Kansas Basketball Teams Release Big 12 Schedule

The men open conference play at home against TCU while the women host West Virginia to start the season.

We may be in the meat of college football season, but Tuesday marked the completion of the college basketball schedule as the Big 12 announced the conference slate for every team.

Knowing the way to win the hearts of the internet, the Kansas Jayhawks men’s team brought in puppies from the Lawrence Humane Society to help announce the schedule.

the moment we’ve all been waiting for…our 2023-24 conference schedule, presented by puppies 👀🐶

more information → https://t.co/2aMR6OJ56a pic.twitter.com/vWYwt6VQIZ

— Kansas Men’s Basketball (@KUHoops) September 26, 2023

The Jayhawks open the conference season in Allen Fieldhouse against TCU on January 6, a game that is slated for CBS. KU also has three Big Monday games: home against Cincinnati on January 22, at Kansas State on February 5, and at Texas Tech on February 12.

K-State will also serve as Kansas’ Senior Day on Tuesday, March 5 before the Jayhawks end the regular season at Houston on Saturday, March 9. The full conference schedule is:

Jan. 6 (Sat.) – TCU*, 1 p.m., CBS

Jan. 10 (Wed.) – at UCF*, 6 p.m., Big 12 Now on ESPN+

Jan. 13 (Sat.) – OKLAHOMA*, 1 p.m., Big 12 Now on ESPN+

Jan. 16 (Tues.) – at Oklahoma State*, 8 p.m., ESPN

Jan. 20 (Sat.) – at West Virginia*, 3 p.m., Big 12 Now on ESPN+

Jan. 22 (Mon.) – CINCINNATI*, 8 p.m., ESPN

Jan. 27 (Sat.) – at Iowa State*, 12:30 p.m., CBS

Jan. 30 (Tues.) – OKLAHOMA STATE*, 8 p.m., ESPN

Feb. 3 (Sat.) – HOUSTON*, 3 p.m., ESPN

Feb. 5 (Mon.) – at Kansas State*, 8 p.m., ESPN

Feb. 10 (Sat.) – BAYLOR*, 5 p.m., ESPN

Feb. 12 (Mon.) – at Texas Tech*, 8 p.m., ESPN

Feb. 17 (Sat.) – at Oklahoma*, 3 p.m., ESPN

Feb. 24 (Sat.) – TEXAS*, 5 p.m., ESPN

Feb. 27 (Tues.) – BYU*, 7 p.m., Big 12 Now on ESPN+

March 2 (Sat.) – at Baylor*, 11 a.m., ESPN

March 5 (Tues.) – KANSAS STATE*, 8 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2

March 9 (Sat.) – at Houston*, 3 p.m., ESPN

Takeaways

That’s a brutal end to the season for Kansas over its last five games having to play who you could argue will be the other five best teams in the league this year. There’s a couple ways to look at that. One is that you’re facing these teams at the end of the year when you should be at your best and it’s a good setup for postseason play. But it also means KU needs to take care of business early.

Honestly, the schedule for February and March is quite the gauntlet save for a week when the Jayhawks have Texas Tech and Oklahoma back-to-back. Obviously a lot can change once we actually get to February, but this is what you get in the Big 12, even with an expanded 14 teams this year.

The path is there in January for Kansas to get an early lead in the standings and make everyone else chase them the rest of the way.

Women’s Schedule Also Announced

For the Kansas women’s basketball team, the Jayhawks won’t have to wait until 2024 to get started in Big 12 play. KU opens the conference season at home on December 30 against West Virginia before back-to-back road games at Iowa State and Texas Tech.

KU ends the regular season with a Senior Day matchup against Oklahoma in Allen Fieldhouse on March 2. The complete schedule is: 

Dec. 30 West Virginia Lawrence, Kan. (Allen Fieldhouse)

Jan. 3 at Iowa State Ames, Iowa (Hilton Coliseum)

Jan. 6 at Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas (United Supermarkets Arena)

Jan. 10 Baylor Lawrence, Kan. (Allen Fieldhouse)

Jan. 13 Oklahoma State Lawrence, Kan. (Allen Fieldhouse)

Jan. 16 at Texas Austin Texas (Moody Center)

Jan. 20 at Kansas State Manhattan, Kan. (Bramlage Coliseum)

Jan. 24 Iowa State Lawrence, Kan. (Allen Fieldhouse)

Jan. 27 at Oklahoma Norman, Okla. (Lloyd Noble Center)

Jan. 31 BYU Lawrence, Kan. (Allen Fieldhouse)

Feb. 3 at TCU Fort Worth, Texas (Schollmaier Arena)

Feb. 10 Houston Lawrence, Kan. (Allen Fieldhouse)

Feb. 14 Cincinnati Lawrence, Kan. (Allen Fieldhouse)

Feb. 17 at BYU Provo, Utah (Marriott Center)

Feb. 21 at Baylor Waco, Texas (Foster Pavilion)

Feb. 25 Kansas State Lawrence, Kan. (Allen Fieldhouse)

Feb. 28 at UCF Orlando, Fla. (Addition Financial Arena)

March 2 Oklahoma Lawrence, Kan. (Allen Fieldhouse)