Butler has finalized its 2025-26 non-conference schedule, which includes nine games at Hinkle Fieldhouse in addition to appearances in the Greenbrier Tip-Off and Indy Classic.
 
The Bulldogs will host games against Wright State (Nov. 28) and NJIT (Dec. 22), which are the only two non-conference match-ups that had not been previously announced.
 
Tip times and television assignments for the non-conference schedule will be announced at a later date.
 
The 2025-26 season begins with exhibitions at Hinkle Fieldhouse against Notre Dame (Oct. 17) and Indiana State (Oct. 29). The Bulldogs will also host Boise State Dec. 6 in the first half of a home-and-home agreement between the two programs.
 
The Bulldogs will play in the Greenbrier Tip-Off (Nov. 21 vs. South Carolina and Nov. 23 vs. Virginia) and the Indy Classic (Dec. 20 vs. Northwestern at Gainbridge Fieldhouse). Butler will travel to SMU for a Nov. 15 tip in Dallas that concludes a home-and-home series that began at Hinkle Fieldhouse last season.
 
The Hinkle Fieldhouse portion of the non-conference schedule also includes dates against Southern Indiana (Nov. 5), IU Indy (Nov. 8), Chicago State (Nov. 11), and Eastern Michigan (Dec. 2).
 
Butler enters the 2025-26 season off an appearance in the inaugural College Basketball Crown. Coach Thad Matta's Bulldogs have added five impact transfers in Michael Ajayi (Gonzaga), Yame Butler (Drexel), Jalen Jackson (Purdue Fort Wayne), Drayton Jones (South Carolina State), and Yohan Traore (SMU). That group joins returners Finley Bizjack, who averaged 10.3 points per game for the Bulldogs last season; Jamie Kaiser Jr., who missed the entire 2024-25 season with an ankle injury; and Evan Haywood, who started both College Basketball Crown games. Butler also welcomes a Top 25 recruiting class.
 
Season tickets for the upcoming 2025-26 basketball season are on sale now. The Bulldogs will once again host all 10 BIG EAST rivals at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Fans can email tickets@butler.edu or call the ticket office at 317-940-3647 for more information on securing season tickets.