A major news day for both the 2026-27 and 2027-28 non-conference schedules with the Gonzaga Bulldogs men’s and women’s teams.
Men’s Basketball
Under coach Mark Few, Gonzaga will return to the Battle in Seattle at the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, for the next two seasons.
The Bracketeer’s Rocco Miller announced that Gonzaga will have two future matchups against Big Ten Conference opponents at the Battle in Seattle in Seattle, Washington. On Jan. 30, 2027, the Zags will take on the Oregon Ducks. In the 2027-28
season, another meeting with rival UCLA Bruins. That date will be determined at a later date.
It’s now a little more than a month until the first look at Gonzaga’s 2026-27 squad at the Kraziness in the Kennel inside the McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, Washington, on Oct. 3. The Zags will also travel to Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas, to take on coach John Calipari and Arkansas Razorbacks in an exhibition on Oct. 24, according to CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein.
Here is the full update to the men’s 2026-27 non-conference schedule, with not all dates/locations/times finalized.
*at Arkansas Razorbacks (Oct. 24, 2026, at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas)
vs. Purdue Boilermakers (Nov. 2, 2026, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada)
vs. New Mexico State Aggies (Nov. 7, 2026, at McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, Washington)
vs. LSU Tigers (Nov. 14, 2026, at Veterans Memorial Arena in Spokane, Washington)
vs. Montana State Bobcats (Nov. 17, 2026, at McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, Washington)
Kansas State Wildcats/Players Era Festival (Nov. 24-28, 2026, in Las Vegas, Nevada)
vs. Eastern Oregon Mountaineers (Dec. 2, 2026, at McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, Washington)
vs. UCLA Bruins (Dec. 5, 2026, at Honda Center in Anaheim, California)
at Creighton Bluejays (Dec. 12, 2026, at CHI Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska)
vs. Michigan State Spartans (Dec. 19, 2026, at Acrisure Arena in Palm Springs, California)
vs. Cornell Big Red (Dec. 31, 2026, at McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, Washington)
vs. Oregon Ducks (Jan. 30, 2027, at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington)
vs. Duke Blue Devils (Feb. 20, 2027, at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan)
*exhibition
Women’s Basketball
Per a reported source, here is coach Lisa Fortier and the 2026-27 group’s difficult upcoming non-conference slate.
*Oct. 27: vs. NCAA Division II’s Westmont Warriors (exhibition)
Nov. 2: vs. North Dakota State Bison
Nov. 6: vs. Idaho Vandals
Nov. 8: vs. UC Riverside Highlanders
Nov. 13: at Grand Canyon Antelopes
Nov. 15: at Stanford Cardinal
Nov. 21-24: North Shore Showcase in Laie, Hawaii (vs. California Golden Bears on Nov. 23)
Nov. 29: at Eastern Washington Eagles
Dec. 4: vs. Yale Bulldogs
Dec. 6: at Arizona State Sun Devils
Dec. 10: vs. Loyola Marymount Lions
Dec. 19: vs. Michigan State Spartans in Palm Springs, California
Dec. 30: vs. South Dakota State Jackrabbits
Jan. 2: vs. St. Thomas Tommies
*exhibition
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