Boca Raton, FL.- Year two of John Jakus hoops in Paradise is almost underway!
Earlier this afternoon, The American Conference revealed the matchups for the upcoming Men’s basketball season. For Florida Atlantic, the Owls will be embarking in a home and home with AC powerhouse Memphis, alongside other conference contenders South Florida and Tulane, amongst others. Teams just simply making the trip to the Ely consist of Tulsa, East Carolina and Charlotte, while the Owls will hit the road to face Rice, UAB and North Texas.
Florida Atlantic’s full conference slate consists of:
Home/Home: Memphis, South Florida, Tulane, Temple, Wichita State, UTSA
Home: Tulsa, East Carolina, Charlotte
Away: Rice, UAB, North Texas
This upcoming 2025-26 season serves as an identity year for the entire conference. The majority of last season’s top contenders were ravaged by the Transfer Portal, so there is a lot of uncertainty across the League. I’m personally very interested to see which of these teams will step into the limelight as the American’s best.
As for Florida Atlantic, the Owls’ 2025 season schedule is practically set. FAU will be building upon a non-conference schedule featuring the following matchups
November 3: Boston College
November 7-8: Field of 68 Tip-Off (Lynchburg, VA.)(Liberty, College of Charleston)
November 24-25: Sunshine Slam Tournament (Daytona Beach, FL)(George Mason, Loyola Marymount, Ohio)
November 30: St Bonaventure
