The Big 12 announced the conference scheduling format Thursday for the 2024-25 men’s and women’s basketball seasons, so Arizona knows its new league opponents and where it will play them.
The Big 12 stated that opponents were selected based on a combination of geography, historical results and a poll of the coaches to best balance the schedule in terms of travel and competitiveness. A full Big 12 schedule will be released at a later date.
Arizona women’s Big 12 scheduling:
Home-and-away: Arizona State, BYU, Utah
Home-only: Baylor, Cincinnati, Iowa State, TCU, Texas Tech, West Virginia
Away-only: UCF, Colorado, Houston, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State
Notes: Arizona gets perennial power Baylor at home. Arizona is actually 3-0 against Baylor with all games at neutral sites. This will be Baylor’s first trip to McKale. Former Arizona and Colorado post player Aaronette Vonleh is now with Baylor. … Iowa State’s Audi Crooks, a freshman sensation last year, also comes to Tucson. … Former Arizona guard Madison Conner will make a return to McKale Center with TCU. The Horned Frogs also have All-American guard Hailey Van Lith and former Oregon standout center Sedona Prince. … Isis Beh will face her former school, West Virginia, at McKale Center. West Virginia also has former Arizona assistant Erin Grant and Adia Barnes has former Mountaineer assistant Bett Shelby on her staff.
Arizona men’s Big 12 scheduling:
Home-and-away: Arizona State, Baylor, BYU, Iowa State, Texas Tech
Home-only: UCF, Colorado, Houston, TCU, Utah
Away-only: Cincinnati, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, West Virginia
Notes: No Kansas at McKale Center in Arizona’s first year in the Big 12. The Wildcats will visit Allen Fieldhouse at Lawrence, Kan., for the first time since the 2007-08 season when Arizona lost 76-72. The Wildcats beat Kansas 91-74 in Lawrence in the 2002-03 season behind Salim Stoudamire’s 32 points. … Coming to Tucson is Houston and Kelvin Sampson, who has a history of visiting McKale as Washington State’s coach. Sampson was so well-respected in these parts people talked about him being Lute Olson’s successor. … Baylor and coach Scott Drew, who spurned an offer from Kentucky, will play Arizona twice. The Bears have former California guard Jalen Celestine and former Duke guard Jeremy Roach, who lost to the Wildcats last season at Cameron Indoor Stadium. … Familiar Pac-12 foes Colorado and Utah come to McKale Center. … Arizona will not host Kansas State and its $2 million player Coleman Hawkins, a transfer from Illinois who is reportedly getting that much money in NIL. … Former Arizona State guard Frankie Collins will make a return trip to McKale Center with TCU, which has former Sun Devil assistant Tony Benford on its coaching staff with Jamie Dixon. … Former Stanford coach Johnny Dawkins will visit McKale again with UCF.
Other Big 12 schools:
Women’s basketball
Arizona State
Home-and-away: Arizona, BYU, Utah
Home-only: Baylor, Cincinnati, Iowa State, TCU, Texas Tech, West Virginia
Away-only: UCF, Colorado, Houston, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State
Baylor
Home-and-away: Colorado, Houston, TCU
Home-only: BYU, Cincinnati, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Utah, West Virginia
Away-only: Arizona, Arizona State, UCF, Kansas, Kansas State, Texas Tech
BYU
Home-and-away: Arizona, Arizona State, Utah
Home-only: UCF, Colorado, Houston, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State
Away-only: Baylor, Cincinnati, Iowa State, TCU, Texas Tech, West Virginia
UCF
Home-and-away: Houston, Iowa State, TCU
Home-only: Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, Cincinnati, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech
Away-only: BYU, Colorado, Kansas, Kansas State, Utah, West Virginia
Cincinnati
Home-and-away: Kansas State, Oklahoma State, West Virginia
Home-only: BYU, Colorado, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Utah
Away-only: Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, UCF, TCU, Texas Tech
Colorado
Home-and-away: Baylor, Texas Tech, West Virginia
Home-only: Arizona, Arizona State, UCF, Houston, Kansas, Kansas State
Away-only: BYU, Cincinnati, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, TCU, Utah
Houston
Home-and-away: Baylor, UCF, Texas Tech
Home-only: Arizona, Arizona State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, West Virginia
Away-only: BYU, Cincinnati, Colorado, Iowa State, TCU, Utah
Iowa State
Home-and-away: UCF, Kansas, Kansas State
Home-only: BYU, Colorado, Houston, TCU, Texas Tech, Utah
Away-only: Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, Cincinnati, Oklahoma State, West Virginia
