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Kansas to Appear on Three ESPN Big Monday Contests in 2026
9/9/2025 2:05:00 PM | Men's Basketball
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas men's basketball will appear on three ESPN Monday contests as the Big 12 Conference released the Big Monday schedule for the 2025-26 season. With a total of 105 ESPN Big Monday battles, KU is the only conference school to have appeared at least three times in each season in the 30-year history of the Big 12.
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Kansas will play its first ESPN Big Monday contest of the 2025-26 season at Texas Tech on Feb. 2. The following week, KU will host Arizona on Feb. 9. Two weeks later, Kansas will host Houston on Feb. 23. ESPN Big Monday contests will start at 8 p.m. (CT).
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Since the inception of the Big 12 in 1996-97, Kansas has appeared in more Big Monday contests than any other conference school. KU is 81-24 all-time on Big Monday (49-1 at home and 32-24 on the road), including 62-19 under head coach Bill Self (38-0 at home and 24-19 on the road). Additionally, KU has won 42-consecutive Big Monday games hosted at Allen Fieldhouse. Overall, KU is 26-7 (78.8%) in its last 33 Big Monday contests.
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ESPN Big Monday Big 12 Schedule
Jan. 26 – Arizona at BYU – ESPN – 8 p.m. CT/7 p.m. MT
Feb. 2 – KANSAS at Texas Tech – ESPN – 8 p.m. CT
Feb. 9 – Arizona at KANSAS – ESPN – 8 p.m. CT/7 p.m. MT
Feb. 16 – Houston at Iowa State – ESPN – 8 p.m. CT
Feb. 23 – Houston at KANSAS – ESPN – 8 p.m. CT
March 2 – Iowa State at Arizona – ESPN – 8 p.m. CT/7 p.m. MT
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Kansas will play its first ESPN Big Monday contest of the 2025-26 season at Texas Tech on Feb. 2. The following week, KU will host Arizona on Feb. 9. Two weeks later, Kansas will host Houston on Feb. 23. ESPN Big Monday contests will start at 8 p.m. (CT).
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Since the inception of the Big 12 in 1996-97, Kansas has appeared in more Big Monday contests than any other conference school. KU is 81-24 all-time on Big Monday (49-1 at home and 32-24 on the road), including 62-19 under head coach Bill Self (38-0 at home and 24-19 on the road). Additionally, KU has won 42-consecutive Big Monday games hosted at Allen Fieldhouse. Overall, KU is 26-7 (78.8%) in its last 33 Big Monday contests.
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ESPN Big Monday Big 12 Schedule
Jan. 26 – Arizona at BYU – ESPN – 8 p.m. CT/7 p.m. MT
Feb. 2 – KANSAS at Texas Tech – ESPN – 8 p.m. CT
Feb. 9 – Arizona at KANSAS – ESPN – 8 p.m. CT/7 p.m. MT
Feb. 16 – Houston at Iowa State – ESPN – 8 p.m. CT
Feb. 23 – Houston at KANSAS – ESPN – 8 p.m. CT
March 2 – Iowa State at Arizona – ESPN – 8 p.m. CT/7 p.m. MT
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