TicketsCINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati men’s basketball program released its non-conference schedule on Wednesday ahead of the 2025-26 season.
The slate features nine home games inside Fifth Third Arena, three neutral-site contests and the Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout.
The Bearcats open the season with a four-game homestand, beginning on Monday, Nov. 3 against Western Carolina. Cincinnati will also host Georgia State (Nov. 7), long-time rival Dayton (Nov. 11) and Mount St. Mary’s (Nov. 16) to start the year.
UC will then head downtown for a clash with Louisville in The Hoops Classic, presented in partnership with CareSource, on Friday, Nov. 21 at Heritage Bank Center. The matchup with the Cardinals is one of three games included in the annual Twyman-Stokes Classic, which also features home games against NJIT (Nov. 24) and Eastern Michigan (Nov. 26).
In December, Cincinnati will host Tarleton State (Dec. 1), Alabama State (Dec. 17) and Lipscomb (Dec. 29) inside Fifth Third Arena.
The Bearcats will face Xavier in the Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout on Friday, Dec. 5 at the Cintas Center. UC will also take on Georgia in Holiday Hoopsgiving at State Farm Arena in Atlanta on Dec. 13 and meet Clemson in the Greenville Winter Invitational at Bon Secours Wellness Arena on Dec. 21.
Game times and television information will be released at a later date.
The Bearcats previously announced Big 12 home, away pairings for the 2025-26 schedule in June.