The Utah nonconference schedule is out. Here’s who the Utes play in Alex Jensen’s first season

The first game of the Alex Jensen era of Utah basketball is one step closer to reality.

The school announced the nonconference schedule for the Runnin’ Utes in the 2025-26 season, and it includes a pair of exhibition games, eight home games, three neutral-site matchups and a pair of road contests.

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Who is Utah basketball playing in its nonconference schedule?

• Oct. 17 — Nevada | exhibition

• Oct. 24 — at Oregon | exhibition

• Nov. 3 — San Jose State

• Nov. 8 — Weber State

• Nov. 10 — Holy Cross

• Nov. 15 — Sam Houston State

• Nov. 18 — Purdue Fort Wayne*

• Nov. 20 — Cal Poly

• Nov. 25 — vs. Grand Canyon&

• Nov. 26 — vs. Iowa/Ole Miss&

• Dec. 2 — at California

• Dec. 6 — Cal-Baptist

• Dec. 13 — vs. Mississippi State^

• Dec. 20 — Eastern Washington

• Dec. 29 — at Washington

Note: * at Huntsman Center as part of Acrisure Series; & at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, California, as part of Acrisure Series; ^ at Delta Center.

What stands out about Utah’s nonconference schedule?

• The schedule features a pair of exhibition matchups, including a trip to former Pac-12 rival Oregon.

• The Utes will begin regular-season action with six straight games at the Huntsman Center.

• Utah hosts Weber State — the first time the in-state schools have played since 2019. It’s part of a three-game series with the Wildcats, as Standard-Examiner’s Brett Hein first reported in May. The other games will be played in 2026 and 2028, according to Hein.

• This year’s multi-team event (MTE) for the Utes will take place in California at the Acrisure Series, where Utah will face Grand Canyon in its first year in the Mountain West Conference before taking on either Iowa or Ole Miss in its second matchup at the event.

• The Utes’ two true road games will both take place against former Pac-12 opponents at California and Washington.

• Utah will also face the SEC’s Mississippi State in a neutral-site matchup at the Delta Center. The two teams played a neutral-site game last year, when the Bulldogs beat the Utes at Landers Center in Southaven, Mississippi.

Who will Utah play during Big 12 play?

Here’s a look at who Utah will play this season during its Big 12 schedule. Game times and dates will be released closer to the start of the season.

• Home and away: Arizona State, BYU, Colorado

• Home only: Arizona, Houston, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, TCU, UCF

• Away only: Baylor, Cincinnati, Kansas, Kansas State, Texas Tech, West Virginia