The Big 12 Conference is extending its reach into Mexico, announcing plans Thursday for men’s and women’s basketball games to be played in Mexico City late next year while also exploring a possible football bowl game in Monterrey.
IRVING, Texas — The Big 12 announced plans to play men's and women's basketball in Mexico City in late 2024The league also said it is exploring adding a football bowl game in Monterrey starting in 2026Big 12 Mexico is the league’s first international extension and comes less than a year after Brett Yormark became commissioner of the evolving conference.
Kansas and Houston will play each other in men’s and women’s basketball at Mexico City’s Arena CDMX in December 2024. After that, women’s soccer teams and baseball teams from the Big 12 will participate in exhibitions against clubs from the region.
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