<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=Windows-1252">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)">
<!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Courier;
panose-1:2 7 3 9 2 2 5 2 4 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Aptos;
panose-1:2 11 0 4 2 2 2 2 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
layout-grid-mode:char;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Courier;}
h1
{mso-style-link:"Heading 1 Char";
margin-top:.25in;
margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:4.0pt;
margin-left:0in;
line-height:115%;
page-break-after:avoid;
font-size:20.0pt;
font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;
color:#0F4761;
mso-ligatures:standardcontextual;
font-weight:normal;}
p.MsoBodyText, li.MsoBodyText, div.MsoBodyText
{mso-style-link:"Body Text Char";
margin:0in;
text-align:justify;
layout-grid-mode:char;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#467886;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;}
span.Heading1Char
{mso-style-name:"Heading 1 Char";
mso-style-link:"Heading 1";
font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;
color:#0F4761;}
span.BodyTextChar
{mso-style-name:"Body Text Char";
mso-style-link:"Body Text";
font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-ligatures:none;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style>
</head>
<body lang="EN-US" link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style="word-wrap:break-word">
<div class="WordSection1">
<h1 align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Aug. 26, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor MBB Releases 2025-26 Non-Conference Schedule
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Bears to compete in 15 non-conference matchups, including two exhibitions<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">For more information contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Josie Hutton; 254-709-7720,
</span><a href="mailto:josie_hutton@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">josie_hutton@baylor.edu</span></a><u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">WACO, Texas –</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> Baylor men’s basketball announced its non-conference
schedule for the upcoming 2025-26 season on Tuesday, which includes the earliest home contest in program history.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">The Bears will see seven teams that made their way to the 2025 NCAA Tournament during their 2025-26 non-conference slate. Nine games will
be held at Foster Pavilion, with six taking place away from home. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">BU will open the season on Friday, Oct. 10, at Foster Pavilion in an exhibition game against Grand Canyon at 4 p.m. CT. Due to a change
in NCAA legislation, games previously held as private scrimmages are now able to be scheduled as exhibition games. Grand Canyon, which recently moved from the WAC to the Mountain West Conference, advanced to the 2025 NCAA Tournament, their third-consecutive
March Madness appearance. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">More information regarding the admission process for the exhibition game against GCU will be provided at a later date.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Following its home exhibition, Baylor will travel to Indianapolis for a neutral-site exhibition game against Indiana on Sunday, Oct. 26,
at a time to be announced. The exhibition will take place in the host city of the 2026 National Championship and will be held at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. This will be the first time the Bears have returned to Indy since cutting down the nets after winning the
2021 National Championship. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Traveling back to Waco, BU will officially begin the season with three-straight home games, tipping off the regular season on Monday, Nov.
3, against UTRGV. The following Sunday, on Nov. 9, the Bears will play the home portion of their
</span><a href="https://baylorbears.com/news/2025/7/31/mens-basketball-mbb-set-for-home-and-home-series-with-washington.aspx"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">two-game series as they host the Washington Huskies</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">
at Foster Pavilion. BU and Washington have only faced off with each other five times in program history, with Washington holding a 3-2 overall advantage.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Baylor will take on Tarleton State on Friday, Nov. 14, for its final game at Foster Pavilion for the month of November before heading to
Las Vegas to compete in the Players Era Festival. The Bears will meet a pair of 2025 NCAA Tournament teams on Nov. 24-25 at Michelob Ultra Arena. Baylor will take on Creighton on Monday, Nov. 24, at 1 p.m. CT. The following day, Baylor will clash with St.
John’s for the second-straight year in a multi-team event (MTE) in a 4 p.m. CT tip-off from Las Vegas. The third and final contest will be determined based on results of the first two games and will be played either Nov. 26 or Nov. 27. All Players Era Festival
games will be at either Michelob Ultra Arena (Mandalay Bay) or the MGM Grand Garden Arena.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Returning to Foster Pavilion, Baylor will face off against Sacramento State on Tuesday, Dec. 2 for the first time in program history. On
Saturday, Dec. 6, BU will begin its four-year non-conference matchup with the Memphis Tigers, meeting at the FedExForum at 3:30 pm CT on CBS.
