BYU basketball is heading to the world’s most famous arena.

Jon Rothstein reported Monday that BYU will play Clemson in the Jimmy V Classic Tuesday, December 9. The event is held at Madison Square Garden in New York City and will be part of a double-header with UConn-Florida. Both games in the Jimmy V Classic last season were on ESPN.

NEWS: UConn will play Florida and BYU will face Clemson in the 2025 Jimmy V Classic at MSG, according to multiple sources.https://t.co/ChYOF8slez

— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) May 5, 2025

Clemson was a 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament this past season and was upset round one by McNeese State. They made the Elite 8 the year prior. They brought in LDS players Carter Welling and Jake Wahlin to their team from the transfer portal this offseason.

The Big 12 is moving from 20 to 18 conference games next season, meaning BYU has 13 non-conference games to fill plus two exhibitions. BYU is working to put together a non-conference schedule that is much more challenging than last season that will prepare them for Big 12 play and allow them to compete for a 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Below is what we know about BYU’s non-conference schedule so far.

Exhibitions

New rules now allow D1 teams to play each other in front of fans and using the revenue however they want; previously, these had to be “secret” scrimmages or the revenue had to go towards charity.

BYU’s first exhibition will be at Nebraska as part of a home-and-home series. Sources tell me this is scheduled for Friday, October 17. This will be the first chance fans get to see AJ Dybantsa and company against another team. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Big 10 Network picks up this game. This is the day before BYU football hosts Utah in Provo.

BYU is working on one more exhibition game that will either be in Provo or Salt Lake City and is expected to be versus a Power Conference team. These exhibitions do not go towards the teams’ record.

Non-Conference Games

Below is what we know about BYU’s non-conference schedule

Villanova, November 3 (Las Vegas) — This is the first day of the college basketball season and will be a double-header with Florida-Arizona.
ESPN Events Invitational, Thanksgiving Week (Orlando) — BYU will play two of Dayton, Georgetown, or Miami
Clemson, December 9 (New York City)
at Wyoming (Laramie) — This is scheduled for next season. However, I would not be surprised if BYU buys this out.

BYU is also working on other games. Sources have told me that BYU is in talks with several teams about a game in Boston as part of a AJ Dybantsa homecoming. Outlets have reported BYU has been in discussions with UConn, but multiple sources have told me that BYU is unlikely to play the Huskies. BYU has been talking with teams from the ACC, Big East, and Atlantic 10 about a potential game. I could see a team like Syracuse or Notre Dame being a potential opponent.

BYU has also been working on a series that starts in the Delta Center. BYU has had discussions with UNC and Michigan, according to industry sources, although I haven’t heard any movement on those in the last month. Another team that I’ve heard industry buzz in the last week is Wisconsin. Sources have told me that both schools have been discussing a series that starts in Utah. BYU, of course, beat the Badgers in a thrilling round of 32 game.

BYU will add more resume-building games and will then fill out the schedule with “buy” games.