Louisville Men’s Basketball Announces Another Non-Conference Match-Up

Louisville Men’s Basketball continues to surprise us all & add more quality Non-Con action. This time its the Baylor Bears!

The atypical end of the season non-con match-up is one of the final things that Louisville Basketball fans have clamored for from the old days. We have already got our old rivalries back, a game in freedom hall & throwback games. The only thing we need now is the banner back.

The Cards add Baylor to an already stacked non conference lineup this season that includes:

Exhibition vs Kansas, at Arkansas, vs Kentucky, at Tennessee, vs Memphis & neutral site games vs Indiana & Cincinnati.

One things for sure about this upcoming season, Pat Kelsey is taking on any & all competition.

Read more: Louisville Men’s Basketball Announces Another Non-Conference Match-Up

Per University of Louisville Release:

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – University of Louisville men’s basketball is slated to play a neutral-site matchup against Baylor at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, on February 14, 2026, announced Thursday in coordination with ESPN Events.

The game will be televised on ESPN platforms, with game time, programming, and ticket information to be released at a later date.

Louisville has played Baylor only once in the program’s history. The Cardinals and Bears matched up in the Battle 4 Atlantis Championship on Nov. 25, 2016, with Bears holding off the Cards 66-63.  

This will be Louisville’s second scheduled neutral-site contest of the 2025-26 season. It was announced earlier that Louisville and Indiana will face off Dec. 6 in Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind.

 

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