ARLINGTON, Texas – UT Arlington men's basketball announced its 2026-27 schedule, featuring 13 home games at College Park Center, a trip to the Outrigger Rainbow Classic in Hawaii, and the program's inaugural season in the United Athletic Conference (UAC).

The Mavericks will open the regular season on Nov. 2 against UNT Dallas in Arlington before traveling to Honolulu for the Outrigger Rainbow Classic.

UTA's non-conference slate includes home contests against UTRGV (Nov. 14), Oral Roberts (Nov. 24), LeTourneau (Dec. 15), North Florida (Dec. 19), Arlington Baptist (Dec. 21) and Jacksonville (Dec. 31). The Mavericks will also hit the road for games at Southern Miss. (Nov. 17), Northwestern State (Nov. 20), Colorado State (Dec. 1), Stephen F. Austin (Dec. 9), Arkansas (Dec. 13), Stetson (Jan. 2) and Florida Gulf Coast (Jan. 5).

Conference play begins Jan. 9 when UTA welcomes Central Arkansas to College Park Center for the Mavericks' first-ever UAC game. UTA will play a 16-game conference schedule with eight home contests and eight road games.

The Mavericks' UAC home schedule includes Central Arkansas (Jan. 9), Austin Peay (Jan. 13), Little Rock (Jan. 27), Abilene Christian (Jan. 30), Tarleton State (Feb. 13), West Georgia (Feb. 17), North Alabama (Feb. 20) and Eastern Kentucky (March 6).

UTA's conference road schedule features trips to Abilene Christian (Jan. 16), West Georgia (Jan. 20), North Alabama (Jan. 23), Eastern Kentucky (Feb. 3), Austin Peay (Feb. 6), Little Rock (Feb. 24), Tarleton State (Feb. 27) and Central Arkansas (March 3).

Game times for select contests will be announced later. All home games will be televised on ESPN+, and an audio stream will be available on The Varsity Network.
 

2026-27 Men's Basketball Schedule
Date	Opponent	Time	Location	Notes
Monday, Nov. 2	UNT Dallas	TBD	Arlington, Texas
Nov. 6 - Nov. 9	TBA	TBD	Honolulu, Hawaii	Outrigger Rainbow Classic
Saturday, Nov. 14	UTRGV	TBD	Arlington, Texas
Tuesday, Nov. 17	at Southern Miss	TBD	Hattiesburg, Miss.
Friday, Nov. 20	at Northwestern State	TBD	Natchitoches, La.
Tuesday, Nov. 24	Oral Roberts	TBD	Arlington, Texas
December
Tuesday, Dec. 1	at Colorado State	TBD	Fort Collins, Colo.
Wednesday, Dec. 9	at Stephen F. Austin	TBD	Nacogdoches, Texas
Sunday, Dec. 13	at Arkansas	TBD	Fayetteville, Ark.
Tuesday, Dec. 15	LeTourneau	TBD	Arlington, Texas
Saturday, Dec. 19	North Florida	TBD	Arlington, Texas
Monday, Dec. 21	Arlington Baptist	TBD	Arlington, Texas
Thursday, Dec. 31	Jacksonville	TBD	Arlington, Texas
January
Saturday, Jan. 2	at Stetson	TBD	DeLand, Fla.
Tuesday, Jan. 5	at Florida Gulf Coast	TBD	Fort Myers, Fla.
Saurday, Jan. 9	Central Arkansas*	TBD	Arlington, Texas
Wednesday, Jan. 13	Austin Peay*	TBD	Arlington, Texas
Saturday, Jan. 16	at Abilene Christian*	TBD	Abilene, Texas
Wednesday, Jan. 20	at West Georgia*	TBD	Carrollton, Ga.
Saturday, Jan. 23	at North Alabama*	TBD	Florence, Ala.
Wednesday, Jan. 27	Little Rock*	TBD	Arlington, Texas
Saturday, Jan. 30	Abilene Christian*	TBD	Arlington, Texas
February
Wednesday, Feb. 3	at Eastern Kentucky*	TBD	Richmond, Ky.
Saturday, Feb. 6	at Austin Peay*	TBD	Clarksville, Tenn.
Saturday, Feb. 13	Tarleton State*	TBD	Arlington, Texas
Wednesday, Feb. 17	West Georgia*	TBD	Arlington, Texas
Saturday, Feb. 20	North Alabama*	TBD	Arlington, Texas
Wednesday, Feb. 24	at Little Rock*	TBD	Little Rock, Ark.
Saturday, Feb. 27	at Tarleton State*	TBD	Stephenville, Texas
March
Wednesday, Mar. 3	at Central Arkansas*	TBD	Conway, Ark.
Saturday, Mar. 6	Eastern Kentucky*	TBD	Arlington, Texas
Home Bold
*UAC Game