University Southern California Trojans
USC Men’s Basketball Releases Big Ten Conference Schedule
September 16, 2026 | Men's Basketball
The Trojans will host six NCAA Tournament teams in Galen Center this season.
ROSEMONT, Ill. — The USC men's basketball team's full, 20-game Big Ten Conference schedule was released by the conference office on Wednesday.
The Trojans will play 10 games in Galen Center, including home matchups against the defending national champion Michigan, plus NCAA Tournament teams Iowa, Michigan State, Ohio State, UCLA and Wisconsin. USC men's basketball season tickets are now on sale. To purchase tickets click here. Single-game tickets will be available at a later date.
USC will once again play Washington, Oregon and UCLA twice — once at home and once on the road — and all other teams once.
After the nonconference slate ends, the Trojans will go on an unprecedented four-game, cross-country road trip, starting with matchups at Purdue on Dec. 30 and Indiana on Jan. 2, 2027. From there, the Trojans head east to Maryland on Jan. 5 before wrapping up the trip at Rutgers on Jan. 8. USC is the only team in the Big Ten to embark on a four-game road swing.
Returning to Galen Center, the Trojans will host Michigan State on Jan. 12, followed by Wisconsin on Jan. 16. After a week's reprieve, USC will then host the defending national champion Michigan Wolverines on Jan. 23.
USC's final two-game road trip begins the following week at Illinois on Jan. 27 and concludes at Northwestern on Jan. 30.
February begins at home with a midweek game against Iowa on Feb. 3 before hosting Minnesota on Feb. 6. USC then makes the return trip to Washington on Feb. 10.
USC hosts UCLA for the first rivalry matchup of the season on Saturday, Feb. 13. The following week, the Trojans host Ohio State on Feb. 20 before taking the team's final out-of-state Big Ten road trip to Nebraska on Feb. 23.
The Trojans play their final three games of the Big Ten slate in Los Angeles, starting with the final regular-season homestand against Oregon on Feb. 27 and Penn State on March 2. USC finishes Big Ten play at UCLA on March 6.
The 2027 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament will be held in Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind. from March 10-14.
Tip times and broadcast information will be released at a later date. All pertinent information can be found on the men's basketball team's schedule page on usctrojans.com.
2026-27 BIG TEN CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Home games in bold.
12/2 — Washington
12/5 — @ Oregon
12/30 — @ Purdue
1/2 — @ Indiana
1/5 — @ Maryland
1/8 — @ Rutgers
1/12 — Michigan State
1/16 — Wisconsin
1/23 — Michigan
1/27 — @ Illinois
1/30 — @ Northwestern
2/3 — Iowa
2/6 — Minnesota
2/10 — @ Washington
2/13 — UCLA
2/20 — Ohio State
2/23 — @ Nebraska
2/27 — Oregon
3/2 — Penn State
3/6 — @ UCLA
The Trojans will play 10 games in Galen Center, including home matchups against the defending national champion Michigan, plus NCAA Tournament teams Iowa, Michigan State, Ohio State, UCLA and Wisconsin. USC men's basketball season tickets are now on sale. To purchase tickets click here. Single-game tickets will be available at a later date.
USC will once again play Washington, Oregon and UCLA twice — once at home and once on the road — and all other teams once.
After the nonconference slate ends, the Trojans will go on an unprecedented four-game, cross-country road trip, starting with matchups at Purdue on Dec. 30 and Indiana on Jan. 2, 2027. From there, the Trojans head east to Maryland on Jan. 5 before wrapping up the trip at Rutgers on Jan. 8. USC is the only team in the Big Ten to embark on a four-game road swing.
Returning to Galen Center, the Trojans will host Michigan State on Jan. 12, followed by Wisconsin on Jan. 16. After a week's reprieve, USC will then host the defending national champion Michigan Wolverines on Jan. 23.
USC's final two-game road trip begins the following week at Illinois on Jan. 27 and concludes at Northwestern on Jan. 30.
February begins at home with a midweek game against Iowa on Feb. 3 before hosting Minnesota on Feb. 6. USC then makes the return trip to Washington on Feb. 10.
USC hosts UCLA for the first rivalry matchup of the season on Saturday, Feb. 13. The following week, the Trojans host Ohio State on Feb. 20 before taking the team's final out-of-state Big Ten road trip to Nebraska on Feb. 23.
The Trojans play their final three games of the Big Ten slate in Los Angeles, starting with the final regular-season homestand against Oregon on Feb. 27 and Penn State on March 2. USC finishes Big Ten play at UCLA on March 6.
The 2027 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament will be held in Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind. from March 10-14.
Tip times and broadcast information will be released at a later date. All pertinent information can be found on the men's basketball team's schedule page on usctrojans.com.
2026-27 BIG TEN CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Home games in bold.
12/2 — Washington
12/5 — @ Oregon
12/30 — @ Purdue
1/2 — @ Indiana
1/5 — @ Maryland
1/8 — @ Rutgers
1/12 — Michigan State
1/16 — Wisconsin
1/23 — Michigan
1/27 — @ Illinois
1/30 — @ Northwestern
2/3 — Iowa
2/6 — Minnesota
2/10 — @ Washington
2/13 — UCLA
2/20 — Ohio State
2/23 — @ Nebraska
2/27 — Oregon
3/2 — Penn State
3/6 — @ UCLA
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