, Utah | 7:00pm | ESPN |
| Saturday | Jan. 31 | at Arizona State* | Tempe, Ariz. | TBA | TBA |
| FEBRUARY | |||||
| Saturday | Feb. 7 | Oklahoma State* | Tucson, Ariz. | TBA | TBA |
| Monday | Feb. 9 | at Kansas* | Lawrence, Kan. | 7:00pm | ESPN |
| Saturday | Feb. 14 | Texas Tech* | Tucson, Ariz. | TBA | TBA |
| Wednesday | Feb. 18 | BYU* | Tucson, Ariz. | TBA | TBA |
| Saturday | Feb. 21 | at Houston* | Houston, Texas | TBA | TBA |
| Tuesday | Feb. 24 | at Baylor* | Waco, Texas | TBA | TBA |
| Saturday | Feb. 28 | Kansas* | Tucson, Ariz. | TBA | TBA |
| MARCH | |||||
| Monday | March 2 | Iowa State* | Tucson, Ariz. | 7:00pm | ESPN |
| Saturday | March 7 | at Colorado* | Boulder, Colo. | TBA | TBA |
| Tues-Sat | March 10-14 | Big 12 Tournament | Kansas City, Mo. (T-Mobile Center) | TBA | TBA |
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