Kansas Jayhawks basketball learns dates, opponents for 2025-26 Big 12 schedule

The University of Kansas men’s basketball team will play Kansas State, Iowa State and Arizona both home and away, highlighting the Jayhawks’ 18-game Big 12 Conference schedule unveiled by the league on Tuesday afternoon.

KU will also play host to six additional Big 12 teams (TCU, Baylor, BYU, Utah, Cincinnati and Houston) and travel to face six additional conference foes (UCF, West Virginia, Colorado, Texas Tech, Oklahoma State and Arizona State).

Finalized details on times and television designations will be announced at a later date.

KU will open the 2025-26 Big 12 season on Saturday, Jan. 3, at UCF. Kansas will next play host to TCU on Jan. 6, followed by a Jan. 10 contest at West Virginia. The Jayhawks will return home to play Iowa State (Jan. 13) and Baylor (Jan. 16) before traveling to Colorado (Jan. 20) and Kansas State (Jan. 24).

The Jayhawks will close out January with a home game against BYU on Jan. 31. KU will play its first of three ESPN Big Monday games at Texas Tech on Feb. 2 before returning home to meet Utah (Feb. 7) and Arizona (Feb. 9), which is also a Big Monday battle.

The Jayhawks will travel to Iowa State on Feb. 14, followed by a game at Oklahoma State (Feb. 18). Kansas will play host to Cincinnati on Feb. 21 and two days later play host to Houston for its third and final ESPN Big Monday game.

Kansas will make a road swing to Arizona (Feb. 28) and Arizona State (March 3) before meeting Kansas State on Senior Night on March 7. The Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship will be held March 10-14 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City. The NCAA Tournament’s Selection Sunday will be March 15.

The Big 12 is entering its 30th season of competition, and Kansas has won 20 of the 29 conference regular-season titles, including an NCAA record-tying 13 consecutive from 2005-17.

The Jayhawks’ season officially begins with Late Night in the Phog on Oct. 17 at 6:30 p.m..

Kansas Jayhawks 2025-26 men’s basketball schedule

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)

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)

This story was originally published September 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM with the headline "Kansas Jayhawks basketball learns dates, opponents for 2025-26 Big 12 schedule."

Gary Bedore

The Kansas City Star

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Gary Bedore covers KU basketball for The Kansas City Star. He has written about the Jayhawks since 1978 — during the Ted Owens, Larry Brown, Roy Williams and Bill Self eras. He has won the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year award and KPA writing awards.