UCLA Men's Basketball Reveals 2026-27 Schedule

The schedule includes 18 home games at Pauley Pavilion, along with 10 road contests and four neutral-site games. UCLA will kick off its season against Arizona at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Monday, Nov. 2, part of the Hall of Fame Series, which also features Gonzaga facing Purdue. The game against Arizona is scheduled for 7 p.m. (PT).

On Wednesday, the Big Ten Conference announced the 20-game league schedule for all member schools. UCLA will play its initial conference games against Oregon on Dec. 1 and at Washington on Dec. 13, before starting the main part of its schedule with an East Coast trip to Maryland on Jan. 2 and Rutgers on Jan. 5.

The complete schedule of game times and broadcast details will be announced later.

NON-CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

UCLA will begin its home slate against North Florida on Friday, Nov. 6, and will host a series of five consecutive home games. These include matches against an opponent to be announced on Nov. 11, Long Beach State on Nov. 16, Cal State Fullerton on Nov. 18, and Delaware on Nov. 22.

In November, the Bruins will participate in the Rady Children’s Invitational in San Diego, facing Saint Mary’s on Nov. 26, followed by either Georgetown or Texas on Nov. 27.

A notable non-conference game will occur on Dec. 5 against Gonzaga in Anaheim at Honda Center, which will be broadcast nationally on FOX, with the game time still to be determined.

UCLA will complete its non-conference schedule with home games against Quinnipiac on Dec. 19, UC Riverside on Dec. 22, and San Diego State on Dec. 29. This matchup against San Diego State marks the first time since 1990 that the Aztecs play in Pauley Pavilion. The teams last met to start the 2020-21 season.

Additionally, UCLA will host two exhibition games in October, first against Cal Baptist on Oct. 21, followed by a matchup against San Diego on Oct. 27.

BIG TEN DETAILS

This season marks the third consecutive year that UCLA will participate in 20 conference games. Besides the early December games, the remaining 18 Big Ten games will take place after January 1.

UCLA's home conference games will include matchups against Michigan State (Jan. 9), Washington (Jan. 16), Wisconsin (Jan. 19), Michigan (Jan. 26), Iowa (Feb. 6), Minnesota (Feb. 9), Ohio State (Feb. 17), Penn State (Feb. 27), and crosstown rival USC (March 6), which will be both teams' final regular-season game.

The Bruins' road games will feature trips to Maryland (Jan. 2), Rutgers (Jan. 5), Nebraska (Jan. 22), Indiana (Jan. 30), Illinois (Feb. 2), USC (Feb. 13), Purdue (Feb. 21), Northwestern (Feb. 24), and Oregon (March 3).

TICKET INFORMATION

UCLA has announced that season ticket packages for the 2026-27 men’s basketball season are now available. Interested fans can call (310) 206-5991 or email [email protected] for information. Single-game tickets for the non-conference home games will be available when the full schedule is finalized in September.

UCLA Athletics has also stated that admission to all home football, men’s basketball, and women’s basketball games will be free for UCLA students, effective Sept. 19. Affected students will receive refunds for previously purchased Den Passes.

The 2027 Big Ten Tournament is scheduled to take place from March 9 to 14 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.