UCF men’s basketball team tips off its third season in the Big 12 with a familiar rival, as the Knights are set to host Kansas on Jan. 3, 2026.

The Jayhawks have made two previous trips to Addition Financial Arena, facing a tough 65-60 loss in 2023, followed by a 99-48 rout of UCF in 2024. The conference portion of the schedule was released Tuesday.

The Knights will play seven conference teams that qualified for the NCAA Tournament last season: Houston, Texas Tech, BYU, Arizona, Iowa State, Kansas and Baylor.

A Jan. 11 home contest against rival Cincinnati features the return of former UCF center Moustapha Thiam , who transferred in the offseason to the Bearcats’ program.

The Big 12 returns to a traditional 18-game schedule this season, after briefly going with a grueling 20-g

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