Kansas
Home-and-away: Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma State
Home-only: Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, UCF, TCU, Texas Tech
Away-only: BYU, Cincinnati, Colorado, Houston, Utah, West Virginia
Kansas State
Home-and-away: Cincinnati, Iowa State, Kansas
Home-only: Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, UCF, TCU, Texas Tech
Away-only: BYU, Colorado, Houston, Oklahoma State, Utah, West Virginia
Oklahoma State
Home-and-away: Cincinnati, Kansas, West Virginia
Home-only: Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Iowa State, Kansas State, TCU
Away-only: Baylor, BYU, UCF, Houston, Texas Tech, Utah
TCU
Home-and-away: Baylor, UCF, Texas Tech
Home-only: BYU, Cincinnati, Colorado, Houston, Utah, West Virginia
Away-only: Arizona, Arizona State, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State
Texas Tech
Home-and-away: Colorado, Houston, TCU
Home-only: Baylor, BYU, Cincinnati, Oklahoma State, Utah, West Virginia
Away-only: Arizona, Arizona State, UCF, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State
Utah
Home-and-away: Arizona, Arizona State, BYU
Home-only: UCF, Colorado, Houston, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State
Away-only: Baylor, Cincinnati, Iowa State, TCU, Texas Tech, West Virginia
West Virginia
Home-and-away: Cincinnati, Colorado, Oklahoma State
Home-only: BYU, UCF, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Utah
Away-only: Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, Houston, TCU, Texas Tech
Men’s basketball
Arizona State
Home-and-away: Arizona, BYU, Colorado, Kansas State, Texas Tech
Home-only: Baylor, UCF, Houston, Iowa State, TCU
Away-only: Cincinnati, Kansas, Oklahoma State, Utah, West Virginia
Baylor
Home-and-away: Arizona, Cincinnati, Houston, TCU, Utah
Home-only: UCF, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, West Virginia
Away-only: Arizona State, BYU, Colorado, Iowa State, Texas Tech
BYU
Home-and-away: Arizona, Arizona State, Cincinnati, Utah, West Virginia
Home-only: Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech
Away-only: UCF, Colorado, Houston, Iowa State, TCU
UCF
Home-and-away: Colorado, Iowa State, Kansas, Oklahoma State, TCU
Home-only: BYU, Cincinnati, Houston, Kansas State, Utah
Away-only: Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, Texas Tech, West Virginia
Cincinnati
Home-and-away: Baylor, BYU, Kansas State, Utah, West Virginia
Home-only: Arizona, Arizona State, Kansas, TCU, Texas Tech
Away-only: UCF, Colorado, Houston, Iowa State, Oklahoma State
Colorado
Home-and-away: Arizona State, UCF, Iowa State, Kansas, TCU
Home-only: Baylor, BYU, Cincinnati, Houston, West Virginia
Away-only: Arizona, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, Utah
Houston
Home-and-away: Baylor, Kansas, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, West Virginia
Home-only: BYU, Cincinnati, Iowa State, TCU, Utah
Away-only: Arizona, Arizona State, UCF, Colorado, Kansas State
Iowa State
Home-and-away: Arizona, UCF, Colorado, Kansas, Kansas State
Home-only: Baylor, BYU, Cincinnati, TCU, Utah
Away-only: Arizona State, Houston, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, West Virginia
Kansas
Home-and-away: UCF, Colorado, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas State
Home-only: Arizona, Arizona State, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, West Virginia
Away-only: Baylor, BYU, Cincinnati, TCU, Utah
Kansas State
Home-and-away: Arizona State, Cincinnati, Iowa State, Kansas, Oklahoma State
Home-only: Arizona, Colorado, Houston, Texas Tech, West Virginia
Away-only: Baylor, BYU, UCF, TCU, Utah
Oklahoma State
Home-and-away: UCF, Houston, Kansas State, Texas Tech, Utah
Home-only: Arizona, Arizona State, Cincinnati, Colorado, Iowa State
Away-only: Baylor, BYU, Kansas, TCU, West Virginia
TCU
Home-and-away: Baylor, UCF, Colorado, Texas Tech, West Virginia
Home-only: BYU, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Utah
Away-only: Arizona, Arizona State, Cincinnati, Houston, Iowa State
Texas Tech
Home-and-away: Arizona, Arizona State, Houston, Oklahoma State, TCU
Home-only: Baylor, UCF, Colorado, Iowa State, West Virginia
Away-only: BYU, Cincinnati, Kansas, Kansas State, Utah
Utah
Home-and-away: Baylor, BYU, Cincinnati, Oklahoma State, West Virginia
Home-only: Arizona State, Colorado, Kansas, Kansas State, Texas Tech
Away-only: Arizona, UCF, Houston, Iowa State, TCU
West Virginia
Home-and-away: BYU, Cincinnati, Houston, TCU, Utah
Home-only: Arizona, Arizona State, UCF, Iowa State, Oklahoma State
Away-only: Baylor, Colorado, Kansas, Kansas State, Texas Tech
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