Big 12
Report: WVU Basketball to Tip-Off Big 12 Play at Iowa State
Still a couple months away from the 2025-26 WVU basketball season, there’s already news about the Big 12 schedule in the new year.
West Virginia will actually help tip-off Big 12 play against Iowa State on Jan. 2, per a Monday morning report from CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein. The game will be a road trip for the Mountaineers and take place in the Hilton Coliseum.
The full Big 12 schedule will be announced in the coming weeks. WVU will have home games against Baylor, BYU, Cincinnati, Colorado, Kansas, Kansas State, Texas Tech, UCF and Utah.
But before getting into the conference slate, WVU’s nonconference schedule will feature nine regular season games plus an exhibition contest on Oct. 26.
West Virginia will officially start the regular season and the Ross Hodge era at home on Nov. 4 against Mount St. Mary’s. The Mountaineers hold a 6-0 all-time lead against Mount St. Mary’s with every meeting taking place at the WVU Coliseum.
For some other notable games, the Mountaineers will host Pitt for the Backyard Brawl on Thursday, Nov. 13. The two teams will meet for the 192nd time with WVU leading the all-time series, 101-90.
For the second time, the Mountaineers will participate in the Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic in Charleston, South Carolina, on Nov. 21 and 23. WVU and Clemson will meet in the first game, followed by a meeting with either Georgia or Xavier in the final game of the tournament.
On Saturday, Dec. 6, the Mountaineers will play in Charleston, West Virginia, for the first time since 2016. WVU and Wake Forest will begin a two-game neutral site series this season and will play the following season in Greensboro, North Carolina. The two teams will meet for the 11th time in school history, with WVU leading 7-3. The two teams last met in the second round of the 2005 NCAA Tournament with WVU winning in double overtime, 111-105.
WVU and Ohio State will meet once again in Cleveland in the Cleveland Hoops Showdown on Saturday, Dec. 13. WVU defeated No. 2 Ohio State in Cleveland in 2019 and last met in 2023 in Cleveland, falling to the Buckeyes in overtime.
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