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Yahoo
04-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
BYU Basketball Builds Excitement With Major Schedule Announcements
BYU Basketball Builds Excitement With Major Schedule Announcements originally appeared on Athlon Sports. BYU men's basketball is building a non-conference schedule to match the program's high expectations for the 2025-26 season. Advertisement Athletic Director Brian Santiago announced at BYU's Fathers and Sons Basketball Camp that the Cougars will face North Carolina in an exhibition game at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City. The game will reportedly be in late October and will be the second of BYU's two preseason exhibitions. The Cougars will also travel to Nebraska as part of a home-and-home exhibition series. New NCAA rule allowing schools to play two Division I teams in public, televised exhibitions. As it stood previously, exhibitions were either closed to fans or had to be labeled as charity events. Now, programs can generate NIL revenue from these games, opening the door for high-profile matchups ahead of the regular season. The North Carolina and Nebraska games will not count toward BYU's record but mark the start of what is expected to be the most anticipated season in program history. BYU is likely to enter the season ranked in the preseason top 10. The regular season begins Nov. 3 when BYU faces Villanova in Las Vegas as part of the Hall of Fame Series. Villanova will debut new head coach Kevin Willard, who took over in April. Advertisement Related: AJ Dybantsa admits BYU wasn't top school, blown away by NBA ready program On Thursday, BYU added another marquee opponent with recent two-time national champion UConn. The Cougars will face the Huskies in Boston at TD Garden on Nov. 14 or 15, a homecoming for BYU freshman AJ Dybantsa. The Cougars will also meet Clemson in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden. The Tigers reached the Elite Eight in 2024 before suffering a first-round exit eariler this year. BYU is also scheduled to face Wisconsin on Nov. 21 in Salt Lake City, a rematch of their thrilling 91-89 win in the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Related: Big 12 Coach Catches Attention for Blunt Message About BYU A week after the Wisconsin matchup, BYU will participate in a multi-team event at Disney World. They'll play two games against a trio of Miami, Georgetown, and Dayton over Thanksgiving weekend. Advertisement In total, BYU has six high-profile non-conference games scheduled, building momentum for a historic campaign in Kevin Young's second year in Provo. This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on May 30, 2025, where it first appeared.
Boston Globe
30-05-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
AJ Dybantsa and BYU to face UConn at TD Garden this fall
It'll be a matchup between teams projected to be among the preseason top 10, as well as between two of the top New England players in college basketball. Advertisement Dybantsa will face a UConn team led by Southborough native Alex Karaban, a two-time national champion who averaged 14.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game last season. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up 'The game against UConn in Boston is going to be a great test for our team and allow Cougar fans all over the East Coast to see us play in one of the premier venues in the NBA,' BYU coach Kevin Young said in a statement. The game will be the Huskies' first in Boston since the 2024 East Regional, when UConn blew past San Diego State in the Sweet 16 and Illinois in the Elite Eight en route to becoming repeat national champion. It will be UConn's second appearance in the Hall of Fame Series after the Huskies beat Gonzaga at Madison Square Garden in December. Advertisement 'The Hall of Fame Series has been great to us in the past, so it was a no-brainer to jump at an opportunity to play an elite opponent in 'Storrs North,' ' UConn coach Dan Hurley said in a statement. 'We know it will be a quality event with a great crowd and a stiff test to see where we are as a team.' One week after the game at TD Garden, the Naismith Hall of Fame also will put on a showcase featuring Boston University, Harvard, Providence, and Penn State at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. Additionally, UConn men's and women's basketball teams will take part in an exhibition doubleheader against Boston College at Mohegan Sun Arena on Oct. 13. It'll be the teams' first meeting on the women's side since 2005, and first on the men's side since 2013. Emma Healy can be reached at
Hamilton Spectator
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
Arizona and UCLA to play at Intuit Dome in game honoring late Hall of Famer Bill Walton
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Pac-12 basketball rivals Arizona and UCLA will play each other in the Hall of Fame Series at Intuit Dome. The game between the men's teams will be Nov. 14 and will honor late Hall of Famer Bill Walton. Besides starring for the Bruins in college, his son Luke played for the Wildcats and the elder Walton broadcast games involving both schools. The teams most recently met in December, when UCLA won 57-54 in Phoenix. Last season, UCLA played in the first college basketball game at Intuit Dome , beating Gonzaga 65-62. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college basketball: and
San Francisco Chronicle
20-05-2025
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
Arizona and UCLA to play at Intuit Dome in game honoring late Hall of Famer Bill Walton
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Pac-12 basketball rivals Arizona and UCLA will play each other in the Hall of Fame Series at Intuit Dome. The game between the men's teams will be Nov. 14 and will honor late Hall of Famer Bill Walton. Besides starring for the Bruins in college, his son Luke played for the Wildcats and the elder Walton broadcast games involving both schools. The teams most recently met in December, when UCLA won 57-54 in Phoenix. Last season, UCLA played in the first college basketball game at Intuit Dome, beating Gonzaga 65-62. ___
Fox Sports
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
Arizona and UCLA to play at Intuit Dome in game honoring late Hall of Famer Bill Walton
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Pac-12 basketball rivals Arizona and UCLA will play each other in the Hall of Fame Series at Intuit Dome. The game between the men's teams will be Nov. 14 and will honor late Hall of Famer Bill Walton. Besides starring for the Bruins in college, his son Luke played for the Wildcats and the elder Walton broadcast games involving both schools. The teams most recently met in December, when UCLA won 57-54 in Phoenix. Last season, UCLA played in the first college basketball game at Intuit Dome, beating Gonzaga 65-62. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP college basketball: and
