When, Where to Watch WVU Basketball During 2025-26 Season

The Big 12 Conference and the WVU basketball program have announced game times and television information for the 2025-26 men’s basketball season.

West Virginia’s games will air multiple national networks – ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, CBS, FOX, CBSSN, FS1, ESPN+ and Peacock – throughout the season.

The Mountaineers will open Big 12 play at Iowa State on Friday, Jan. 2. Tip-off is now set for 8 pm CT and 9 pm ET. WVU’s first home league game will be against Cincinnati on Tuesday, Jan. 6.

For the rest of the Big 12 slate, WVU’s weekend home games at the Coliseum will be against Kansas (Jan. 10), Colorado (Jan. 17), Baylor (Jan. 31), Texas Tech (Feb. 8), BYU (Feb. 28) and UCF (March 6). In addition to Cincinnati, the Mountaineers will play host Kansas State (Jan. 27) and Utah (Feb. 18) in midweek games.

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The full schedule with the time and network can be found by clicking here. Some notable conference matchups include facing Kansas at the Hope Coliseum on Jan. 10 on either Fox Sports or Fs1, traveling to Houston a few days later on Jan. 13 at 8:30 pm on FS1, Baylor in Morgantown on Jan. 31 at 4 pm on ESPN2, TCU on the road on Feb. 21 at 5 pm, airing on Peacock and even a matchup with Oklahoma State on Feb. 24 that will tip at 7 pm and be nationally broadcast on CBS Sports Network.

The Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship will be held March 10-14 in Kansas City, Missouri.

But Before WVU Basketball Reaches Big 12 Play….

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 at 6 pm on FS1. 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 ESPN’s Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic in Charleston, South Carolina, on Nov. 21 and 23. WVU and Clemson will meet in first game at 6:30 pm on Nov. 21, followed by a meeting with either Georgia or Xavier in the final game of the tournament at 1 or 3:30 pm on Nov. 23.

On Saturday, Dec. 6, the Mountaineers will play in Charleston, West V.Va., for the first time since 2016. WVU and Wake Forest will begin a two-game neutral site series this season on Dec. 6 at 6 pm on ESPN2. The two teams will meet for the 11^th 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. The game will air on ESPNU and tip-off at 8 pm. WVU defeated No. 2 Ohio State in Cleveland in 2019 and last met in 2023 in Cleveland, falling to the Buckeyes in overtime.

Find more coverage of the WVU basketball program at WV Sports Now.

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