The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Men’s Basketball announces neutral-site game against Baylor in San Antonio
07.21.2026 | Men's Basketball
The Longhorns will face the Bears in the San Antonio Hoops Showdown on Sunday, Nov. 15 in the Frost Bank Center.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The University of Texas and Baylor University have finalized an agreement to play a neutral-site contest in San Antonio during the upcoming 2026-27 season, the two schools announced Tuesday. The Longhorns will face the Bears in the San Antonio Hoops Showdown on Sunday, Nov. 15 in the Frost Bank Center.
Tip time and television network coverage will be announced in the coming weeks. Intersport, a Chicago-based sports marketing and events agency, will manage all aspects of the event.
Tickets for the event will go on sale starting Oct. 1, with a one-day presale taking place the day prior. Fans can log on to the event's official web site (https://www.frostbankcenter.com/events/detail/texas-vs-baylor-mens-basketball-2026-11-15) and register to receive dedicated event information and be eligible for ticket presale access.
The contest will mark the first appearance by the Longhorns in San Antonio since the 2003 NCAA Tournament. During the NCAA South Regional at the Alamodome, Texas posted an 82-78 victory over UConn in the NCAA Sweet 16 on March 28 and followed with an 85-76 win against Michigan State in the NCAA Elite Eight on March 30.
"We have an immense amount of respect for Baylor as a basketball program and Scott Drew as a head coach," Texas head coach Sean Miller said. "Coach Drew is one of the best to ever do it, and the success of Baylor's program over the last 20 years speaks for itself. We wanted to play a high-quality opponent knowing that we're going to challenge our team to the highest level, and Baylor does that. The fact that they are also from our state is icing on the cake."
"The second part of our trip to San Antonio is so much of how we think as a basketball program starts with the state of Texas in mind," Miller continued. "This allows us to tap into our San Antonio fan base, and in particular our great relationship with the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs come to Moody Center and play, and now we can reciprocate and go to where they call their home court. It's great for our players, our team and to a large extent, it's great for the continued relationship and development of that between The University of Texas and the San Antonio Spurs. Combining all those elements, playing in an NBA arena is always something that means a lot to our team and to our players because it's where they one day want to be."
"Lastly, we don't have a crystal ball and it's not easy to make the NCAA Tournament, but if we are able to make the NCAA Tournament this year, there are a lot of different sites that you could go to," Miller said. "If you are fortunate enough to advance, taking nothing for granted as you have to make it and advance, along that route one of those possibilities is San Antonio and Frost Bank Center. That is not our reason for playing this game, but there is a chance that could happen, and the fact that we could already have played there one time is again, icing on the cake."
This will mark the 264th all-time meeting between the two schools. Texas currently holds a 165-98 lead in the all-time series. Baylor was UT's first opponent in Texas' inaugural 1906 season. The Longhorns won the first game of the series, 27-17, on March 10, 1906, in Austin. Texas went on to win all four games against the Bears during that initial season.
Baylor is Texas' most common opponent in program history. Prior to Texas joining the Southeastern Conference prior to the 2024-25 season, the two teams competed in the same conference since 1915 (Southwest Conference and Big 12). The only season since 1906 that the Longhorns and Bears did not meet prior to 2024-25 season was in 1908, when Texas did not field a team.
