{"id":2033,"date":"2026-06-17T23:40:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T23:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=2033"},"modified":"2026-06-17T23:40:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T23:40:06","slug":"heres-how-utah-basketballs-schedule-for-next-season-is-shaping-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=2033","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s how Utah basketball\u2019s schedule for next season is shaping up"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Next year\u2019s schedule is slowly coming together for the University of Utah men\u2019s basketball team.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=2031\">El Ni\u00f1o gets hold of the Southwest, Mountain West<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition to a variety of reports on nonconference matchups, last week the Big 12 announced its scheduling matrix for the 2026-27 season \u2014 giving a glimpse at who the Runnin\u2019 Utes will play in their 18-game conference schedule.<\/p>\n<p>While there is still plenty to be set in stone, here\u2019s a look at how Utah\u2019s schedule is shaping up for the second season under head coach Alex Jensen.<\/p>\n<h3>Utah basketball\u2019s 2026-27 nonconference schedule<\/h3>\n<p>Based on various insider reports, here\u2019s a look at where Utah\u2019s nonconference schedule stands. The University of Utah hasn\u2019t officially announced its nonconference schedule \u2014 last offseason, the school announced this portion of the schedule in mid-August.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nov. 5 \u2014 vs. Towson, Huntsman Center (via Runnin\u2019 Hoops Podcast\u2019s Andrew Crowley)<\/li>\n<li>Nov. 10 \u2014 vs. Weber State, Huntsman Center (via Alex Rosinski)<\/li>\n<li>Nov. 17 \u2014 vs. Eastern Washington, Huntsman Center (via Rosinski)<\/li>\n<li>Nov. 20, 22 (tentative dates) \u2014\u00a0Charleston Classic, TD Arena in Charleston, South Carolina (two games) <\/li>\n<li>Dec. 2 \u2014 vs. California, Huntsman Center (via Runnin\u2019 Hoops Podcast)<\/li>\n<li>Dec. 9 \u2014 vs. Cal Baptist, Huntsman Center (via CBS Sports\u2019 Jon Rothstein)<\/li>\n<li>Dec. 13 \u2014 vs. Abilene Christian, Huntsman Center (via Runnin\u2019 Hoops Podcast)<\/li>\n<li>Dec. 22 \u2014 vs. Southern Utah, Huntsman Center (via Rosinski)<\/li>\n<li>TBD \u2014 vs. Washington, Huntsman Center \u2014 a return game of a home-and-home with the Huskies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Beginning with the 2026-27 campaign, college basketball teams can play 32 games during the regular season.<\/p>\n<p>Given that the Big 12 is playing an 18-game conference schedule and there are already 10 reported nonconference contests scheduled for the Utes, that leaves room for potentially four other nonconference games on Utah\u2019s schedule. <\/p>\n<p>There are already a handful of games outside of conference play that will allow Utah to show growth after the program finished last in the Big 12 a season ago.<\/p>\n<p>In late May, CBS Sports\u2019 Jon Rothstein reported that six of the eight teams playing in this year\u2019s Charleston Classic will be Utah, fellow Big 12 school Oklahoma State, Dayton (A-10), Northwestern (Big Ten), Minnesota (Big Ten) and Virginia Tech (ACC), with the other two spots still to be determined.<\/p>\n<p>There will be two four-team pods at the Charleston Classic, which is typically played the weekend before Thanksgiving, and each team will play two games.<\/p>\n<p>The Charleston Classic will serve as a solid gauge for how Utah, heading into its third season in the Big 12, matches up again power conference competition.<\/p>\n<p>There are two other power league opponents reportedly on the Utes\u2019 nonconference schedule at this point as well \u2014 California and Washington are both reportedly headed to the Huntsman Center in a return contest of a home-and-home series between Utah and each of the two schools. <\/p>\n<p>The Golden Bears, led by former Utah Valley coach Mark Madsen, went 22-12 last season, ended the year No. 72 in the NET rankings and played in the NIT. Cal beat Utah 79-72 in Berkeley in early December.<\/p>\n<p>The Huskies, under former Utah State coach Danny Sprinkle, went 16-17 a year ago, which included beating the Utes 74-65 in Seattle in late December.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=2029\">The Osmonds announced a concert venue in Provo Canyon. Will it actually happen?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Among other nonconference opponents, Utah will reportedly host Weber State for a second straight season. The Utes had to rally to beat Weber State in overtime at the Huntsman last year, and this offseason, Utah added Wildcats transfer big man Malek Gomma.<\/p>\n<p>Two of the most recent reports regarding Utah\u2019s nonconference games include a contest against in-state rival Southern Utah \u2014 the two schools\u2019 first meeting in three years \u2014 and a fourth straight season hosting Eastern Washington.<\/p>\n<h3>Utah basketball\u2019s 2026-27 Big 12 schedule<\/h3>\n<p>While dates and times for each of the Utes\u2019 18 regular-season Big 12 conference games will be released at a later date, the program\u2019s conference opponents for the 2026-27 season were announced last week.<\/p>\n<p><b>Utes\u2019 Big 12 home games<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>BYU<\/li>\n<li>Colorado<\/li>\n<li>Oklahoma State<\/li>\n<li>Baylor<\/li>\n<li>Cincinnati<\/li>\n<li>Kansas<\/li>\n<li>Kansas State<\/li>\n<li>Texas Tech <\/li>\n<li>West Virginia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Utes\u2019 Big 12 road games<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>BYU<\/li>\n<li>Colorado<\/li>\n<li>Oklahoma State<\/li>\n<li>Arizona<\/li>\n<li>Arizona State<\/li>\n<li>UCF<\/li>\n<li>Houston<\/li>\n<li>Iowa State<\/li>\n<li>TCU<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Utah will face BYU, Colorado and Oklahoma State twice, as the only three Big 12 teams it will play home-and-home contests against.<\/p>\n<p>After sweeping the Utes last year, the Cougars, who lost in the NCAA Tournament\u2019s first round against Texas in the 2025-26 season, are on a three-game winning streak against their rival. Before that, though, Utah had beaten BYU two straight years at the Huntsman Center.<\/p>\n<p>Two teams who made the NCAAs last year, Kansas and Texas Tech, will also come to the Huntsman \u2014 the last time the Jayhawks made their way to Salt Lake City, Utah upset Kansas in Craig Smith\u2019s final season two years ago.<\/p>\n<p>The majority of the Utes\u2019 Big 12 road games will come against programs that made the NCAA Tournament a year ago and are among the teams expected to represent the league in the NCAAs yet again.<\/p>\n<p>That includes a road game against Arizona, which advanced to the Final Four last season.<\/p>\n<p>Six of Utah\u2019s nine Big 12 road games come against schools who made the NCAA Tournament last year, a group that also includes Houston, Iowa State, TCU and UCF. <\/p>\n<p>In two years playing in the Big 12, Utah has won just two road conference games \u2014 last year at West Virginia, and two seasons ago against TCU.<\/p>\n<p>The Utes are coming off a year where they went 10-22 overall and 2-16 in league play in Jensen\u2019s first season as coach \u2014 that includes marks of 1-8 at home in Big 12 action and 1-8 on the road.<\/p>\n<p>Through two seasons in the league, Utah has gone 10-28 in conference regular-season play \u2014 8-11 at home and 2-17 on the road \u2014 while being winless in its two league tournament appearances.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=2027\">Prosecutors oppose effort to make Tyler Robinson roommate appear at prelim<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Utah men&#8217;s basketball Runnin\u2019 Utes 2026-27 schedule is coming together, based on reports and the Big 12\u2019s announced scheduling matrix.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2032,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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