Utah college basketball
All 22 men’s and women’s programs at Utah’s 11 colleges: when each one opens, who coaches it, which conference it plays in and where to watch. Every opening game is copied from the school’s official schedule, checked October 16, 2026.
Tip-off
Opening games, in date order
The first regular-season game for each program. Exhibitions, scrimmages and JUCO jamborees are left out. Times are as each schedule prints them.
Programs
Every Utah program, by conference
Head coaches as each official roster page lists them. Each team page carries the latest result and next game from the official schedule.
Big 12
- Men
Alex Jensen, Men's Basketball Head Coach
Opens Monday, November 2 vs Long Beach State
ESPN+ and Big 12 network games (opens in a new tab) - Women
Gavin Petersen, Head Coach
Opens Tuesday, November 3 vs Eastern Washington
ESPN+ (all home games) (opens in a new tab) - Men
Kevin Young, Head Coach
Opens Monday, November 2 vs Ohio State
How to watch BYU (opens in a new tab) - Women
Lee Cummard, Head Coach
Opens Tuesday, November 3 vs Idaho State
ESPN+ and national TV dates (opens in a new tab)
Pac-12
- Men
Ben Jacobson, Head Coach
Opens Monday, November 2 vs Idaho State
Televised schedule (opens in a new tab) - Women
Wesley Brooks, Head Coach
Opens Monday, November 2 vs Westminster
National TV schedule (opens in a new tab)
Big West
- Men
Todd Phillips, Head Coach
Opens Monday, November 2 vs Western Colorado
Radio: ESPN The Fan (opens in a new tab) - Women
Utah Valley Women's Basketball
Dan Nielson, Head Coach
Opens Tuesday, November 3 vs Park University
Season and single-game tickets (opens in a new tab)
Big Sky
- Men
Kaleb Canales, Head Coach
Opens Monday, November 2 at Oregon State
ESPN+ Big Sky (opens in a new tab) - Women
Weber State Women's Basketball
Jenteal Jackson, Head Coach
Opens Tuesday, November 3 vs Westminster
ESPN+ Big Sky (opens in a new tab) - Men
Southern Utah Men's Basketball
Rob Jeter, Head Men's Basketball Coach
Opens Monday, November 2 vs West Coast Baptist College
ESPN+ Big Sky (opens in a new tab) - Women
Southern Utah Women's Basketball
Tracy Mason, Head Coach
Opens Monday, November 2 vs University of Redlands
ESPN+ Big Sky (opens in a new tab) - Men
Jon Judkins, Head Coach
Opens Monday, November 2 at New Mexico
Live stats (opens in a new tab) - Women
Adam Wardenburg, Head Coach
Opens Monday, November 2 vs Life Pacific
Live stats (opens in a new tab)
RMAC
- Men
Casey Stanley, Head Coach
Opens Monday, November 9 at Montana State Billings
RMAC Network: Westminster (opens in a new tab) - Women
Westminster Women's Basketball
Lynette Schroeder, Head Coach
Opens Thursday, November 19 vs St. Edward's
RMAC Network: Westminster (opens in a new tab)
Scenic West Athletic Conference (NJCAA Region 18)
- Men
Dave Rice, Men's Basketball Head Coach
Opens Tuesday, November 3 vs Western Wyoming Community College
Scenic West Network: SLCC (opens in a new tab) - Women
SLCC Bruins Women's Basketball
Kenzie Newton, Head Women's Basketball Coach
Opens Thursday, November 5 at Eastern Arizona College
Scenic West Network: SLCC (opens in a new tab) - Men
Brad Kitchen, Men's Basketball Head Coach
Opens Friday, October 30 vs Treasure Valley Community College
Scenic West Network: Snow College (opens in a new tab) - Women
Snow College Women's Basketball
Michael Shreeve, Head Women's Basketball Coach
Opens Friday, October 30 vs Community Christian College
Scenic West Network: Snow College (opens in a new tab) - Men
Easton Ralphs, Head Men's Basketball Coach
Opens Saturday, October 31 vs Western Wyoming Community College
Scenic West Network (opens in a new tab) - Women
USU Eastern Women's Basketball
Chelsey Warburton, Women's Basketball Head Coach
Opens Friday, October 30 vs Northwest College
Scenic West Network (opens in a new tab)
Season previews
School-by-school previews
One preview per school, covering both programs: coaches, returning players, newcomers and the opening stretch.
