.png&width=32&height=32&type=webp)
Television and Tip Times Announced for 2026-27 Louisville Men’s Basketball Schedule
October 07, 2026 | Men's Basketball
The Cardinals’ schedule features one game on ABC, at least five contests on ESPN and 11 others guaranteed to be on ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville men's basketball schedule now has assigned television and tip times for the upcoming 2026-27 season.
The Cardinals' schedule features one game on ABC, at least five contests on ESPN and 11 others guaranteed to be on ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU. Louisville will be featured on ACC Network at least seven times beginning with its season opener against Chattanooga on Nov. 2 at 9 p.m. ET.
UofL will appear on The CW three times and on ACCNX twice. The Cards television and tip time for their neutral site game against Michigan is still to be announced.
Card Nation's first chance to see the Cardinals in action will be Louisville's return exhibition game at Kansas, broadcast on ESPNU at 7 p.m. on October 21. UofL will play in the KFC Yum! Center for the first time against Mercyhurst in an exhibition at 7 p.m. on ACCNX on October 28.
Following the season opener against Chattanooga, the Cards play Morehead State on Saturday, Nov. 7 on ACCNX at noon. Louisville hits the road for a matchup at Memphis on ESPN on Sunday, Nov. 15 at 1 p.m. The Cardinals return to The Ville for their final November home game on Nov. 19 against Stetson. The game will be broadcast on the ACC Network at 8 p.m.
Louisville travels to Las Vegas where all games in the Players Era 16 Tournament will be broadcast on the ESPN family of networks. The Cards kick off the event on Nov. 24 against Texas Tech at 8 p.m. on ESPN.
UofL heads back home for the ACC/SEC Challenge against Texas on ESPN2 at 9 p.m. on Dec. 1. After playing Michigan in Detroit on Dec. 5, Louisville will travel to Lexington for the Battle of the Bluegrass. The annual matchup of the Cards vs. the Cats will be televised live on ABC, the only men's non-conference game, one of four games overall, on the network in the entire 2026-27 college basketball season.
Louisville finishes off most of its non-conference slate with home games against Long Island on Dec. 16 on ACC Network at 9 p.m. and against Eastern Michigan on Dec. 19 at 1:30 p.m. on The CW.
The Cards kick off ACC play at Virginia Tech on Dec. 30. That conference opener will be broadcast on The CW at 8 p.m. Louisville returns to the KFC Yum! Center for back-to-back home games, starting with Stanford on Jan. 2 at 6 p.m. on the ACC Network. UofL faces North Carolina on Tuesday, Jan. 5 at 9 p.m. on either ESPN or ESPNU.
Louisville's final game on The CW will take place at SMU at 2:15 p.m. on Jan. 9.
The Cardinals host California at 7 p.m. on Jan. 13 on the ACC Network before traveling to Syracuse on Jan. 16 for a 2 p.m. Saturday game. The contest will be on ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU.
Louisville plays against Miami at home on Tuesday, Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. on ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU before playing three contests away from Denny Crum Court.
The Cardinals are slated for a neutral site against Baylor in Indianapolis on an ESPN network at a to-be-determined time on Saturday, Jan. 23. Louisville then takes a two-game road swing: at Boston College at 7 p.m. on Jan. 27 on ACC Network and at Georgia Tech at noon on Jan. 30 on ESPN or ESPN2.
UofL begins February with three of four games at home, starting with Pittsburgh at 9 p.m. on Feb. 2 on ESPN or ESPN2. That contest is followed by a game against Wake Forest at 3 p.m. on ACC Network on Feb. 6.
The Cards play in their first of two Big Monday games on Feb. 8 at North Carolina at 6 p.m. on ESPN. Louisville then returns home for a matchup against SMU on ESPN or ESPN 2 at noon on Feb. 13.
Louisville plays at Virginia on Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. on ESPN's Big Monday before going to Florida State for a 4 p.m. Sunday game on the 21st. That game will be broadcast on ESPN or ESPN2. The Cardinals wrap up February against Duke on Feb. 24 on ESPN at 7 p.m.
Louisville finishes its road conference slate at NC State on March 2 at 7 p.m. on a to-be-determined network. The Cardinals' regular season finale will be hosted at the KFC Yum! Center on March 6 when the Clemson Tigers come to town. The game will be broadcast on ESPN or ESPNU at 12 p.m.
