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BYU Basketball to Face UConn, Wisconsin in Non-Conference Play, Per Reports

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Jeff Hauser | Last updated May 29, 2025 9:50 AM ET

BYU Basketball continues to build impressive non-conference schedule for the upcoming 2025-26 season. In the past 24 hours, two more national powers were added.

According to CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein, BYU is finalizing an agreement to play UConn at TD Garden in Boston on Nov. 14 or 15. The Huskies are coming off back-to-back NCAA championships in 2023 and 2024.

The two programs have only met once before in the first round of the 2003 NCAA Tournament. UConn beat BYU 58-53 behind a great performance by future NBA star Emeka Okafor.

BYU's 2025-26 non-conference schedule:

Villanova (Las Vegas, 11/3)
UConn (TD Garden, Boston, 11/15)
Wisconsin (Delta Center, 11/21)
ESPN Events Invitational (Orlando, Thanksgiving Week, Dayton, Miami, Georgetown)
Clemson (MSG, early-December, Jimmy V Classic) https://t.co/orWTuSY2N4
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) May 28, 2025

The UConn game adds to an already challenging early-season slate for the Cougars, who are also scheduled to face Villanova on Nov. 3 in Las Vegas, Clemson on Dec. 9 in New York City, and will compete in an ESPN Events Invitational over Thanksgiving week in Orlando. That event includes Georgetown, Miami and Dayton.

Additionally, BYU announced a rematch with Wisconsin on Wednesday. The teams have met twice with the latest coming in the 2025 NCAA Tournament. BYU lost the first contest, but earned a memorable 91-89 win over the Badgers in Denver this past March.

NEWS: BYU and Wisconsin will meet on November 21st at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, according to a source. https://t.co/uoTWS5QkrS
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) May 28, 2025

Rothstein adds that BYU and Wisconsin have agreed to play each other in Salt Lake City at the Delta Center on Nov. 21.

The Cougars appear to be embracing a national schedule as they prepare for their second season in the Big 12 under head coach Kevin Young. BYU has won over 20 games in back-to-back years and appears ready to challenge top competition.

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