Texas vs. Memphis Basketball Series Set for Moody Center Showdown in 2026

Texas basketball and Memphis basketball are back on each other’s schedules, and this home-and-home series has just enough history to make it spicy.

The University of Texas and the University of Memphis have agreed to a two-year series that begins December 16, 2026, when the Longhorns host the Tigers at Moody Center in Austin.

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Texas will then travel to Memphis during the 2027-28 season, with that return date still to be finalized. Tip time and TV details for the Austin matchup will come later, but the storyline is already set.

Historically, Texas holds a 4-2 edge in the all-time series, a matchup that dates back nearly six decades to the 1965-66 season.

The programs have traded ranked wins, dramatic finishes, and tournament moments. Texas grabbed early momentum in the rivalry with road wins in the late 1960s and early 1970s, including a one-point thriller over a ranked Memphis squad in 1972.

Memphis answered the following year with a statement victory in Austin.

The two programs also squared off in a mid-2000s home-and-home, with the Longhorns sweeping both contests.

In 2005, No. 15 Texas secured a 74-67 win in Austin. A year later, that same No. 15 Texas team went into Memphis and knocked off No. 4 Memphis, 69-58 - a signature nonconference road win at the time.

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Of course, the most memorable meeting came in the 2008 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight, when No. 2 Memphis ended Texas’ run with an 85-67 victory in Houston.

Now, with Moody Center as the backdrop and both programs chasing national relevance, this renewed Texas vs. Memphis basketball series feels bigger than just a December nonconference game.

It’s at the very least a measuring stick, and maybe the start of something louder.