Ohio State and BYU Open the Season at the Delta Center
The Ohio State Buckeyes and the No. 25 BYU Cougars open their seasons on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, at 9 p.m. ET at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, with both teams entering the game 0-0. The game brings together an Ohio State squad returning guard John Mobley Jr. and adding California transfer Justin Pippen, alongside a BYU team featuring returning guard Robert Wright III and key newcomers.
Ohio State and BYU have only faced off once, with BYU taking the win in that 1997 matchup 72-65. Now they’ll meet again to open the 2026–27 season on Nov. 2 at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City. Their first meeting in nearly 29 years. pic.twitter.com/9z9S5rXkZ4
Ohio State relies on Mobley, who started all 30 games he played last season while averaging 15.7 points, 2.7 assists, 31.5 minutes a night, and shooting 41.8 percent from beyond the arc. His highest-scoring output reached 28 points. Guard Justin Pippen joins the Buckeyes after averaging 14.3 points, 4.5 assists, and 3.9 rebounds in 30 starts for California last year, following a 2024-25 season at Michigan.
Backcourt Matchups and Roster Additions in Salt Lake City
The Cougars lean heavily on point guard Robert Wright III, who averaged 18.2 points and 4.7 assists while shooting 42.2 percent from 3-point range in 34 starts last season after transferring from Baylor. Wright scored up to 39 points in a single game last year and averaged 34.9 minutes a night. BYU also added Michigan State transfer Jaxon Kohler and Kentucky transfer Collin Chandler. Chandler started 29 of 34 games for Kentucky last season, averaging 9.9 points, 2.2 assists, 26.5 minutes per game, and shooting 42.7 percent from 3-point range and 44.5 percent from the field, scoring as many as 23 points in a game at Kentucky to help fill the perimeter scoring void left by Richie Saunders.
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