Arizona Men's Basketball Announces Dates, Opponents for 2025-26 Schedule

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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Players Mentioned

#0 Jaden Bradley: G; 6' 3"; Senior; Sr.

#10 Koa Peat: F; 6' 8"; Freshman; Fr.

#5 Brayden Burries: G; 6' 4"; Freshman; Fr.

#6 Bryce James: G; 6' 5"; Freshman; Fr.

Players Mentioned

#0 Jaden Bradley
: 6' 3"; Senior; Sr.
: G

#10 Koa Peat
: 6' 8"; Freshman; Fr.
: F

#5 Brayden Burries
: 6' 4"; Freshman; Fr.
: G

#6 Bryce James
: 6' 5"; Freshman; Fr.
: G