The nonconference schedule for BYU's most anticipated basketball season ever has arrived.
The Cougars announced the slate of games in a Tuesday press release .
Here's what it will look like:
Oct. 18 — at Nebraska | Lincoln, Nebraska (exhibition)
Oct. 24 — North Carolina | Delta Center (exhibition)
Nov. 3 — Villanova* | Las Vegas
Nov. 8 — Holy Cross | Marriott Center
Nov. 11 — Delaware | Marriott Center
Nov. 15 — UConn** | Boston
Nov. 21 — Wisconsin | Delta Center
Nov. 27-28 — Terry's Chocolate ESPN Invitational^ | Orlando
Dec. 3 — Cal Baptist | Delta Center
Dec. 9 — Clemson^^ | New York City
Dec. 13 — UC Riverside | Marriott Center
Dec. 16 — Pacific | Marriott Center
Dec. 19 — Abilene Christian | Marriott Center
Dec. 22 — Eastern Washington | Marriott Center
Notes:* Hall of Fame Series Las Vegas played at T Mobile Arena; ** Hall of Fame Series Boston played at TD Garden; ^ Two-game tournament against two of Dayton, Georgetown and Miami; ^^ Jimmy V Classic played at Madison Square Garden.
The Cougars will play 13 nonconference regular-season games in total, with six happening at the Marriott Center.
BYU will play at three different NBA arenas, with three games — including one exhibition — taking place at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City.
The Cougars will open the regular season against Villanova in Las Vegas on Nov. 3 in new head coach Kevin Willard's first game with the Wildcats.
BYU will visit AJ Dybantsa's hometown of Boston to play UConn — who has won two of the past three national championships — on Nov. 15.
The Cougars will face Wisconsin on Nov. 21 after defeating the Badgers in last year's NCAA Tournament Round of 32.
BYU will play Clemson at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Dec. 9 for the third all-time meeting between the two programs and first since 1990.
The Cougars will welcome former WCC opponent Pacific to the Marriott Center on Dec. 16.
The dates for BYU's Big 12 conference schedule have yet to be finalized.
The conference announced its 2025-26 scheduling matrix in June, with each school playing 18 league games.
Here are BYU's Big 12 opponents for the coming season:
Home and away: Utah, Texas Tech, Arizona
Home only: Arizona State, Colorado, Houston, Iowa State, TCU, UCF
Away only: Baylor, Cincinnati, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, West Virginia
AJ Dybantsa, the nation's No. 1 basketball recruit who has committed to BYU, holds a sign with students at halftime during an NCAA men's basketball game against the West Virginia Mountaineers held at the Marriott Center in Provo on Saturday, March 1, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
