PROVO, Utah – BYU announced the non-conference portion of its 2024-25 men’s basketball schedule on Monday morning.
Following an exhibition contest against Colorado Christian on Oct. 30, BYU opens the season with five consecutive games in the friendly confines of the Marriott Center, beginning with the season opener against Central Arkansas on Nov. 5.
The Cougars host UC Riverside on Nov. 8 for the first time since 1999, followed by matchups against Queens (Nov. 13), Idaho (Nov. 16) and Mississippi Valley State (Nov. 23).
The Cougars will take part in the Rady Children’s Invitational on Nov. 28-29 at LionTree Arena in San Diego, Calif., alongside NC State, Purdue and Ole Miss. The full bracket will be released in the coming weeks.
They will travel across the country for their only true road game of non-conference play when they face Providence on Dec. 3 as part of the Big 12-BIG EAST Battle. It will be the third all-time meeting between the two programs and BYU’s first trip to Amica Mutual Pavilion since its run to Elite Eight in 1981.
BYU will face a pair of Mountain West foes, hosting Fresno State on Dec. 11 before taking on Wyoming on Dec. 14 at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City.
They conclude non-conference play on Dec. 20 when they welcome the Rattlers of Florida A&M to Provo for the first time.
The 20-game Big 12 schedule will be announced at a later date.