Big 12, BIG EAST extend annual college hoops series

By Matt Tait Aug 1, 2022

Nick Krug

Kansas head coach Bill Self gets the attention of his players during the second half against TCU on Friday, March 11, 2022 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City.

The Big 12 Conference on Monday announced a two-year extension of its college basketball clash with the BIG EAST.

The scheduling alliance, dubbed the Big 12-BIG EAST Battle, has been in effect since the 2019-20 season and now will run through the 2024-25 season.

Both conferences have added schools since the initial agreement was signed and, as a result of the growth of both conferences, the extension also will increase the number of games from 10 per season to 11.

The 2022 version, which will be played between Nov. 29 and Dec. 4, will still feature 10 matchups, with each conference hosting five games and going on the road for five games. When the Battle grows to 11 games, the Big 12 will host six games during the 2023-24 season and the BIG EAST will host six games during the 2024-25 season.

The matchups will continue to be determined through discussions involving officials from both conferences and the home team still will choose the venue for its game.

Kansas owns a 2-1 record thus far in the Big 12-BIG EAST Battle, with a road loss at Villanova in 2019, a home win over Creighton in 2020 and a road win at St. John’s last season.

The defending national champion Jayhawks are slated to play host to Seton Hall on Dec. 1 this season in their fourth game in the clash with the BIG EAST.

The other Big 12-BIG EAST matchups for the upcoming season are:

Nov. 29 – Baylor at Marquette

Nov. 30 – Providence at TCU

Nov. 30 – Georgetown at Texas Tech

Nov. 30 – Kansas State at Butler

Dec. 1 – Creighton at Texas

Dec. 1 – Oklahoma State at Connecticut

Dec. 3 – Oklahoma at Villanova

Dec. 3 – West Virginia at Xavier

Dec. 4 – St. John’s at Iowa State

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Written By Matt Tait

A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.