Ohio State Basketball to Face BYU in Season Opener for 2026-27
Ohio State basketball first opponent of coming season announced
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Ohio State University will open its 2026-27 basketball season against Brigham Young University (BYU) on November 2, 2026, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Both teams anticipate significant roster changes due to transfers and the NBA draft, following their first-round exits in the previous NCAA Tournament.
- 01Ohio State will play BYU in the season opener on November 2, 2026.
- 02The game will take place at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
- 03Both teams are expected to undergo significant roster changes before the matchup.
- 04Ohio State and BYU both lost in the first round of the previous NCAA Tournament.
- 05This will be only the second meeting between the two programs.
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Ohio State University will kick off its 2026-27 basketball season against Brigham Young University (BYU) on November 2, 2026, at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. This matchup marks a neutral-site game, with a return contest likely scheduled in Columbus in the future. Both teams are preparing for significant changes in their rosters, influenced by the Name, Image, and Likeness era and the transfer portal. BYU is expected to lose key players, including star freshman AJ Dybantsa, who is likely to enter the NBA draft, alongside Robert Wright III and Kennard Davis Jr. entering the transfer portal. Similarly, Ohio State has already seen players like Devin Royal and Taison Chatman enter the transfer portal, while Bruce Thornton has exhausted his eligibility. The last time these teams faced each other was on December 30, 1997, when BYU won 72-65. Both teams participated in the NCAA Tournament last season but were eliminated in the first round.
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