BYU Basketball 2026-27 Preview: Robert Wright III, Delaney Gibb and the Cougars' Big 12 Season
BYU's men, led by unanimous preseason All-Big 12 guard Robert Wright III, open Nov. 2 against Ohio State at the Delta Center. BYU's women, coming off a 26-win season and a WBIT final, open Nov. 3 against Idaho State behind All-Big 12 guard Delaney Gibb.
Utah Basketball 2026-27 Preview: Alex Jensen's Rebuilt Runnin' Utes and Gavin Petersen's Utes
Utah's men open Nov. 2 against Long Beach State with an almost entirely new roster led by all-conference transfers Jackson Holcombe, TJ Burch and Trey Campbell. Utah's women, back from a fifth straight postseason, open Nov. 3 against Eastern Washington.
Utah State Basketball 2026-27 Preview: Mason Falslev, Ben Jacobson and the Aggies' First Pac-12 Season
Utah State's men, with 2026 Mountain West Player of the Year Mason Falslev back for his senior season, open their first Pac-12 season under new coach Ben Jacobson on Nov. 2 against Idaho State. The women open the same day against Westminster.
Utah Valley Basketball 2026-27 Preview: The Wolverines' First Big West Season
Utah Valley's men, 25-9 and NIT-bound last season, open their first Big West season Nov. 2 against Western Colorado with Isaac Davis and former WAC Player of the Year Dominick Nelson. The women open Nov. 3 behind steals-record holder Cambree Blackham.
Weber State Basketball 2026-27 Preview: Kaleb Canales, Damian Lillard's Front Office and Jenteal Jackson's Wildcats
Weber State's men begin the Kaleb Canales era, with Damian Lillard listed as the program's general manager, at Oregon State on Nov. 2. Jenteal Jackson's women open Nov. 3 against Westminster at the Dee Events Center behind guard Hannah Robbins.
Southern Utah Basketball 2026-27 Preview: Jaiden Feroah, Ava Uhrich and the Return to the Big Sky
Southern Utah basketball is back in the Big Sky. Rob Jeter's men open Nov. 2 against West Coast Baptist behind preseason all-conference forward Jaiden Feroah; Tracy Mason's women, a WNIT team last season, open the same night against Redlands with All-WAC forwards Ava Uhrich and Brooklyn Fely.
Utah Tech Basketball 2026-27 Preview: Ethan Potter, Jon Judkins and a First Big Sky Season
Utah Tech enters the Big Sky with Jon Judkins in his 22nd season and Layton's Ethan Potter, a First Team All-WAC forward, back for a fifth year. The men open at New Mexico on Nov. 2; new coach Adam Wardenburg's women open the same day against Life Pacific.
Westminster Basketball 2026-27 Preview: Two New Head Coaches for the Griffins
Westminster begins 2026-27 with new head coaches for both basketball programs: Casey Stanley, a former Iona assistant under Rick Pitino, for the men and Lynette Schroeder, 124-45 at Southern Virginia, for the women. Ellie Mitchell and Jake Nadauld lead the returners.
SLCC Basketball 2026-27 Preview: Dave Rice's Third Season and Kenzie Newton's First
Salt Lake Community College's men open Nov. 3 against Western Wyoming in Taylorsville in Dave Rice's third season. The women, Region 18 runners-up last season, begin under new head coach Kenzie Newton on Nov. 5 at Eastern Arizona.
Snow College Basketball 2026-27 Preview: New Coaches Brad Kitchen and Michael Shreeve Take Over in Ephraim
Snow College has new head coaches for both basketball programs. Brad Kitchen's men, coming off a 29-5 season and an NJCAA national tournament win, and Michael Shreeve's women open Oct. 30 at the Sevier Valley Center in Richfield.
