Non-Conference Schedule and Weekly Pac-12 Pairings Set for 2021-22 Husky Men’s Basketball Season

SEATTLE – Washington has announced its non-conference schedule along with the Pac-12 Conference release of weekly matchups and site designations for the league's 2021-22 men's basketball season. 

Washington's season will begin with a regular season non-conference game vs. Northern Illinois on Nov. 9 in Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion. The Huskies previously announced participation in the Crossover Classic in South Dakota from Nov. 22-24. Two early conference games (at Arizona and vs. UCLA) will break up the non-conference schedule before Washington takes on Gonzaga in Spokane, Wash. on Dec. 12 and then crosstown rivals Seattle U in Alaska Airlines Arena on Dec. 18.

The Pac-12's announcement reflects the games being played and the home/away designations each week of the regular season. Specific dates and times for each game within a week will be announced at a later date once the league's television partners are finalized. All Conference games will be televised by either Pac-12 Network, ESPN/2/U, FOX/FS1 or CBS.

In May, the Conference announced the 12 early conference games and the weekly matchups following the early contests, as well as the new 10-year rotation of annual opponents. 

Following the early conference games, the remainder of league play will resume the week of Dec. 29 and conclude March 5 ahead of the 2022 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Tournament at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas from March 9-12.

The Huskies return starters Jamal Bey and Nate Roberts, playmakers Cole Bajema and Riley Sorn, and earlier this year announced the additions of five transfers to the program - Samuel Ariyibi, Terrell Brown Jr., Daejon Davis, Emmitt Matthews Jr., and Langston Wilson. Read the announcements here (Ariyibi/Brown/Matthews, Davis/Wilson). Also joining the Huskies this year is McDonald's All-American and Gatorade Washington Boys Basketball Player of the Year Jackson Grant. Among the new faces to the team are assistant coaches Wyking Jones and former Husky and Pro Dawg Quincy Pondexter, who Head Coach Mike Hopkins named to the coaching staff in the offseason. 

The 2020-21 season saw the Pac-12 land a league-record five teams in the final USA TODAY Coaches poll and finish third in the final KenPom.com conference rankings following a 2021 NCAA Tournament in which four league programs advanced to the Sweet 16, three to the Elite Eight and UCLA reached the Final Four.

Washington Husky men's basketball season ticket renewals and deposits are on sale now.

Washington Men's Basketball Non-Conference Schedule
Nov. 4 - Central Washington (Exhibition)
Nov. 9 - Northern Illinois
Nov. 11 - Northern Arizona
Nov. 15 - Texas Southern 
Nov. 18 - Wyoming
Nov. 22 - Crossover Classic (South Dakota State, George Mason & Nevada) in South Dakota
Nov. 23 - Crossover Classic (South Dakota State, George Mason & Nevada) in South Dakota
Nov. 24 - Crossover Classic (South Dakota State, George Mason & Nevada) in South Dakota
Nov. 27 - Winthrop
Dec. 2 - @ Arizona (Early Conference Game)
Dec. 5 - UCLA (Early Conference Game)
Dec. 12 - @ Gonzaga
Dec. 18 - Seattle U 
Dec. 21 - Utah Valley

Pac-12 Men's Basketball 2021-22 Early Conference Games
Thurs., Dec. 2, 2021 - Oregon State at California; Washington at Arizona
Sun., Dec. 5, 2021 - Arizona at Oregon State; Arizona State at Oregon; California at Utah; UCLA at Washington

Pac-12 Men's Basketball 2021-22 Weekly Conference Matchups
Week of Dec. 29-Jan. 2
Arizona/Arizona State at UCLA/USC
California at Stanford
Colorado/Utah at Oregon/Oregon State
Washington at Washington State

Week of Jan. 5-9
Arizona at Arizona State
Oregon at Oregon State
UCLA/USC at California/Stanford
Washington/Washington State at Colorado/Utah

Week of Jan. 12-16
California/Stanford at Washington/Washington State
Colorado/Utah at Arizona/Arizona State
Oregon/Oregon State at UCLA/USC

Week of Jan. 19-23
Arizona/Arizona State at California/Stanford
UCLA/USC at Colorado/Utah
Washington/Washington State at Oregon/Oregon State

Week of Jan. 26-30
Arizona State at Arizona
California/Stanford at UCLA/USC
Colorado/Utah at Washington/Washington State
Oregon State at Oregon

Week of Feb. 2-6
Oregon/Oregon State at Colorado/Utah
UCLA/USC at Arizona/Arizona State
Washington/Washington State at California/Stanford

Week of Feb. 9-13
Arizona/Arizona State at Washington/Washington State
California/Stanford at Oregon/Oregon State
UCLA at USC
Utah at Colorado

Week of Feb. 16-20
Colorado/Utah at California/Stanford
Oregon/Oregon State at Arizona/Arizona State
Washington/Washington State at UCLA/USC

Week of Feb. 23-27
Arizona/Arizona State at Colorado/Utah
Stanford at California
UCLA/USC at Oregon/Oregon State
Washington State at Washington

Week of March 2-5
California/Stanford at Arizona/Arizona State
Colorado at Utah
Oregon/Oregon State at Washington/Washington State
USC at UCLA