Who BYU basketball will play in its nonconference schedule

BYU’s first nonconference schedule of the Kevin Young era is officially complete.

The Cougars announced the slate of games in a Monday press release .

Here’s what it will look like:

• Nov. 5 — Central Arkansas | Marriott Center
• Nov. 8 — UC Riverside | Marriott Center
• Nov. 13 — Queens | Marriott Center
• Nov. 16 — Idaho | Marriott Center
• Nov. 23 — Mississippi Valley State | Marriott Center
• Nov. 28-29 — Rady Children’s Invitational^ | San Diego
• Dec. 3 — at Providence* | Providence, Rhode Island
• Dec. 11 — Fresno State | Marriott Center
• Dec. 14 — vs. Wyoming** | Salt Lake City
• Dec. 20 — Florida A&M | Marriott Center

Notes : ^ Two-game tournament against two of Purdue, Ole Miss and NC State; * Part of Big 12-Big East Battle; ** Game played at Delta Center.

Among the highlights

• The Cougars will play 11 nonconference games in total, with eight — including the first six — happening at the Marriott Center.
• BYU’s lone true road game will come Dec. 3 at Providence as part of the program’s first-ever appearance in the Big 12-Big East Battle. The Cougars have not visited Providence Pavilion since their 1981 Elite Eight run, where they defeated Princeton and UCLA at the venue.
• BYU will face two of the following three teams during the Rady Children’s Invitational over Thanksgiving in San Diego: Purdue, Ole Miss and NC State. Both Purdue and NC State were Final Four teams in 2024, though the Cougars did defeat the Wolfpack in the Vegas Showdown.
• The Cougars also will play Wyoming in a neutral-site game at the Delta Center on Dec. 14.
• BYU will have its first-ever meeting with Queens, perhaps best known for being the alma mater of Jerry and George on “Seinfeld.”

What we don’t know

• The dates for BYU’s Big 12 conference schedule have yet to be finalized.
• The conference announced its 2024-25 scheduling matrix in June, with each school playing 20 league games.
• Here are BYU’s Big 12 opponents for the coming season:
• Home-and-away: Arizona, Arizona State, Cincinnati, Utah, West Virginia
• Home-only: Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech
• Away-only: UCF, Colorado, Houston, Iowa State, TCU