Kansas State basketball schedule, TV channel, game times announced for 2026-27

MANHATTAN — Kansas State men’s basketball announced its television designations and game times for the 2026-27 season.

Casey Alexander’s Wildcats will have at least 19 nationally televised games during his debut season. The opening-night matchup with South Dakota State at Bramlage Coliseum on Nov. 3 will air on ESPN+ and tip at 7 p.m.

Sunflower Showdown matchups with Kansas will both be nationally televised. The Jan. 23 game in Manhattan will air on FOX at either 11 a.m. or 7 p.m. The Feb. 27 game in Lawrence will be at 1 p.m. on either ESPN or ESPN2.

Here’s Kansas State’s full slate with dates, times and TV channels.

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Casey Alexander has also landed incoming freshmen Devin Hutcherson and Jaylen Alexander.

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Sean Rutigliano (standing) is Casey Alexander’s general manager.

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Wes Long (right) is Kansas State’s new “chief of staff”

• Friday, Oct. 23 — Missouri (exhibition at 7 p.m. on ESPN+)

• Monday, Oct. 26 — vs. Nebraska (exhibition in Grand Island, Nebraska, at 6:30 p.m. on Big Ten Network+)

• Tuesday, Nov. 3 — South Dakota State (7 p.m., ESPN+)

• Friday, Nov. 6 — Cal State Northridge (8 p.m., ESPN+)

• Tuesday, Nov. 10 — Creighton (8 p.m., FS1)

• Monday, Nov. 16 — Montana (7 p.m., ESPN+)

• Friday, Nov. 20 — Campbell (7 p.m., ESPN+)

• Tuesday, Nov. 24 — vs. Gonzaga (Las Vegas at 11:30 p.m. CT on ESPN)

• Thursday, Nov. 26 — vs. Baylor or Alabama (Las Vegas at 5 p.m. or 10:30 p.m. on ESPN Network)

• Friday, Nov. 27 — TBD (Las Vegas)

• Friday, Dec. 4 — @ Seton Hall (6 p.m., truTV)

• Tuesday, Dec. 8 — IU Indy (8 p.m., ESPN+)

• Friday, Dec. 11 — vs. Wichita State (Kansas City at 7:30 p.m. on TNT and truTV)

• Friday, Dec. 18 — Little Rock (7 p.m., ESPN+)

• Monday, Dec. 21 — Lindenwood (7 p.m., ESPN+)

• Monday, Dec. 29 — Omaha (7 p.m., ESPN+)

• Saturday, Jan. 2 — @ Baylor (11 a.m. on ESPN/2)

• Tuesday, Jan. 5 — Houston (7:30 p.m., FS1)

• Saturday, Jan. 9 — Arizona (11 a.m., CBS)

• Tuesday, Jan. 12 — @ West Virginia (7:30 p.m., CBSSN)

• Saturday, Jan. 16 — TCU (7 p.m., CBSSN)

• Tuesday, Jan. 19 — @ Arizona State (7 p.m., CBSSN)

• Saturday, Jan. 23 — Kansas (11 a.m. or 7 p.m. on FOX)

• Saturday, Jan. 30 — @ Iowa State (5 p.m., FS1)

• Wednesday, Feb. 3 — Oklahoma State (8 p.m., CBSSN)

• Saturday, Feb. 6 — Colorado (4 p.m., ESPN+)

• Wednesday, Feb. 10 — @ Utah (8 p.m., ESPN+)

• Saturday, Feb. 13 — @ BYU (2:30 p.m., FOX)

• Saturday, Feb. 16 — Arizona State (8 p.m., CBSSN)

• Saturday, Feb. 20 — @ Cincinnati (5:30 p.m., FS1)

• Wednesday, Feb. 24 —Texas Tech (6 p.m., ESPN2/U)

• Saturday, Feb. 27 — @ Kansas (1 p.m., ESPN/2)

• Wednesday, March 3 — @ UCF (6 p.m., ESPN+)

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• Saturday, March 6 — Cincinnati (4 p.m., ESPN+)

• Tuesday, March 9-Sunday, March 14 — Big 12 Tournament (Kansas City)

Friday, Oct. 23 — Missouri (exhibition at 7 p.m. on ESPN+)

Monday, Oct. 26 — vs. Nebraska (exhibition in Grand Island, Nebraska, at 6:30 p.m. on Big Ten Network+)

Tuesday, Nov. 3 — South Dakota State (7 p.m., ESPN+)

Friday, Nov. 6 — Cal State Northridge (8 p.m., ESPN+)

Tuesday, Nov. 10 — Creighton (8 p.m., FS1)

Monday, Nov. 16 — Montana (7 p.m., ESPN+)

Friday, Nov. 20 — Campbell (7 p.m., ESPN+)

Tuesday, Nov. 24 — vs. Gonzaga (Las Vegas at 11:30 p.m. CT on ESPN)

Thursday, Nov. 26 — vs. Baylor or Alabama (Las Vegas at 5 p.m. or 10:30 p.m. on ESPN Network)

Friday, Nov. 27 — TBD (Las Vegas)

Friday, Dec. 4 — @ Seton Hall (6 p.m., truTV)

Tuesday, Dec. 8 — IU Indy (8 p.m., ESPN+)

Friday, Dec. 11 — vs. Wichita State (Kansas City at 7:30 p.m. on TNT and truTV)

Friday, Dec. 18 — Little Rock (7 p.m., ESPN+)

Monday, Dec. 21 — Lindenwood (7 p.m., ESPN+)

Monday, Dec. 29 — Omaha (7 p.m., ESPN+)

Saturday, Jan. 2 — @ Baylor (11 a.m. on ESPN/2)

Tuesday, Jan. 5 — Houston (7:30 p.m., FS1)

Saturday, Jan. 9 — Arizona (11 a.m., CBS)

Tuesday, Jan. 12 — @ West Virginia (7:30 p.m., CBSSN)

Saturday, Jan. 16 — TCU (7 p.m., CBSSN)

Tuesday, Jan. 19 — @ Arizona State (7 p.m., CBSSN)

Saturday, Jan. 23 — Kansas (11 a.m. or 7 p.m. on FOX)

Saturday, Jan. 30 — @ Iowa State (5 p.m., FS1)

Wednesday, Feb. 3 — Oklahoma State (8 p.m., CBSSN)

Saturday, Feb. 6 — Colorado (4 p.m., ESPN+)

Wednesday, Feb. 10 — @ Utah (8 p.m., ESPN+)

Saturday, Feb. 13 — @ BYU (2:30 p.m., FOX)

Saturday, Feb. 16 — Arizona State (8 p.m., CBSSN)

Saturday, Feb. 20 — @ Cincinnati (5:30 p.m., FS1)

Wednesday, Feb. 24 —Texas Tech (6 p.m., ESPN2/U)

Saturday, Feb. 27 — @ Kansas (1 p.m., ESPN/2)

Wednesday, March 3 — @ UCF (6 p.m., ESPN+)

Saturday, March 6 — Cincinnati (4 p.m., ESPN+)

Tuesday, March 9-Sunday, March 14 — Big 12 Tournament (Kansas City)

Wyatt D. Wheeler covers Kansas State athletics for the USA TODAY Network and Topeka Capital-Journal. You can follow him on X at @WyattWheeler_, contact him at 417-371-6987 or email him at wwheeler@usatodayco.com