Fans interested in season tickets can request information at this form. Fans interested in purchasing a 7-game Mini Plan can build their plan at this link.
The Cardinals' schedule features one game on ABC, at least five contests on ESPN and 11 others guaranteed to be on ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU. Louisville will be featured on ACC Network at least seven times beginning with its season opener against Chattanooga on Nov. 2 at 9 p.m. ET.
UofL will appear on The CW three times and on ACCNX twice. The Cards television and tip time for their neutral site game against Michigan is still to be announced.
Card Nation's first chance to see the Cardinals in action will be Louisville's return exhibition game at Kansas, broadcast on ESPNU at 7 p.m. on October 21. UofL will play in the KFC Yum! Center for the first time against Mercyhurst in an exhibition at 7 p.m. on ACCNX on October 28.
Following the season opener against Chattanooga, the Cards play Morehead State on Saturday, Nov. 7 on ACCNX at noon. Louisville hits the road for a matchup at Memphis on ESPN on Sunday, Nov. 15 at 1 p.m. The Cardinals return to The Ville for their final November home game on Nov. 19 against Stetson. The game will be broadcast on the ACC Network at 8 p.m.
Louisville travels to Las Vegas where all games in the Players Era 16 Tournament will be broadcast on the ESPN family of networks. The Cards kick off the event on Nov. 24 against Texas Tech at 8 p.m. on ESPN.
UofL heads back home for the ACC/SEC Challenge against Texas on ESPN2 at 9 p.m. on Dec. 1. After playing Michigan in Detroit on Dec. 5, Louisville will travel to Lexington for the Battle of the Bluegrass. The annual matchup of the Cards vs. the Cats will be televised live on ABC, the only men's non-conference game, one of four games overall, on the network in the entire 2026-27 college basketball season.
Louisville finishes off most of its non-conference slate with home games against Long Island on Dec. 16 on ACC Network at 9 p.m. and against Eastern Michigan on Dec. 19 at 1:30 p.m. on The CW.
The Cards kick off ACC play at Virginia Tech on Dec. 30. That conference opener will be broadcast on The CW at 8 p.m. Louisville returns to the KFC Yum! Center for back-to-back home games, starting with Stanford on Jan. 2 at 6 p.m. on the ACC Network. UofL faces North Carolina on Tuesday, Jan. 5 at 9 p.m. on either ESPN or ESPNU.
Louisville's final game on The CW will take place at SMU at 2:15 p.m. on Jan. 9.
The Cardinals host California at 7 p.m. on Jan. 13 on the ACC Network before traveling to Syracuse on Jan. 16 for a 2 p.m. Saturday game. The contest will be on ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU.
Louisville plays against Miami at home on Tuesday, Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. on ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU before playing three contests away from Denny Crum Court.
The Cardinals are slated for a neutral site against Baylor in Indianapolis on an ESPN network at a to-be-determined time on Saturday, Jan. 23. Louisville then takes a two-game road swing: at Boston College at 7 p.m. on Jan. 27 on ACC Network and at Georgia Tech at noon on Jan. 30 on ESPN or ESPN2.
UofL begins February with three of four games at home, starting with Pittsburgh at 9 p.m. on Feb. 2 on ESPN or ESPN2. That contest is followed by a game against Wake Forest at 3 p.m. on ACC Network on Feb. 6.
The Cards play in their first of two Big Monday games on Feb. 8 at North Carolina at 6 p.m. on ESPN. Louisville then returns home for a matchup against SMU on ESPN or ESPN 2 at noon on Feb. 13.
Louisville plays at Virginia on Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. on ESPN's Big Monday before going to Florida State for a 4 p.m. Sunday game on the 21st. That game will be broadcast on ESPN or ESPN2. The Cardinals wrap up February against Duke on Feb. 24 on ESPN at 7 p.m.
Louisville finishes its road conference slate at NC State on March 2 at 7 p.m. on a to-be-determined network. The Cardinals' regular season finale will be hosted at the KFC Yum! Center on March 6 when the Clemson Tigers come to town. The game will be broadcast on ESPN or ESPNU at 12 p.m.
Fans interested in season tickets can request information at this form. Fans interested in purchasing a 7-game Mini Plan can build their plan at this link.
Tuesday, September 29
Monday, August 10
Wednesday, July 01
Wednesday, July 01
