Games against three SEC opponents highlight the Arizona State men's basketball schedule in the first year of the Randy Bennett tenure.
The 14-game schedule (plus one exhibition) includes 10 games at Desert Financial Arena, the first coming on Nov. 2 against East Tennessee State. The 10 nonconference home games are the most for the program since 2011-12. Times and television broadcast details will be revealed at a later date.
ASU will play LSU and South Carolina in the Acrisure Series in Palm Springs. A showdown against Oklahoma also comes in a neutral-site game, although it is much closer to home for the Sooners, as the teams will play at BOK Center in Tulsa, about a two-hour drive from Norman.
ASU will also play former Pac-12 foe Oregon State
in Corvallis, with ASU returning the game after the teams played in Tempe last season.
2026 Arizona State men's basketball nonconference scheduleOct. 25 at New Mexico (Albuquerque, NM; The Pit), exhibitionNov. 2 vs. East Tennessee State (Home/Season Opener; Desert Financial Arena)Nov. 6 vs. Northern Colorado (Desert Financial Arena)Nov. 10 vs. Hofstra (Desert Financial Arena)Nov. 13 vs. UL Monroe (Desert Financial Arena)Nov. 18 vs. Oakland (Desert Financial Arena)Nov. 25 vs. LSU (Palm Springs, CA; Acrisure Series — Acrisure Arena) @ 11 AM MSTNov. 26 vs. South Carolina (Palm Springs, CA; Acrisure Series — Acrisure Arena) @ 11 AM MSTNov. 30 vs. Montana (Desert Financial Arena)Dec. 5 at Oklahoma (Tulsa, OK; BOK Center)Dec. 8 vs. Mercer (Desert Financial Arena)Dec. 14 at Oregon State (Corvallis, OR; Gill Coliseum)Dec. 20 vs. San Diego (Desert Financial Arena)Dec. 23 vs. Idaho (Desert Financial Arena)Dec. 29 vs. Southern Illinois (Desert Financial Arena)
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