UConn adds Michigan and Ohio State to loaded non-conference slate

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - APRIL 06: Braylon Mullins #24 of the UConn Huskies controls the ball as Elliot Cadeau #3 of the Michigan Wolverines defends in the National Championship of the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium on April 06, 2026 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Brett Wilhelm/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) | NCAA Photos via Getty Images

UConn men’s basketball expanded on what is already looking like a very impressive non-conference schedule on Wednesday afternoon with two more marquee games. According to reports, the Huskies are set to take on the reigning national champion Michigan at TD Garden in Boston on Nov. 6, 2026, the first Friday of the regular season. The Huskies are also reported to be starting a home-and-home with Ohio State this year, with the first game being in Connecticut and the return game next season in Columbus.

The Huskies and Wolverines of course last met in the title game last month, where Michigan came away with a 67-61 victory to win their second championship in program history. Rumors of a matchup between UConn and Michigan have been rumbling all offseason long, and now we have a date and location for perhaps the highest anticipated game on the college basketball calendar for next season.

Including in Indianapolis, the Huskies and Wolverines have played four times in their history, splitting the series 2-2. UConn’s last win over Michigan came in 2016 during the Battle 4 Atlantis down in the Bahamas. They also won in Storrs in 2009. Next year’s Wolverine squad looks loaded again under Dusty May, returning Elliot Cadeau, Roddy Gayle and Trey McKenney to go along with transfers JP Estrella and Moustapha Thiam, as well as the pending draft decision of Morez Johnson Jr.