Big 12 releases conference basketball schedules for 2024-25 season
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Big 12 conference released its men’s and women’s basketball schedules on Thursday for the first time as a 16-team league.
Under the new scheduling arrangement teams will play five Big 12 opponents twice and the other 10 conference opponents once for a total of 20 conference matchups.
Conference play for men’s basketball begins on Monday, Dec. 30 and ends on Saturday, March 8.
The men’s basketball programs for the Kansas Jayhawks and Kansas State Wildcats will meet on Saturday, Jan. 18 in Lawrence and Saturday, Feb. 8 in Manhattan.
Kansas opens conference play on Dec. 31 with a visit from West Virginia and closes the conference schedule with a Senior Night game on Saturday, March 8 against new Big 12 member Arizona.
The Wildcats begin Big 12 play on Monday, Dec. 30 hosting Cincinnati and close things out on March 8 with a home game against Iowa State.
Here’s KU’s full conference schedule for men’s basketball:
| Opponent | Date |
|---|---|
| West Virginia | Tuesday, Dec. 31 |
| @ UCF | Sunday, Jan. 5 |
| Arizona State | Wednesday, Jan. 8 |
| @ Cincinnati | Saturday, Jan. 11 |
| @ Iowa State | Wednesday, Jan. 15 |
| Kansas State | Saturday, Jan. 18 |
| @ TCU | Wednesday, Jan. 22 |
| Houston | Saturday, Jan. 25 |
| UCF | Tuesday, Jan. 28 |
| @ Baylor | Saturday, Feb. 1 |
| Iowa State | Monday, Feb. 3 |
| @ Kansas State | Saturday, Feb. 8 |
| Colorado | Tuesday, Feb. 11 |
| @ Utah | Saturday, Feb. 15 |
| @ BYU | Tuesday, Feb. 18 |
| Oklahoma State | Saturday, Feb. 22 |
| @ Colorado | Monday, Feb. 24 |
| Texas Tech | Saturday, March 1 |
| @ Houston | Monday, March 3 |
| Arizona | Saturday, March 8 |
Here’s K-State’s full conference schedule for men’s basketball:
| Opponent | Date |
|---|---|
| Cincinnati | Monday, Dec. 30 |
| @ TCU | Saturday, Jan. 4 |
| @ Oklahoma State | Tuesday, Jan. 7 |
| Houston | Saturday, Jan. 11 |
| Texas Tech | Tuesday, Jan. 14 |
| @ Kansas | Saturday, Jan. 18 |
| @ Baylor | Wednesday, Jan. 22 |
| West Virginia | Saturday, Jan. 25 |
| Oklahoma State | Wednesday, Jan. 29 |
| @ Iowa State | Saturday, Feb. 1 |
| @ Arizona State | Tuesday, Feb. 4 |
| Kansas | Saturday, Feb. 8 |
| Arizona | Tuesday, Feb. 11 |
| @ BYU | Saturday, Feb. 15 |
| @ Utah | Monday, Feb. 17 |
| Arizona State | Sunday, Feb. 23 |
| @ UCF | Wednesday, Feb. 26 |
| Colorado | Sunday, March 2 |
| @ Cincinnati | Wednesday, March 5 |
| Iowa State | Saturday, March 8 |
For the complete conference schedule, click here.
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