USU Eastern Basketball 2026-27 Preview: Easton Ralphs' First Season and Chelsey Warburton's 12th
USU Eastern's men, 22-9 last season for their best record since 2013-14, open Oct. 31 against Western Wyoming in Price under first-year head coach Easton Ralphs. Chelsey Warburton's women open Oct. 30 in Richfield.
Before you go
- Start times and broadcasts change. The official schedule linked beside each game is the only current source; this table is a snapshot from October 16, 2026.
- Westminster’s schedule lists its women’s games at Utah State (Nov. 2) and against Weber State (Nov. 3) as exhibitions, and places the Weber State game in Logan. Utah State and Weber State each list their game without an exhibition label, and Weber State lists its game at the Dee Events Center in Ogden. This table follows each school’s own schedule.
- Snow College, USU Eastern and SLCC play junior college basketball, which starts earlier. Both Snow teams and USU Eastern’s women open at the Sevier Valley Center in Richfield.
- Every game day, the Utah sports schedule lists who is playing across the state, and the basketball page collects every basketball story.
- The BYU-Utah men’s games are on Saturday, January 16 in Provo and Saturday, February 6 in Salt Lake City, per Utah’s Big 12 schedule release.
Quick answers
Utah college basketball, answered
Built from the opening-game table above and each school's official records.
Key facts
- 22 programs at 11 Utah colleges; 7 schools play NCAA Division I.
- Snow College Men's Basketball: opens Friday, October 30 vs Treasure Valley Community College, Sevier Valley Center, Richfield.
- Snow College Women's Basketball: opens Friday, October 30 vs Community Christian College, Sevier Valley Center, Richfield.
- USU Eastern Women's Basketball: opens Friday, October 30 vs Northwest College, Sevier Valley Center, Richfield.
- USU Eastern Men's Basketball: opens Saturday, October 31 vs Western Wyoming Community College, Bunnell-Dmitrich Athletic Center, Price.
- Utah Men's Basketball: opens Monday, November 2 vs Long Beach State, Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City.
- BYU Men's Basketball: opens Monday, November 2 vs Ohio State, Delta Center, Salt Lake City.
- Utah State Men's Basketball: opens Monday, November 2 vs Idaho State, Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, Logan.
- Utah State Women's Basketball: opens Monday, November 2 vs Westminster, Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, Logan.
- Weber State Men's Basketball: opens Monday, November 2 at Oregon State, Corvallis, Ore..
- Utah Valley Men's Basketball: opens Monday, November 2 vs Western Colorado, UCCU Center, Orem.
- Southern Utah Men's Basketball: opens Monday, November 2 vs West Coast Baptist College, America First Event Center, Cedar City.
- Southern Utah Women's Basketball: opens Monday, November 2 vs University of Redlands, America First Event Center, Cedar City.
- Utah Tech Men's Basketball: opens Monday, November 2 at New Mexico, The Pit, Albuquerque, N.M..
- Utah Tech Women's Basketball: opens Monday, November 2 vs Life Pacific, Burns Arena, St. George.
- Utah Women's Basketball: opens Tuesday, November 3 vs Eastern Washington, Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City.
- BYU Women's Basketball: opens Tuesday, November 3 vs Idaho State, Marriott Center, Provo.
- Weber State Women's Basketball: opens Tuesday, November 3 vs Westminster, Dee Events Center, Ogden.
- Utah Valley Women's Basketball: opens Tuesday, November 3 vs Park University, UCCU Center, Orem.
- SLCC Bruins Men's Basketball: opens Tuesday, November 3 vs Western Wyoming Community College, Bruin Arena, Redwood Campus, Taylorsville.
- SLCC Bruins Women's Basketball: opens Thursday, November 5 at Eastern Arizona College, Thatcher, Ariz..
- Westminster Men's Basketball: opens Monday, November 9 at Montana State Billings, Billings, Mont..
- Westminster Women's Basketball: opens Thursday, November 19 vs St. Edward's, Behnken Field House, Salt Lake City.