</span><a href="https://baylorbears.com/news/2025/7/7/mens-basketball-mbb-releases-four-year-memphis-series-matchup.aspx"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Baylor recently released a four-year series matchup with Memphis,</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">
with games in Waco in 2026-27 and 2027-28, before finishing in Memphis in 2028-29.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">The Bears will close out the rest of the December non-conference season at Foster Pavilion, hosting Norfolk State for the third-consecutive
season on Wednesday, Dec. 10, at 11 a.m. CT, for the annual Future Bears Day. Alcorn State will come to Waco on Thursday, Dec. 19 for the fifth time in program history. Baylor will host Southern on Sunday, Dec. 21, for its final game before the holiday break.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Following a week-long Christmas break, the Bears will put on the final touches to prepare for the conference season with a matchup against
Arlington Baptist on Monday, Dec. 29.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">In the midst of the conference season,
</span><a href="https://baylorbears.com/news/2025/6/26/mens-basketball-mbb-announces-regular-season-showdown-with-louisville.aspx"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">BU will take on Louisville</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">
in a neutral-site matchup at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, on Saturday, Feb. 14. The game will be televised on ESPN platforms and complete Baylor’s 15-game non-conference schedule.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">The full 2025-26 schedule, including conference dates and times, will be released later in the fall.
</span><a href="https://baylorbears.com/news/2025/6/12/mens-basketball-big-12-announces-mbb-conference-opponents.aspx"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">The Big 12 announced the conference pairings in June,</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">
returning to an 18-game slate for the upcoming season. BU's three home-and-home opponents are Houston, Iowa State and TCU. Its six remaining home games will come against Arizona, Arizona State, BYU, Colorado, Texas Tech and Utah, with road contests waiting
at UCF, Cincinnati, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State and West Virginia.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">MBB 2025-26 NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Friday, Oct. 10 - EXH vs. Grand Canyon - 4 pm CT
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Sunday, Oct. 26 - EXH vs. Indiana (Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Monday, Nov. 3 - UTRGV<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Sunday, Nov. 9 - Washington<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Friday, Nov. 14 - Tarleton State<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Monday, Nov. 24 - vs. Creighton - 1 pm CT (Michelob Ultra Arena, Las Vegas)
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Tuesday, Nov. 25 - vs. St. John's - 4 pm CT (Michelob Ultra Arena, Las Vegas)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Wednesday, Nov. 26 -or- Thursday, Nov. 27 - vs. TBD (Las Vegas)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Tuesday, Dec. 2 - Sacramento State<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Saturday, Dec. 6 - at Memphis - 3:30 pm CT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Wednesday, Dec. 10 - Norfolk State - 11 am CT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Friday, Dec. 19 - Alcorn State
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Sunday, Dec. 21 - Southern
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Monday, Dec. 29 - Arlington Baptist
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Saturday, Feb. 14 - vs. Louisville (Dickies Arena, Fort Worth)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Home games</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> | Away games<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://www.baylorbears/"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">- BaylorBears</span></i></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">.com</span></i></span><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">
-<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode:both"><b><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#0F5C1A">Josie Hutton</span></b><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"> | Associate Director of Athletics Communications (MBB, MTEN) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode:both"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Department of Athletics | Baylor University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode:both"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">C: (254) 709-7720<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode:both"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode:both"><a href="http://www.baylorbears.com/" title=""Original URL:
http://www.baylorbears.com/
Click to follow link.""><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:blue;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="159" height="43" style="width:1.6562in;height:.4479in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01DC166D.3064C8F0" alt="signature_2230589939"></span></a><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>