The Gonzaga Bulldogs have scheduled coach Jon Scheyer and the Duke Blue Devils for Feb. 20, 2027, at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. Yes, this high-level out-of-conference matchup for Gonzaga will take place in the thick of Pac-12 Conference play.
In their all-time history, Duke leads the series 4-1. The sixth meeting will be aired exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. The deal hasn’t been finalized and signed, but CBS Sports’ Matt Norlander reports that Gonzaga will make north of $500,000 for playing against Duke. The tip-off time and ticket information will be announced at a later date.
Here is how Gonzaga’s potential 2026-27 non-conference schedule looks, with not all dates/locations/times finalized:
vs. Purdue Boilermakers (Nov. 2, 2026, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada)
vs. Michigan State Spartans (Dec. 19, 2026, at Acrisure Arena in Palm Springs, California)
vs. Duke Blue Devils (Feb. 20, 2027, at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan)
at Kentucky Wildcats (Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky)
vs. UCLA Bruins (To be determined)
vs. Oregon Ducks (To be determined)
at Creighton Bluejays (Chi Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska)
Players Era Festival (MGM Grand Garden Arena/Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada)
The matchups with the Big Ten Conference’s UCLA Bruins and Oregon Ducks are on the fence, either taking place in the 2026-27 or 2027-28 season. UCLA would be the first game of their renewed two-year neutral site series, and Oregon the second game of their two-year neutral site series.
This slate is a gauntlet of a schedule, arguably shaping up to be the toughest that coach Mark Few has ever put together. That’s to go along with the Pac-12 series against the Utah State Aggies, San Diego State Aztecs, Colorado State Rams, coach Leon Rice’s Boise State Broncos, even the revamped Oregon State Beavers under first-year coach Justin Joyner.
Few has never been afraid to play anyone, anywhere, anytime.
Arden Cravalho is a Gonzaga University graduate from the Bay Area… Follow him on X @a_cravalho
