Gonzaga has set a date for the second part of the home-and-home series with coach Bobby Hurley and Arizona State for November 14th. No tip-off time or television channel is set, as is the case for most of the games on the non-conference schedule so far. It’s coming together slowly but surely with a few missing pieces.
Here is where the full 2025-26 non-conference schedule for the Zags currently stands:
Kraziness in the Kennel (McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane) – October 4th
Oklahoma (Spokane Arena in Spokane) – November 8th
Creighton (McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane) – November 11th
Arizona State (Desert Financial Arena in Tempe) – November 14th
Southern Utah (McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane) – November 17th
*Alabama (Players Era Festival in Las Vegas) – November 24th
*Maryland (Players Era Festival in Las Vegas) – November 25th
*Players Era Festival in Las Vegas (consolation/third place/championship) – November 26th
Kentucky (Bridgestone Arena in Nashville) – December 5th
UCLA (Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle) – December 13th
Campbell (McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane) – December 17th
Baylor – Date/location to be determined
*Arena location for the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas will be at either the MGM Grand Garden Arena or the Michelob ULTRA Arena; Winner receives $1 million, 2nd place at $500,000, 3rd place receives $300,000, 4th place with $200,000
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That’s a total of 11 non-conference games right now, with 18 West Coast Conference games to be played as well. In 2025-26, the maximum games played for a college basketball program is 31 before it bumps up to 32 in 2026-27. Two more buy games against mid-to-low major programs are expected to be announced.
The final slate of opponents for WCC play will start on December 28th and look like this:
Home: Loyola Marymount, Pacific
Away: Oregon State, San Diego
Home and Away: Saint Mary’s, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Washington State, Seattle, Portland, Pepperdine
Arden Cravalho is a Gonzaga University graduate from the Bay Area… Follow him on Twitter @a_cravalho
