With the 2025 football season still three Saturdays away, Auburn basketball has announced a stellar early-season roundball matchup.

Two Final Four teams from the 2025 season will meet to start the 2025-2026 season. It is Auburn vs. Houston in Birmingham’s Legacy Arena.

In the SEC, the early non-conference matchups are often ho-hum affairs awaiting the advent of real basketball with the SEC schedule, starting in January. This year, that won’t happen.

With football’s Iron Bowl still yet to be played, Auburn basketball will return the spotlight to its relatively new basketball prowess.

On Sunday, November 16, the Houston Cougars come to Birmingham to take on the Auburn Tigers. Both teams earned Final Four berths in 2025.

A pre-sale for those who sign up online starts Tuesday, August 19—s

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