Kansas basketball’s 2026-27 schedule now has the missing pieces filled in.
On Tuesday, Kansas Athletics released the tip times and television designations for the men’s basketball slate, including a noon start for the exhibition matchup with Duke on Sunday, Oct. 25, at Allen Fieldhouse. That game will air on ESPN.
The Jayhawks’ exhibition stretch is packed into this month, starting with Pittsburg State in the 42nd annual Late Night in the Phog on Friday, Oct. 16.
That one tips at 7 p.m. on ESPN+. KU then hosts Louisville on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 6 p.m. on ESPNU before closing the exhibition slate against Duke.
Late Night itself will open its gates at 5 p.m. for KU students and 5:30 p.m. for the general public. Players are scheduled to be introduced at 6:35 p.m., and at halftime, two students will get the chance at the annual $10,000 half-court shot.
The full schedule now gives a clearer view of what’s ahead for Kansas across a busy season that features a long list of nationally televised games.
In November, KU opens with Fordham on Monday, Nov. 2, at 7 p.m. on ESPN+, then faces Middle Tennessee on Friday, Nov. 6, at 8 p.m. on ESPNU. A marquee nonconference run follows, with Kentucky in Chicago on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 8:30 p.m. on ESPN, UNLV in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 8:30 p.m. on ESPN, and Auburn or West Virginia on Wednesday, Nov. 18, at either 6:30 or 9 p.m. on ESPN Family.
The Jayhawks will also play a TBD opponent on Thursday, Nov. 19, at Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas on ESPN family, then return home for Denver on Monday, Nov. 23, at 7 p.m. on ESPN+. Villanova comes to Lawrence on Friday, Nov. 27, at 4 p.m. on ESPN2.
December brings another run of high-profile matchups. Kansas hosts Northern Iowa on Tuesday, Dec. 1, at 7 p.m. on ESPN+, then Missouri on Sunday, Dec. 6, at 4 p.m. in Kansas City at T-Mobile Center on ESPN. The Jayhawks visit UConn on Saturday, Dec. 12, at 7 p.m. on FOX, meet Ohio State on Saturday, Dec. 19, at 11 a.m. in New York at Madison Square Garden on CBS, then host Indiana State on Tuesday, Dec. 22, at 5 p.m. on ESPN2 and New Orleans on Tuesday, Dec. 29, at 7 p.m. on ESPN2.
January starts with West Virginia in Lawrence on Saturday, Jan. 2, at 12:30 p.m. on CBS, followed by road trips to Utah on Wednesday, Jan. 6, at 10 p.m. on ESPN2 and BYU on Saturday, Jan. 9, at noon on ESPN. Colorado visits on Wednesday, Jan. 13, at 8 p.m. on ESPN2/ESPNU, UCF is in Lawrence on Saturday, Jan. 16, at 1 p.m. on FOX/FS1, and Kansas heads to Cincinnati on Tuesday, Jan. 19, at 7:30 p.m. on FS1. The month closes with a trip to Kansas State on Saturday, Jan. 23, at 11 a.m. or 7 p.m. on FOX and a home game against Oklahoma State on Saturday, Jan. 30, at 11:30 a.m. on FOX.
February features another dense stretch: at Houston on Monday, Feb. 1, at 8 p.m. on ESPN; Texas Tech at home on Saturday, Feb. 6, at 11 a.m. on ABC; Arizona State on Tuesday, Feb. 9, at 8 p.m. on Peacock; at Iowa State on Saturday, Feb. 13, at 1 p.m. on ESPN/ESPN2; Baylor at home on Wednesday, Feb. 17, at 8 p.m. on Peacock; at Arizona on Saturday, Feb. 20, at 3 p.m. or 3:30 p.m. on ESPN; at TCU on Wednesday, Feb. 24, at 8 p.m. in Fort Worth on ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU; and Kansas State at home on Saturday, Feb. 27, at 1 p.m. on ESPN/ESPN2.
The schedule wraps with Iowa State in Lawrence on Monday, March 1, at 8 p.m. on ESPN and a trip to Baylor on Saturday, March 6, at 12:30 p.m. on CBS. The Big 12 Tournament is set for March 9-13 in Kansas City.
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