Baylor MBB Announces Regular-Season Showdown with Louisville

[Roberts, Matt]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – June 25, 2025

Baylor MBB Announces Regular-Season Showdown with Louisville
The Bears and Cardinals will meet at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth
For more information, contact: Matt Roberts, 254-227-2280, WM_Roberts at Baylor.edu<mailto:WM_Roberts at Baylor.edu>

WACO, Texas – Baylor men’s basketball will face the Louisville Cardinals in a non-conference matchup next season, announced Thursday in conjunction with ESPN Events.

Televised on ESPN platforms, the game will be played Feb. 14, 2026, at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. Game time and ticket information will be released at a later date.

One of just five schools to be ranked inside the top 10 in each of the last six seasons, Baylor is coming off a school-record sixth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. In addition to extending the nation’s fifth-longest active postseason streak, BU won a tournament game for a sixth straight year, becoming one of just three teams in the country to boast that distinction.

Just the second all-time meeting between the two programs will be the first since a 66-63 Bear victory in the 2016 Battle 4 Atlantis Championship game. The contest will mark Baylor’s third at Dickies Arena after playing the first and second rounds of the 2022 NCAA Tournament at the Fort Worth venue.

The Bears have experienced a recent run of success in the Metroplex, winning five-straight games, including the last two non-conference contests. Most recently, BU beat No. 16 Arkansas 72-67 in a top-25 showdown at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas last November.

Baylor is expected to unveil the remainder of its schedule later this summer. For additional updates, follow @BaylorMBB on X, Instagram and Facebook.
—BaylorBears.com—




Matt Roberts | Director of Athletic Communications (MBB/MGOLF/ WGOLF)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-227-2280

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