IRVING, Texas – Opening tip for the 2026-27 men’s basketball season is just around the corner and UTSA fans now have all the information to catch the Roadrunners in person or on television this year in the third year under head coach Austin Claun. Officials from the American Conference announced on Monday the league’s selections for linear broadcast television this season, and UTSA will appear four times on nationally televised ESPN Networks games. Two games at home in the Convocation Center and two on the road will appear on the national broadcast schedule. With the league’s TV announcement, tipoff times for the remaining games were announced as well and all remaining home games will appear on ESPN+.
ESPN Networks will air the 2027 American Men’s Basketball Championship Tournament, which runs March 10-14 in Tampa, Florida, at the Yuengling Center. The conference tournament will feature the top 10 teams in a five-day bracket format. The Nos. 1 and 2 seeds will advance directly to the semifinals, while the Nos. 3 and 4 seeds will receive byes to the quarterfinals. The Nos. 5 and 6 seeds will receive byes to the second round.
In addition, all games of the Military City Classic, presented by USAA at the Convocation Center, Nov. 21-26, will appear on ESPN+, including the Nov. 24 matchup between Air Force and Army at 7 p.m.
The first broadcast TV appearance for the Roadrunners comes early in the slate, as the Battle for I-35 with Texas State on Sunday, Nov. 15, will tip off at 7 p.m. in the Convo and air live on ESPN2. Five games into the American Conference slate, UTSA will face Tulane at home at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 17, appearing on ESPNU. The Thursday, Feb. 18 rematch at Tulane is also slated for ESPNU with a 7 p.m. tip time at Devlin Fieldhouse. The Roadrunners will play on ESPNU one more time near the end of the regular season, traveling to Birmingham to face UAB at 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 4 at Bartow Arena.
Seven UTSA non-conference home games and eight American home games will air on ESPN+. On the road, seven conference games will appear on ESPN+, along with two non-conference games. The opener at San Jose State on Monday, Nov. 2 will tip off at 2 p.m. CT and stream on MW+ (requires subscription). The Tuesday, Dec. 8 matchup in Dallas at SMU is set for 7 p.m. and will be live on ACCNX (subscription required). The final non-conference date at Minnesota is also set for 7 p.m. and will be live on B1G+ (subscription required). The Saturday, Dec. 5 matchup in Mobile with South Alabama will tip off at 2 p.m. but no network designation has been announced at this time.
UTSA opens up the season on Nov. 2 at San Jose State’s Provident Credit Union Event Center, while the home opener with VMI is Nov. 7 with a 4 p.m. tipoff at the Convocation Center.
Season tickets for the 2026-27 campaign are available at utsa.pro/2627MBBTIX, and the full schedule with TV networks is below.
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2026-27 UTSA Men’s Basketball Schedule (Networks) |
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Monday |
Nov. 2 |
at San Jose State |
San Jose, Calif. |
2 p.m. |
(MW+) |
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Saturday |
Nov. 7 |
VMI |
San Antonio, Texas |
4 p.m. |
(ESPN+) |
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Wednesday |
Nov. 11 |
at Seattle U |
Seattle, Wash. |
8 p.m. |
(ESPN+) |
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Sunday |
Nov. 15 |
Texas State |
San Antonio, Texas |
7 p.m. |
(ESPN2) |
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Wednesday |
Nov. 18 |
Florida A&M |
San Antonio, Texas |
7 p.m. |
(ESPN+) |
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Saturday |
Nov. 21 |
Air Force |
San Antonio, Texas |
4 p.m. |
(ESPN+) |
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Thursday |
Nov. 26 |
Army |
San Antonio, Texas |
11 a.m. |
(ESPN+) |
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Sunday |
Nov. 29 |
at SIUE |
Edwardsville, Ill. |
3 p.m. |
(ESPN+) |
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Saturday |
Dec. 5 |
at South Alabama |
Mobile, Ala. |
2 p.m. |
TBD |
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Tuesday |
Dec. 8 |
at SMU |
Dallas, Texas |
7 p.m. |
(ACCNX) |
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Friday |
Dec. 11 |
Denver |
San Antonio, Texas |
11 a.m. |
(ESPN+) |
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Tuesday |
Dec. 15 |
Our Lady of the Lake |
San Antonio, Texas |
12 p.m. |
(ESPN+) |
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Tuesday |
Dec. 22 |
Huston-Tillotson |
San Antonio, Texas |
12 p.m. |
(ESPN+) |
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Tuesday |
Dec. 29 |
at Minnesota |
Minneapolis, Minn. |
7 p.m. |
(B1G+) |
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Saturday |
Jan. 2 |
Temple * |
Philadelphia, Pa. |
1 p.m. |
(ESPN+) |
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Thursday |
Jan. 7 |
Tulsa * |
San Antonio, Texas |
7 p.m. |
(ESPN+) |
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Sunday |
Jan. 10 |
East Carolina * |
Greenville, N.C. |
1 p.m. |
(ESPN+) |
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Wednesday |
Jan. 13 |
Charlotte * |
Charlotte, N.C. |
6 p.m. |
(ESPN+) |
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Sunday |
Jan. 17 |
Tulane * |
San Antonio, Texas |
11 a.m. |
(ESPNU) |
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Wednesday |
Jan. 20 |
Rice * |
Houston, Texas |
7 p.m. |
(ESPN+) |
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Saturday |
Jan. 23 |
South Florida * |
San Antonio, Texas |
1 p.m. |
(ESPN+) |
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Thursday |
Jan. 28 |
North Texas * |
San Antonio, Texas |
7 p.m. |
(ESPN+) |
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Sunday |
Jan. 31 |
Wichita State * |
Wichita, Kan. |
1 p.m. |
(ESPN+) |
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Thursday |
Feb. 4 |
Florida Atlantic * |
San Antonio, Texas |
7 p.m. |
(ESPN+) |
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Sunday |
Feb. 7 |
Rice * |
San Antonio, Texas |
1 p.m. |
(ESPN+) |
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Sunday |
Feb. 14 |
Memphis * |
San Antonio, Texas |
1 p.m. |
(ESPN+) |
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Thursday |
Feb. 18 |
Tulane * |
New Orleans, La. |
7 p.m. |
(ESPNU) |
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Sunday |
Feb. 21 |
Tulsa * |
Tulsa, Okla. |
2 p.m. |
(ESPN+) |
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Wednesday |
Feb. 24 |
East Carolina * |
San Antonio, Texas |
7 p.m. |
(ESPN+) |
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Saturday |
Feb. 27 |
North Texas * |
Denton, Texas |
4 p.m. |
(ESPN+) |
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Thursday |
Mar. 4 |
UAB * |
Birmingham, Ala. |
8 p.m. |
(ESPNU) |
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Sunday |
Mar. 7 |
Temple * |
San Antonio, Texas |
1 p.m. |
(ESPN+) |
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Wed.-Sun. |
Mar 10-14 |
American Championships |
Tampa, Fla. (Yuengling Center) |
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* American Conference Game |
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Please note that all dates and times listed above are subject to change.
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