Lucas Announces Non-Conference Slate
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – University of Miami men’s basketball head coach Jai Lucas announced the 2025-26 non-conference slate which features nine home games at the Watsco Center.
The schedule includes a neutral site contest against Florida, a trip to Orlando, Florida, for the Terry’s Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational and a trip to Oxford, Mississippi, to face Ole Miss in the ACC/SEC Challenge. Additionally, the slate includes seven games against foes from the state of Florida.
The Lucas era officially begins Nov. 3 as the Hurricanes take on Jacksonville before home games against Bethune-Cookman and Stetson on Nov. 6 and 10.
Following the previously announced Jacksonville Hoops Showdown against the Gators, Miami returns to the Watsco Center for a pair of games against Elon on Nov. 20 and Delaware State on Nov. 23.
The Hurricanes travel to Orlando for the ESPN Events Invitational for two games on Nov. 27 and 28. Other teams in the field include BYU, Dayton and Georgetown with the schedule to be announced at a later date.
On Dec. 2, Miami takes on Ole Miss in the ACC/SEC Challenge before closing out the non-conference schedule with four home games against Southern Miss (Dec. 6), ULM (Dec. 13), FIU (Dec. 16) and North Florida (Dec. 21).
Tip times and TV designations as well as the ACC schedule will be announced at a later date.
2025-26 Miami Men’s Basketball Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Location | Time | TV |
| Nov. 3 | Jacksonville | Coral Gables, Fla. | TBA | TBA |
| Nov. 6 | Bethune-Cookman | Coral Gables, Fla. | TBA | TBA |
| Nov. 10 | Stetson | Coral Gables, Fla. | TBA | TBA |
| Nov. 16 | vs. Florida | Jacksonville, Fla. | TBA | TBA |
| Nov. 20 | Elon | Coral Gables, Fla. | TBA | TBA |
| Nov. 23 | Delaware State | Coral Gables, Fla. | TBA | TBA |
| Nov. 27 | vs. TBA% | Orlando, Fla. | TBA | TBA |
| Nov. 28 | vs. TBA% | Orlando, Fla. | TBA | TBA |
| Dec. 2 | at Ole Miss^ | Oxford, Miss. | TBA | TBA |
| Dec. 6 | Southern Miss | Coral Gables, Fla. | TBA | TBA |
| Dec. 13 | ULM | Coral Gables, Fla. | TBA | TBA |
| Dec. 16 | FIU | Coral Gables, Fla. | TBA | TBA |
| Dec. 21 | North Florida | Coral Gables, Fla. | TBA | TBA |
| March 10-14 | ACC Tournament | Charlotte, N.C. |
BOLD = home game
* ACC game
% Terry’s Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational
^ ACC/SEC Challenge
