UConn men’s basketball is set to take on Duke at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on November 25, 2026, the night before Thanksgiving. The school confirmed this news on Thursday after reports earlier in the week; this game will occur as part of a three-year series that Duke is hosting in partnership with Amazon Prime.
The Huskies and Blue Devils met in the Elite Eight last month, when Braylon Mullins capped off a ferocious UConn comeback with a game-winning three-pointer off a Duke turnover. The win got
the Huskies to the Final Four for the eighth time in program history and third time in the past four years.
Before meeting in Washington, D.C., UConn and Duke hadn’t played since 2014 in the Meadowlands. The two teams have played 10 times all time with an even 5-5 split. All 10 games have been played at a neutral site; this year’s clash in Vegas will be the 11th. The Huskies have never played in Durham, and the Blue Devils have not ventured to Storrs or Hartford.
Duke has reloaded after being last season’s No. 1 overall seed in the tournament. Even with losing Cameron Boozer, Maliq Brown, and Isaiah Evans to the pros and Darren Harris and Nik Khamenia to the portal, Jon Scheyer is returning a core of Caleb Foster, Cayden Boozer, Dame Sarr, and Patrick Ngongba to pair with newcomers John Blackwell, Cameron Williams, Bryson Howard, Deron Rippey Jr., and others.
It will be a ‘revenge’ opportunity of sorts for Khamenia, who is a part of a strong portal class for Dan Hurley that also features Na’Jai Hines, Oskar Giltay, and Nils Machowski in addition to notable returners in Mullins, Silas Demary Jr., Jayden Ross, and an injured Solo Ball.
This longtime rivalry was renewed in last year’s tourney and delivered one of the most memorable moments that the sport has ever seen. The next chapter awaits in Sin City.
