MBB Announces Regular-Season Showdown with Louisville
6/26/2025 11:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
The Bears and Cardinals will meet at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Baylor is expected to unveil the remainder of its schedule later this summer. For additional updates, follow @BaylorMBB on X, Instagram and Facebook.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Baylor is expected to unveil the remainder of its schedule later this summer. For additional updates, follow @BaylorMBB on X, Instagram and Facebook.
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