KU’s Big 12 schedule to include four Big Mondays again, three at Allen Fieldhouse
ESPN Big Monday basketball games at home against Texas, Iowa State and Kansas State and at TCU highlight Kansas’ 2018-19 Big 12 Conference men’s basketball schedule, which was announced on Wednesday.
The season’s Big Monday appearances will start against Texas on Jan. 14, followed by a game against Iowa State on Jan. 21, both at Allen Fieldhouse. KU will travel to TCU on Feb. 11, then close the Big Monday schedule at home against Kansas State on Feb. 25. It’s the 13th consecutive year KU will be on Big Monday four times.
The Jayhawks will open the conference season against Oklahoma on Jan. 2 at Allen Fieldhouse. KU will be in search of its 15th straight league title.
KU will have 31 of 33 contests televised on ESPN networks. The games will also be available on the ESPN app. Six games (two exhibition, four early season) will be produced by the Jayhawk Network, which is available on KMCI (Channel 38) in the Kansas City area and Cox Cable in Kansas.
CBS will broadcast two games: Saturday, Feb. 2, against Texas Tech at Allen Fieldhouse and Saturday, March 2, at Oklahoma State.
The nonconference schedule was released on June 29.
KU will meet Villanova in a rematch of the Jayhawks’ Final Four semifinal loss to the Wildcats on Dec. 15 at Allen Fieldhouse. KU will meet Kentucky on Jan. 26 in Lexington, Ky., and Michigan State in the Champions Classic on Nov. 26 in Indianapolis.
KU also will play Stanford on Dec. 1 at Allen Fieldhouse, Arizona State on Dec. 22 in Tempe, Ariz., and New Mexico State Dec. 8 at the Sprint Center. KU will meet Wofford on Dec. 4, South Dakota on Dec. 18 and Eastern Michigan on Dec. 29 at Allen Fieldhouse.
Also, the Jayhawks will compete in the NIT Season Tip-Off with an opening game against Marquette on Nov. 21. KU then will meet either Tennessee or Louisville on Nov. 23 in either the consolation game or finals.
2018-19 Kansas men’s basketball schedule
Home games at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence. Game times and TV subject to change. Game results and box scores available on KU’s website.
Oct. 25: Emporia State (exhibition), 7 p.m., Jayhawk TV/ESPN Plus
Nov. 1: Washburn (exhibition), 7 p.m., Jayhawk TV/ESPN Plus
Nov. 6: vs. Michigan State in Indianapolis, 6 p.m., ESPN
Nov. 12: Vermont, 8 p.m., ESPN2
Nov. 16: Louisiana, 7 p.m., Jayhawk TV/ESPN Plus
Nov. 21: vs. Marquette in Brooklyn, N.Y., 6 p.m., ESPN2
Nov. 23: vs. Louisville or Tennessee in Brooklyn, 6 or 8 p.m., ESPN2
Dec. 1: Stanford, 4:30 p.m., ESPN
Dec. 4: Wofford, 7 p.m., Jayhawk TV/ESPN Plus
Dec. 8: vs. New Mexico State at Sprint Center, 7:30 p.m., ESPN2
Dec. 15: Villanova, 11 a.m., ESPN
Dec. 18: South Dakota, 7 p.m., Jayhawk TV/ESPN Plus
Dec. 22: at Arizona State, 8 p.m., ESPN2
Dec. 29: Eastern Michigan, 1 p.m., Jayhawk TV/ESPN Plus
Jan. 2: Oklahoma, 8 p.m., ESPN2 or ESPNU
Jan. 5: at Iowa State, 4 p.m., ESPN2
Jan. 9: TCU, 8 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU
Jan. 12: at Baylor, 3 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2
Jan. 14: Texas, 8 p.m., ESPN or ESPNU
Jan. 19: at West Virginia, 1, 3 or 5 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2
Jan. 21: Iowa State, 8 p.m., ESPN or ESPNU
Jan. 26: at Kentucky in SEC/Big 12 Challenge, 5 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2
Jan. 29: at Texas, 6 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2
Feb. 2: Texas Tech, 3 p.m., CBS
Feb. 5: at Kansas State, 8 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2
Feb. 9: Oklahoma State, 11 a.m., ESPN or ESPN2
Feb. 11: at TCU, 8 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2
Feb. 16: West Virginia, 3, 5 or 7, ESPN or ESPN2
Feb. 23: at Texas Tech, 5 or 7 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2
Feb. 25: Kansas State 6 or 8 p.m., ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU
March 2: at Oklahoma State, 11 a.m., CBS
March 5: at Oklahoma, 8 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2
March 9: Baylor, 11 a.m., ESPN or ESPN2
This story was originally published September 5, 2018 at 11:16 AM.